Contract management refers to all activities that deal with the development / design, administration, adaptation, processing and updating of all contracts of a company. The DOCM SharePoint solution supports the user in the activities and tasks defined above.

A modern contract management should guarantee a centralization of all company contracts for all relevant groups with regard to the completeness of the information and its evaluation. It should guarantee the confidentiality of the information related to the company parts / departments.

According to the Gartner Group, 60% of all supplier contracts automatically renew without the buyer's knowledge, mainly because the buyer fails to terminate the contract. Even more astonishing is the fact that 50% of the contracts are renewed several times without the buyer's knowledge (Forbes, Gardner group).

A laissez-faire attitude towards contract management can have serious financial consequences, as automatic contract renewals often involve more expensive terms and late terminations can lead to litigation and damage. Contracts are not documents to "sign and file", they are rather living documents that are subject to real events / changes.

The contractual framework is structured in individual, framework and consortium or project contracts. Individual contracts are concluded for a specific contract object; they can be concluded for a limited or unlimited period. An outline agreement is a scheduling agreement that defines the terms of delivery between the supplier and the customer. Consortium or project contracts are concluded for the realization of larger projects, usually construction or infrastructure measures.

Do you need a quick overview of the current turnover with your suppliers? On the basis of a contract value evaluation / analysis over the specified contract period of the recorded individual contracts, the SharePoint solution DOCM allows you to provide this information at any time without large evaluations with a mouse click. 

Contracts must be checked legally and technically as part of a company-wide contract management process. For this purpose, possible risks must be identified and evaluated in each phase of the contract life cycle.