The term “Migration” is used, sometimes loosely to describe getting contracts out of an existing system, or even file folders, into a CLM system. Contract Migration is the process that takes documents from older systems and puts them into a newer system. Scan – Scan the documents from paper to a file on a computer. […]
Read More →Contract life cycle management systems (CLM) allow users to centralize contract storage and management, plus aid in the creation of new ones that fully comply with the company’s policies and requirements. This breed of systems provides all of the features of a CMS but add workflows to request, author, negotiate, approve, present, execute, manage obligations, […]
Read More →For a small organization with a quantum of 10-50 contracts, it is quite feasible to go back to their contracts and review their time and now, but as the volume and complexity increase, it becomes difficult to manage these contracts without the assistance of some kind of contract management tool. It can be a simple […]
Read More →If your organization has hundreds and thousands of contracts flooded around you, I am sure you would miss tracking at least one key obligation out of 100 contracts. This can be due to a lack of reporting abilities in your in-house contract repository system or you never extracted the key elements from your legacy and […]
Read More →In the last few years, all industries have been benefiting from an increase in automation, from robotics to software and Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions to automated processes and tasks. According to different estimations, in the next decade, Artificial Intelligence is thought to replace 16% of jobs. Technologists are busy in their labs innovating advanced versions […]
Read More →Contract abstraction is a process that is typically too time-consuming for internal resources and too cost‐prohibitive to outsource. Many companies that do outsource abstraction face projects costing hundreds of thousands of dollars. Plus, even when outsourced, the planning, training, oversight, and checking of results still require a great deal of your staff’s time. Through automated […]
Read More →The extremely large amount of complex data set which is difficult to process by traditional systems is called big data. This data is being produced constantly every second and minute of life. Capturing, storing, and analyzing this data is usually the biggest challenge that companies are facing these days. Managing this complex and massive data […]
Read More →To gain increased and immediate benefit from contract management systems, it is important to extract and load metadata from legacy agreements. But many find that process costly, complicated, and time-consuming. So what is the best answer? “Join Brightleaf and IACCM’s joint webinar on Overcoming the challenge of legacy agreements” Click here to register Date: September 20, […]
Read More →The old way of capturing essential data attributes from legal documents has been transcended, thanks to technology. we hear about Artificial Intelligence (AI), we hear about Machine Learning software systems and other new technologies for data extraction from contracts. But when we dig into the details, the accuracy of abstraction is not to the standard […]
Read More →Contracts within an organization run like blood in a human body, they dictate every aspect of key business strategies and relationships. Poor contract management can hamper the success of your business and can lead to severe negative consequences. Here are some of the reasons why you need an effective contract management process: Knowing your obligations […]
Read More →Contract review means critically analyzing the information present in a contract. This information when migrated into a CLM can actually cause a lot of trouble if not properly vetted or clarified. Most of the software solutions run on predefined algorithms and at times fail to recognize errors that might have occurred a) at the time […]
Read More →It is essential to abstract all the critical elements in contracts if you want to be able to reliably search through required information on a computer. You expect to have all the information, not just some because it’s about accuracy and completeness. You can’t afford to miss even one critical element, as that can be […]
Read More →In our previous blog, we discussed the importance of analyzing the contract from a legal perspective. Now let’s discuss what are the major types of clauses an analyst comes across while analyzing a contract: Standard clauses – As discussed in the previous blog, it is the boilerplate provision that occurs frequently. They are generally consistent […]
Read More →The analysis is the process of breaking a complex topic or substance into smaller parts to gain a better understanding of it. When we talk about ‘contract analysis’ plenty of questions come to mind – does it refer to the financial analysis of a contract or it is about cost-effectiveness, business analysis, or maybe price […]
Read More →Is it your core business or your contracts, that should take your maximum time and effort? With contracts, always in a state of flux, being renewed or newly negotiated it may seem like a good idea at first to buy software for your in-house system. However, you need to buy, install and train and then […]
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