Contract Insights

Contract negotiations - if handled incorrectly - can be inefficient.  This holds especially true when organizations rely on paper-based processes and disparate emails.  If your organization needs a more rapid, robust, user-friendly, and streamlined process, consider leveraging a web-enabled concurrent document editing solution.  Cloud-based contract negotiations can exponentially expedite your pre-execution contract lifecycle management procedures.  Read on to learn how you can leverage CobbleStone Software's seamless integration of its contract management software suite - Contract Insight® - with Microsoft Office 365 for online concurrent document editing and rapid contract collaboration with enhanced oversight.*

Companies of all sizes within both the public and private sectors often find themselves maneuvering multiple contracts at once - with said contracts progressing at various stages of the contract lifecycle.  As such, they must build an efficient, organized, and cost-effective contract lifecycle management process that helps with all stages of the contract lifecycle.  Read on to learn how to get started building a strong and centralized contract lifecycle process - as well as how this undertaking can be significantly simplified and improved with the right strategy, rather than the cheapest and most manual.

This blog post was updated on April 1st, 2021

In our previous Contract Insights blog, “Contract Lifecycle Management Part 1: Mastering Contract Management Blog Series,” we discussed common contract lifecycle management tasks and processes that challenge organizations - and how these challenges can negatively impact contract lifecycles.  In this conclusion to that blog, we detail the reasons organizations should implement contract lifecycle management - as well as the core functionality that should be leveraged for the most powerful contract management software experience.

This blog post was updated on March 30th, 2021

Contract lifecycle management requires a thorough strategy, careful planning, and the right technology.  Without all three elements, managing contracts can not only be challenging for contract management, sourcing, procurement, vendor management, and legal professionals; it can prove difficult to maximize contract value.  Contracts require tremendous pre-award and post-award investment.  Without a suitable contract management system in place, you can find it difficult to maximize ROI.  Too many organizations are missing end-to-end contract management that provides a clearly defined process, actionable insights, and accountability - ultimately negatively impacting productivity, profitability, risk exposure, and compliance.  Read on to learn how you can master contract lifecycle management.

This blog post was updated on March 25, 2021.

The terms "contract management" and "contract lifecycle management" may at first seem interchangeable.  However, there are clear differences between the two.  Organizations looking for opportunities to streamline contract processes, increase revenue, improve compliance, and maintain security must develop an understanding of the differences between contract management and contract lifecycle management so that - when the time is right - they can adeptly leverage contracts to achieve organizational goals and reach new heights in contract administration.

Managing, storing, and organizing files and attachments pertaining to contract management processes without the right the right tools can be challenging.  Limitations that may come with exporting, downloading, and storing contract files and attachments manually can lead to disastrous consequences - including (but not limited to) delays with gathering contract request materials, the use of obsolete versions during contract authoring, lapses in contract negotiation collaboration, approval and eSignature delays, missed key dates and milestones, squandered opportunities, and other contract lifecycle bottlenecks.

Managing various construction contracts can be a challenging process to coordinate and streamline – especially when dealing with multiple stakeholders and ranging construction project timelines.  Relying on disparate contract management methods - such as postal mail, wet-signatures, filing cabinets, emails, shared drives, and paper-based negotiations – can waste precious time and energy.  With the help of a streamlined construction contract management software, you can centralize and streamline your processes and capture full contract lifecycle management oversight from contract requests to renewals, especially with the help of integrated eSourcing software that streamlines construction project bidding. Read on to learn how construction contract managers can maximize contract management with the help of key contract lifecycle management software features.

This blog post was updated on March 3, 2021.

Pharmaceutical and life sciences organizations have a lot on their plate.  Unfortunately, many organizations lack an efficient process to handle a myriad of contracts, clinical trials, promotions, supplies/goods, regulations, and compliance standards.  Consequently, these organizations may leave themselves unprotected from potential increased risk, delays, compliance violations, wasted time, and squandered revenue.  Here’s how to improve life sciences and pharmaceutical contract management with accelerated contracting and compliance management.