The Icertis Contract Management Maturity Model is a tool you can use to evaluate your organization’s contract management capability. As you advance through the early stages, you’ll experience dramatic improvements in efficiency and the ability to manage risk. At the highest stage, you’ll have the power to identify areas for growth and operational excellence across the enterprise.

The Contract Management Capability Assessment

These 10 key questions will help to determine your current stage

Are you getting the full value from your contract management system?

Basic 0-1 pt | Advanced 2-4 pts | Automated 5-6 pts Integrated 7-8 pts | Optimized 9-10 pts

THE FIVE STAGES OF CONTRACT MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES

1. Can you track version history automatically for purposes of an audit?

2. Are you satisfied with the cross-department collaboration in contract authoring and negotiation?

3. Can you accurately measure contract turnaround time and identify areas to improve velocity?

4. Do you know who currently has any given contract?

5.Is your contract management system exchange data with ERP, Sourcing, Procurement, CRM, CPQ, PLM, Project Management, Service and Document Management solutions?

6. Can you easily modify your contract management system to accommodate new workflows?

7. Do you have a holistic view of the inter-dependencies between contracts?

8. Can you perform deviation analysis on 3rd party paper?

9.Does your contract management system support multiple languages, and allow you to accommodate variations in workflow, rules and templates based on regional needs?

10.Does your contract management system allow you to approve, edit, execute and store all your contracts and agreements, both buy-side and sell-side, covering all phases of the process?

Based on the Contract Lifecycle Value Realization maturity model, as featured in the report, “The Forrester Wave™: Contract Life-Cycle Management.”

For a detailed analysis of the capabilities of your current contract management systemcall xxxx at xxx-xxx-xxxx or email xxx.

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WHERE YOU ARE NOW.

YOUR CURRENT STAGE

TO ACHIEVE THAT GOAL,

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CURRENT CAPABILITIES

Contracts are created using spreadsheets or word documents, and stored in one or more simple repositories across the enterprise.

COMMON ISSUES EXPERIENCED BY COMPANIES AT THIS STAGE

Contract management is a 100% manual process. Lacking standardization or any kind of meaningful controls, the system wastes time, money and resources, while exposing the enterprise to unnecessary risk.

UPGRADE TO THE NEXT STAGE TO ACHIEVE THESE BENEFITS

Add search and other functionalities to benefit from improved efficiencies.

BASICCURRENT CAPABILITIES

Contracts are created using spreadsheets or word documents, and stored in one or more simple repositories across the enterprise.

COMMON ISSUES EXPERIENCED BY COMPANIES AT THIS STAGE

Contract management is a 100% manual process. Lacking standardization or any kind of meaningful controls, the system wastes time, money and resources, while exposing the enterprise to unnecessary risk.

UPGRADE TO THE NEXT STAGE TO ACHIEVE THESE BENEFITS

Add search and other functionalities to benefit from improved efficiencies.

BASICCURRENT CAPABILITIES

Ability to identify duplicates, conflicts, obligations and rights with reports that are tied to transaction systems.

COMMON ISSUES EXPERIENCED BY COMPANIES AT THIS STAGE

Although some controls are in place, the contract management process isn’t fully automated across all the steps, from authoring to optimization.

UPGRADE TO THE NEXT STAGE TO ACHIEVE THESE BENEFITS

Add automation features to improve usability and realize significant productivity gains.

ADVANCEDCURRENT CAPABILITIES

Ability to identify duplicates, conflicts, obligations and rights with reports that are tied to transaction systems.

COMMON ISSUES EXPERIENCED BY COMPANIES AT THIS STAGE

Although some controls are in place, the contract management process isn’t fully automated across all the steps, from authoring to optimization.

UPGRADE TO THE NEXT STAGE TO ACHIEVE THESE BENEFITS

Add automation features to improve usability and realize significant productivity gains.

ADVANCEDCURRENT CAPABILITIES

Ability to identify duplicates, conflicts, obligations and rights with reports that are tied to transaction systems.

COMMON ISSUES EXPERIENCED BY COMPANIES AT THIS STAGE

Although some controls are in place, the contract management process isn’t fully automated across all the steps, from authoring to optimization.

UPGRADE TO THE NEXT STAGE TO ACHIEVE THESE BENEFITS

Add automation features to improve usability and realize significant productivity gains.

ADVANCEDCURRENT CAPABILITIES

Simple workflow controls provide an ability to author contracts in compliance with legal standards and corporate guidelines.

COMMON ISSUES EXPERIENCED BY COMPANIES AT THIS STAGE

Limited integration restricts the visibility into the process, making it difficult to identify areas for improvement.

UPGRADE TO THE NEXT STAGE TO ACHIEVE THESE BENEFITS

Add detailed analytics to gain insights into every aspect of contract performance, make informed decisions and identify areas for improvement.

AUTOMATEDCURRENT CAPABILITIES

Simple workflow controls provide an ability to author contracts in compliance with legal standards and corporate guidelines.

COMMON ISSUES EXPERIENCED BY COMPANIES AT THIS STAGE

Limited integration restricts the visibility into the process, making it difficult to identify areas for improvement.

UPGRADE TO THE NEXT STAGE TO ACHIEVE THESE BENEFITS

Add detailed analytics to gain insights into every aspect of contract performance, make informed decisions and identify areas for improvement.

AUTOMATEDCURRENT CAPABILITIES

More complete and effective compliance controls with contractual benefits and commitments.

COMMON ISSUES EXPERIENCED BY COMPANIES AT THIS STAGE

Though the functionality is robust, the contract management system doesn’t scale across the entire global enterprise.

UPGRADE TO THE NEXT STAGE TO ACHIEVE THESE BENEFITS

Add the ability to adapt to changing business conditions, and receive the maximum business value from every contractual relationship.

INTEGRATEDCURRENT CAPABILITIES

More complete and effective compliance controls with contractual benefits and commitments.

COMMON ISSUES EXPERIENCED BY COMPANIES AT THIS STAGE

Though the functionality is robust, the contract management system doesn’t scale across the entire global enterprise.

UPGRADE TO THE NEXT STAGE TO ACHIEVE THESE BENEFITS

Add the ability to adapt to changing business conditions, and receive the maximum business value from every contractual relationship.

INTEGRATEDIT LOOKS LIKE YOU’RE ALREADY AN ICERTIS CUSTOMER WITH

• Full visibility and control over the entire process, from authoring and renewals to administration and optimization.

• Full integration into supply chain and revenue management systems, with ability to make changes easily.

• Able to manage any type of contract, anywhere in the world, from one platform.

OPTIMIZEDIT LOOKS LIKE YOU’RE ALREADY AN ICERTIS CUSTOMER WITH

• Full visibility and control over the entire process, from authoring and renewals to administration and optimization.

• Full integration into supply chain and revenue management systems, with ability to make changes easily.

• Able to manage any type of contract, anywhere in the world, from one platform.

OPTIMIZED

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