Contract Insights

Meet Evan J., the Video Production Specialist at CobbleStone Software, who has been a member of the CobbleStone^® family since February 2023. Recently, we interviewed Evan about his experience at CobbleStone. He kindly shared some insights into his role and advice for those considering a video production career in SaaS/contract management software.

Nearly every business relationship involves a contract. At the crux of every contract is back-and-forth negotiation and contract management. This chess-like undertaking requires purposeful and good-faith cooperation on both sides.

The cutthroat, 1980s Wall Street businessman approach of trying to steamroll one’s opponent into submission often depicted in movies does not reflect successful contract negotiation and contract management in real life. True contract negotiation requires active listening, considerate acknowledgment of both parties’ pain points, and the ability to forge a win-win agreement.

As such, here are 8 contract negotiation strategies to improve your contract negotiation and contract management processes.

Contract tracking can be a significant challenge for legal teams, contract managers, sales teams, and other industry professionals.  Manual contract management processes may suffice for organizations with low contract volume and contract complexity.  However, when the number of contracts increases to hundreds, thousands, and beyond, contract failure rates increase exponentially.  Read on to learn how to master contract tracking with leading contract management software.

Secure document storage can greatly benefit organizations of all sizes. From data breaches to unauthorized access, protecting sensitive information and making the most of documents has become increasingly difficult. However, modern secure document storage solutions are designed to tackle these challenges head-on. In this post, we'll explore three common issues organizations face with document storage - data security concerns, limited access, and disorganization - and how secure storage solutions are addressing them effectively.