Managing Contract Disputes
A dispute is a disagreement over something. A disagreement is a difference of opinion, but not all such differences result in a dispute.
Read moreContract Management Measurements that Matter Most
The Contract Management function’s mission in life is to minimise contract-related risk. It does this by acting as the interface between the…
Read moreAn Introduction to Contract Ambiguity and Obscurity
An old proverb says that bad things come in threes.
Read moreHow Contract Managers Can Identify Their Key Contracts
It’s a fact of life that contracts provide the foundation for the vast bulk of commercial and non-commercial activities transacted between o…
Read moreCCPA in 2020 - Is Your Business Ready?
With the gestation period of a sperm whale almost behind it, yet strangely enough, still slightly undercooked, the California Consumer Priva…
Read moreHow to Manage Contract Volatility
There always seems to be a handful of trouble-makers. Going off on a tangent, going against the flow, resisting change or seemingly always n…
Read moreHow to manage supplier performance
Maybe you saw poor supplier performance coming right from the start but you went ahead anyway because there was no other choice.
Read moreHow to check the viability of your suppliers
It’s fair to say that most organisations can only operate and fulfil their purpose by relying on a wide range of externally-sourced products…
Read moreHow To Enhance Your Time-to-Contract Process
Time-to-contract is the period between agreeing a deal and signing the contract that formalises the arrangements and allows the deal to beco…
Read moreHow Proverbial Wisdom Can Help Improve Contract Risk Mitigation
A proverb is a succinct, condensed nugget of folk wisdom which may be hundreds or even thousands of years old. Learned from often bitter exp…
Read moreHow To Conduct A CLM Maturity Assessment
Previously, we've discussed the Capability Maturity Model and applied it to Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM).
Read moreRFP Guide 4 - How to conclude an RFP
Welcome to Gatekeeper’s sixth article on RFPs and the fourth in the “RFP Guide” series.
Read moreRFP Evaluation Guide 3 - How to evaluate and score supplier proposals
In this article, we'll outline the key concepts and activities involved in the next stage of the process - evaluating and scoring each propo…
Read moreRFP Guide 2 - How to conduct a preliminary review of supplier proposals
Welcome to our fourth article on RFPs and the second in the “RFP Guide” series.
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