Contract Insights

2021 has arrived, and with it comes new innovations to your contract management software processes.  Keeping this in mind, we have outlined six critical contract management tools that your organization should equip itself with to stay ahead of future-minded contract management best practices in 2021 and beyond.

In order to get started with improving contract lifecycle management, there first needs to be an understanding of what exactly the contract lifecycle is - as well as how it progresses.  To that end, we have provided an illustration that shows the stages in the life of a contract - as well as descriptions that give more insight into how each stage involves and can be managed with contract management software!

Managing government contracts with disparate processes such as shared drives, email, disorganized documents, and disorderly spreadsheets can prove challenging and leave your organization vulnerable to undue risk.  Public contract managers implementing such disparate contract management methods can transform their processes and maximize their budget by fiscal year-end by investing in a robust contract management software system that can seamlessly evolve with their organizations’ needs.  City, state, and federal contract management professionals can streamline their processes with the help of an end-to-end government contract management software suite that centralizes government contract administration services from requests to renewals.  Read on to learn how leveraging a centralized government contract management system with integrated eSourcing and eProcurement features can empower government contract management professionals to successfully administrate the many moving parts of their contracting processes.

The contract approval process can prove challenging for many contract management and contract administration professionals.  Without the proper contract lifecycle management tools in place, bottlenecks and human error can lead to longer contract lifecycle times. Delayed contract approvals may fail to meet business rules, business processes, and business and regulatory compliance standards - potentially leading to missed opportunities for time-sensitive pricing options and special terms.  The challenges and problems of inefficient contract administration are apparent, but what are the root causes of the issues with contract approvals?

Reviewing contract risk can be time-consuming, challenging, and stressful.  Manually assessing risk factors can cost an organization extra time and money while increasing the risk of inadvertent human oversights.  While you can do your best to carefully track risk factors, including negligent clause language, it can prove challenging when dealing with multiple stakeholders and pressing deadlines.  Read on to learn how three contract risk management tools proffered by contract management software can help protect your organization from the risks of poor contract management and, in some cases, your job.

2021 has already brought many enhancements and innovations to contract management automation - and contract management technology will not stop enhancing contract management processes any time soon.  Your organization could be missing out on user-friendly and future-minded contract management system tools.  As such, here is a list of four must-have contract management software features for a streamlined, simplified, cost-effective, and configurable process for increased ROI.

This blog was updated on April 27th, 2021.

CobbleStone Contract Insight® offers a Quick Search feature that allows system users to easily search for specific requests, contract records, contracts, and related documents by searching for keywords or phrases.  This process is similar to a common search functionality we use on most online platforms (it’s fast and easy!).  Read on to learn how you can leverage the CobbleStone® Quick Search feature to streamline your contract management software processes.

Contract negotiations can be an arduous process, especially when relying on disparate emails and paper-based processes.  If you are pressed for time or simply want to maximize your workday, leveraging a cloud-based concurrent document editing solution can exponentially streamline your pre-award contract lifecycle management process.  Read on to learn how you can leverage Contract Insight’s seamless integration with Google Drive for cloud-enabled concurrent document management and swift contract collaboration with optimal oversight.