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Your business failed an audit: here's what to do next

Audits are inherently stressful exercises. Even the most organised and prepared teams will naturally feel nervous about having their process…

How to use RAG Status in Vendor And Contract Lifecycle Management (VCLM)

The ability to effectively track, monitor and mitigate any risks associated with both contracts and vendors is the key to business continuit…

Standard Contractual Clauses Series: What they are and why they're important

Since 1995, the EU has used various sets of Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) to provide a legal basis for safeguarding the transfer of pe…

CPRA 2020, Contracts and Compliance

The California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA 2020) is a modification of and an extension to the California Consumer Protection Act of 201…

Recession-proof your Business and Take Control of Your Vendor Base

The recessions hitting nations across the globe are causing disruption. Companies are freezing purchases, reducing the speed at which they i…

5 ways to prepare for an audit with contract management software

Presenting information to auditors - whether internal or external - requires careful preparation, high levels of resource and lots of time. …

How to achieve effective contract change management

Organisations have a lot of contracts for a lot of reasons. Changes to any contract could be desired or required, for countless reasons, at …

Eight Vendor Management Best Practices for your Business

The strength of your business’s vendor relationships is strongly correlated with its overall success. When these relationships are mutually-…

Procurement vs Legal: How contract management software brings teams together

Procurement and Legal are both responsible for improving the overall health of a business by playing an active role in managing its contract…

What to do in your first 30 days as a Contract Manager

If you’re reading this, it’s likely that you’ve just landed a new role as a Contract Manager. You might be joining an existing team or joini…

TPRM Series: Good practice preparation for Third-Party Risk Management

The way any organisation does what it does is as unique as a human fingerprint. This is true even when it does exactly the same things as ma…

TPRM Series: An Introduction to Third-Party Risk Management

Many of the risks that an organisation faces can be dealt with head-on in a structured but flexible manner. That requires deep understanding…

The Importance of Contract Reporting

Just about every organisation relies on contracts with third parties for almost everything it needs to exist and operate.