Contract Management Solutions
Post Execution
Transition and Post-Execution Activities:
- Preparation of Contract Summaries and Briefings
- Obligation, Service Level and Key Contract Metadata Extraction
- Obligation Management
- Contracted vs. Performed Analysis
- Creation of Decision Trees for various Contractual Processes
- Contract Metadata Extraction and Repository Entry
- Change Management and Contract Conforming
- Development of Contract Templates and Playbooks
- Invoice Reconciliation
- Prime Contract Flow Down Development
- SOW, Work Order and Change Order Drafting, Reviews and Redlining
- Contract Restructuring
- Contract Research/Interpretation
- Standard contract comparative analysis (with different contract versions)
- Development of contract checklists, helpful hints
- Risk, Issue and Opportunity Management
- Gap Analysis between Executed and Standard Contract Templates
- Contract Governance
- Audit Support – Contracts, Operational and Financial
Exit Phase Activities
Using a comprehensive exit checklist customized to your business, our team can perform activities such as third-party agreement assignment, novation or termination, preparation of asset transfer agreements, management and closure of exit obligations, and preparation of exit briefs for your project or account teams.
A few of these activities are outlined below:
- Termination Letter/Notices
- Managing, Monitoring Exit Obligations
- Analysis of Stranded Costs
- Third Party Agreement Disengagement and Exit
Technology-Enabled Contracts
Several contract lifecycle management (CLM) activities can be performed more efficiently using technology. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is leveraged by organizations for contract analytics, metadata extraction, contract data cleansing, and other such activities. ABiz works with technology partners to design innovative technology solutions for our customers’ transformation journey.
A sampling of the technology-enabled services is shown below:
- Contract Lifecycle Management System (CLMS) selection, evaluation, and implementation, including the development of metadata, clause and template library, and contract repository design and setup
- Playbook development
- Contract creation, review, and negotiation
- AI-enabled metadata extraction workflow
- Contract tracker design and implementation
- Proactive performance management, including service level and obligation tracking and management
- Risk and issue management
- Functional and stakeholder reports design and implementation
“World Commerce & Contracting has been working with and supporting ABiz since their inception. They have a deep understanding and appreciation of the challenges that organisations face in commercial and contract management and bring both practical and sustainable solutions to their clients.”
Sally Guyer
Global CEO, World Commerce & Contracting; Chair of the Board at Open Contracting Partnership