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The 8 Stages of the Contract Lifecycle

3 min read

CobbleStone Software presents the stages of the contract lifecycle - including 8 for contract management.

Understanding the contract lifecycle is essential for legal, procurement, and contract management teams aiming to streamline operations. This guide explores the eight key stages of the contract lifecycle and how contract lifecycle management (CLM) software can optimize each phase for better compliance, efficiency, and collaboration.

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Why Enterprises Need Automated Contract Renewal Alerts

By Sean Heck on 09/4/25

2 min read

CobbleStone Software explains why enterprises need automated contract renewals.

Key Takeaways

Automated contract renewal alerts help enterprises avoid missed deadlines, unwanted auto-renewals, and compliance risks.
They’re built into modern CLM platforms and can be configured to fit your workflows.
This post explains what they are, how they work, and how to implement them effectively.

Topics: contract renewals

Contract Renewals: Mastering Contract Management Series

By Sean Heck on 03/18/24

4 min read

CobbleStone Software offers tips for contract renewals mastery with automated contract renewal technology.

Manual renewal methods with spreadsheets, emails, emailed reminders, and wet signatures may suffice for organizations with low contract volume and complexity.

Unfortunately, organizations managing thousands of contracts of ranging types can face challenges. Moreover, such an outdated contract renewal strategy can increase the risk that a contract expires with a desired renewal having been overlooked. It's time to take control of how you manage contract renewals. Read on to learn how to leverage renewal process best practices with contract management software.

Topics: Contract Lifecycle Management Contract Lifecycle Stages contract renewals

What is Contract Lifecycle Management?

By Sean Heck on 03/15/24

9 min read

What is contract lifecycle management? CobbleStone Software explains contract lifecycle management tools.

Organizations of all sizes face the need to juggle multiple digital contracts simultaneously, with each contract being at a different stage of the contract lifecycle. Leading contract management software saves time, reduces risks, improves productivity, and maximizes a contract's value. But what is the contract lifecycle management process? Read on to find out!

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