Contract Insights

In a world where technology continues to evolve to conveniently integrate various applications for increased expediency and productivity, CobbleStone grows as well.  CobbleStone’s latest release, Contract Insight^® 17.6.0, allows you to integrate a proprietary MS Outlook PC Plug-in for easy, quick, and user-friendly contract management software straight from your PC desktop MS Outlook application.  Here’s how to leverage the plug-in for better, faster, and smarter source-to-contract management today!

The chess-like, back and forth nature of contract negotiations can create confusion and contract lifecycle inefficiencies.  Without a centralized and well-organized system, organizations on both ends of the contract management chessboard become trapped, halted, and unsure of where they should move their next piece.  A centralized, well-organized process can get the match moving again.  Discover how contract management software can streamline contract negotiations.

Contract writing is an essential phase in the contract lifecycle.  During the contract writing stage, contract parties put the terms of a contract into written copy.  Inefficient contract writing processes often rely on scattered clauses, poor compliance management and version tracking, insufficient line item management, and a lack of unified contracts and subcontracts.  These processes can lead to an organization that is hindered by error-prone contracts with missing clauses, missed key dates and milestones, and a decentralized process that impedes the contract lifecycle.

Contract requests are the first step in the contract lifecycle.  This initial phase of the lifecycle allows business stakeholders to gather essential details associated with a new contract, amendment, renewal, and more.  The request stage arguably sets the tone for whether a contract undergoes efficient processing or is rife with delays.  Inefficient contract request processes can result in higher risk for critical data loss, confusing request intake processing, and wasted time.  Organizations must equip themselves with a solution that streamlines their entire contract request process, making it more intuitive, simple, accurate, and efficient.  That solution is CobbleStone’s contract management software, Contract Insight®. Here’s how it’s done!