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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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CobbleStone Software Blog Recap for December 2021

By Joshua Hansen on 12/30/21

3 min read

CobbleStone Software offers its blog recap for December 2021.

Did you miss any of our blog posts from December? Don’t worry; we have outlined each of them for you. Stay up-to-date with industry topics, real-world case studies, and contract management and procurement best practices in 2022 by reading the latest CobbleStone® content.

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6 Mistakes in Contract Management To Avoid

By Sean Heck on 11/17/21

6 min read

CobbleStone Software explains 6 mistakes in contract management to avoid.

Contract management professionals of all types are in the age of digital transformation. Organizations need to correctly leverage contract management tools to adapt successfully. As with any practice, mistakes in contract management are quite possible. Contract management teams leveraging obsolete, manual methods are even more likely to commit CLM errors – resulting in contract lifecycle bottlenecks, missed key dates and milestones, and lost revenue. Mistakes in contract management must be avoided. Read this blog to discover six common mistakes in contract management – and how they can be evaded with the help of contract management software.

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