The simplest approach
is to leave
the old contracts
out of contract management and to start from this
day and forward. The recommended approach is to select which contracts should
be included, find the originals and scan them into electronic format. Some
software products provide repositories for electronic contracts. This
is an issue
that should be
addressed. Decision should also be made whether it is enough to find the
electronic format of the contract and the location of the signed original, or
are all signed contracts with signatures scanned into electronic format.
In order to reach these goals some essential issues to
address in a contract management project are: take a holistic process-view,
clear definition of phases and
processes, clear definition of responsibilities, centralize information
but enable de-centralized usage of it, and finally visibility and control over
contracts. All this require genuine commitment and discipline in the
organization – but also suitable software tool to support automated processes.
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