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Contract Management and Negotiation - A Delicious Recipe for Success

By Sean Heck on 01/28/22

5 min read

CobbleStone Software explains the recipe for contract management and negotiations success for better contract lifecycle management.

As a contract management professional, you must be able to cook up a deliciously low-friction contract negotiations process. However, without a centralized and organized system for contract negotiations, you can end up burning the meal for all contract lifecycle management stakeholders at the table. But fear not: leading contract management software can be the secret ingredient to a savory, delectable contract negotiations process. Read on to learn how.

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4 Different Phases of Contract Management & How to Tackle Them

By Sean Heck on 01/14/22

7 min read

CobbleStone Software explains the 4 different phases of contract management and how to tackle them.

Contract management is a multi-faceted process. Without oversight over each stage in the life of a contract, your organization can suffer from process bottlenecks, missed contract obligations and tasks, wasted time, lawsuits, decreased revenue, and missed opportunities - to name a few. Fortunately, you can increase your ROI by better understanding approaching contract management. Here are the four phases of contract management and how to tackle them with contract management software.

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How To Improve Contract Management in 3 Simple Steps

By Joshua Hansen on 12/28/21

6 min read

CobbleStone Software showcases how to improve contract management in three simple steps.

As contract management continuously evolves amidst constant digital transformation, you can find various ways to improve your processes. Rather than fall behind with manual contract management processes that require disparate tools - such as email, spreadsheets, wet signatures, and postal mail – read on to see how you can improve your contract management processes with future-minded contract management software.

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Automate Contract Lifecycle: Contract Management Best Practices Series

By Joshua Hansen on 12/7/21

5 min read

CobbleStone Software showcases how to automate the contract lifecycle within its Contract Management Best Practices series.

Managing the contract lifecycle with manual processes can create contract management bottlenecks that waste time and energy. Fortunately, you can automate contract lifecycle management with contract management software tools that can streamline each stage of the contract lifecycle. Read on to discover how you can leverage the next best practice within our series by automating contract lifecycle management.

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