Um die Kompetenz im Umgang mit Verträgen zu stärken, ist die Schulung der Mitarbeiter unerlässlich. Diese Kategorie befasst sich mit der Planung und Durchführung effektiver Trainingsprogramme, die auf die spezifischen Bedürfnisse und Rollen im Unternehmen zugeschnitten sind.
Our Contract Lifecycle Management Glossary is a convenient resource for understanding the essential terms in contract management.
Der CLM (Vertragszyklusmanagement)-Glossar-Artikel ist ein umfassender Leitfaden, der die wichtigen Begriffe und Konzepte im Zusammenhang mit der Verwaltung von Verträgen während ihres gesamten Lebenszyklus erklärt. Das Glossar ist so konzipiert, dass es sowohl Branchenprofis als auch Neulingen im Bereich des CLM eine klare und leicht verständliche Einführung in das Thema bietet.
Contract management comprises the complete process of creating, revising, implementing and managing contracts within a company. A well-thought-out system for managing the contract life cycle plays an essential role in a company's operations today.
At top.legal, we talk to internal lawyers and other managing directors on a daily basis. What we have found is that internal legal departments, in contact with sales and other departments, are regularly confronted with the same problems and with the same challenges over and over again as part of the contract process.
The year is 2023, and dependence on cloud-based products and services is increasing day by day. Software as a Service, or SaaS for short, is becoming increasingly popular as it offers end users more convenience by no longer having to install and host the tools directly on their devices before they can be used. As a result, SaaS agreements play an important role in setting the ground rules for relationships between SaaS providers and customers.
Contract management includes all steps of contract processing. This starts right at the time of contract negotiations. It then continues with the initial preparation of the draft contract, through to necessary adjustments, the signing and finally the subsequent administration of the contract.
It goes without saying why Excel spreadsheets are so popular for managing contracts. Excel templates are usually free or at least inexpensive, easy to use, require little training, and do not require the introduction of established processes and procedures. But even if spreadsheets are easy to use and prove to be a cost-effective tool for contract management, an important question emerges: Can you really entrust Excel spreadsheets with your essential contract documents?
Contract managers are responsible for the various phases of a contract's life cycle. They are involved in drafting, drafting and modifying contracts, following the process and supervising its execution. The overall goal of a contract manager is to ensure that the company gets the best possible results from every contract in the portfolio.
In recent months and years, document automation and legal tech have established themselves as common buzzwords. At top.legal, we have already left behind the traditional paths of traditional document creation using word processing programs. We see the future and the next level of contract creation via visual document automation without code. What does this mean for law firms and companies in practice?
In view of the self-administered haircuts that can be seen on Zoom calls these days, it will probably turn out that hairdressers have nothing to fear when it comes to their long-term raison d'être. However, the same is not true for many other companies that have been transformed by the approaching future.
If contracts represent the lifeblood of a company, then it must also be important to allow contracts to circulate quickly and regularly. Higher circulation is therefore also synonymous with a higher vitality of the company. A proof that many successful companies are not guilty of. So what can be done to create contracts that people are happy to sign?
The following example: Your own company offers a successful item that is not technically innovative or even an invention, but is selling well due to its design. In our example, this design has not been registered as a design in the (German or European) register. They suddenly find out that this product was copied by competitors and is offered for sale on various platforms at a significantly lower price because it was manufactured in a lower quality.
All advantages and disadvantages of business angels, venture capital, strategic investors, etc. at a glance.
Many companies and companies are asking themselves, even in times of crisis, how do I deal with a warning? The situation is every entrepreneur's nightmare. On an otherwise successful working day, you will receive an email from an association or a law firm with which you have not been in contact before. What begins with the happy expectation of a new business transaction then ends with great disillusionment. You or your company are accused of violating competition rules and are being asked to submit a declaration of injunctive relief.