Contract Insights

Gathering required signatures for contracts can be a challenging task, especially when working with multiple signatories in various locations.  Considering that signatures finalize contracts and propel their execution, this highly anticipated step can be delayed with manual wet signatures that can waste time and paper-based resources - including postage and office supplies.  Moreover, specific signatures can require notarization, which can further delay the signing process.  Read on to learn how contract management software can make online contract signing quick and easy.

In order to get started with improving contract lifecycle management, there first needs to be an understanding of what exactly the contract lifecycle is - as well as how it progresses.  To that end, we have provided an illustration that shows the stages in the life of a contract - as well as descriptions that give more insight into how each stage involves and can be managed with contract management software!

CobbleStone Software’s leading-edge contract management software solution - CobbleStone Contract Insight® - allows users to centralize and navigate the contract lifecycle in one simple, configurable system.  The final stage of contract lifecycle management - contract signatures - can be streamlined with the use of eSignatures.  IntelliSign® - CobbleStone Software's proprietary electronic signature software tool -  significantly expedites and simplifies signing, tracks each step in the process, and can cut send-to-sign time by up to twenty percent.  Users can be notified when a contract is ready for signing through automated workflows and real-time status updates.  A seamless eSignature integration with Adobe Sign makes the process even easier!  Here's how.

Electronic signature (Esignature) is not a new concept in business practice. In fact, telegraph signatures were once legally acceptable. Times have changed, of course. Even the traditional wet signature seems to be a thing of the past for many companies. In mid-2000, eSignature was ruled by Congress to ensure the same legal standing as a traditional handwritten signature. ESign even has its own national holiday, June 30^th, if you plan to mark it on your calendar.