Contract Insights

Contracts are critical for a vast array of business processes. As such, legal teams and contract administrators must be prepared for contract lifecycle management. However, it is important to note that not everyone is positioned to engage in legally binding contracts for themselves or their organizations. As such, one of the crucial elements of a contract is the contractual capacity of parties involved.

In this post, we’ll provide 3 criteria that dictate an individual’s contractual capacity to enter into an agreement.

Colleges, universities, and school systems can encounter unique contract management challenges.  Educational institutions manage a large volume of contracts, vendor contracts, suppliers, and providers of goods and services.  A disorganized, risk-prone, and slow-moving education contract management system can cause:

• confusion among departments.
• wasted time.
• widened gaps between legal, procurement, and contract administrators within academic systems. 

In order to avoid these issues, we need to first address the question. What exactly is education contract management - and how can it be improved with contract management software?

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Contract termination should involve rigorous financial analysis, contract performance data analytics, and the creation of a notice of termination to avoid a breach of contract.  Unfortunately, contract termination involves tight deadlines and specific terms of the contract required to terminate a contract. Organizations need a strategy to identify contracts not meeting contract KPIs, write notices of contract termination, and secure proper contract closeout. 

This article will show you how to implement this strategy readily with the help of contract management software.