Contract Management White Papers

Selectica’s award winning Contract Performance Management Solutions have helped automate manual, non-standard contract management practices to expose and better manage the inherent risk and value of the contract.

Title	Description	Document
The Forrester Wave™: Contract Life-Cycle Management, Q3 2008	Selectica Named a Leader in Contract Lifecycle Management in New Report by Independent Research Firm
Building a Business Case for Contract Lifecycle Management Software: A Buyer’s Guide	Find out how to sell your CLM project using hard and soft ROI benefits
The General Counsel’s Role in Driving Enterprise Change for Contract Lifecycle Management	Contributors: Nancy Jessen & Jason Smith
Stark Law 101	Business White Paper: Stark Law 101
Three Steps to Limit Your Exposure to Stark Law	Business White Paper: Three Steps to Limit Your Exposure to Stark Law
5 Tips for Determining Whether You Need CLM Solution	Business White Paper: Clarifying the key factors driving adoption of contract lifecycle management
Contract Lifecycles Are Key to Accurate Sales Forecasting	Business White Paper: Learn how to track contract lifecycles to predict sales accurately
Contract Master: The Gold Standard of Accuracy	Business White Paper: Describes the contract master, defined as a centralized database of legally defined information
Contract Visibility is Essential for CFOs in Growing Enterprises	Business White Paper: Contract visibility as an essential tool in the financial process
Cooperative Risk Management	Business White Paper: Treating risks as essential negotiating points that can be leveraged to provide benefits to all parties in a transaction
Contract Lifecycle Management: Transforming Commitments from Potential Liabilities into Strategic Corporate Assets	Get insight on how to tackle the strategic and tactical challenges of CLM and the benefits of automation.
Contract Management Software: An Essential Tool for Controlling Exposure to Earnings Restatement Risks	Read how to leverage CLM to prevent exposure to earnings restatement risks.
Contracts are Critical for Controlling Supply Chain Risks	See how companies can implement contract-based controls to minimize supply chain risks.
A Global Approach to Contract Lifecycle Management	Find out what kind of benefits your business can gain by moving away from isolated instances of contract management toward a full global approach to CLM.
How to Determine if You Need a CLM Solution	Don’t wait for a failed audit to force you to a CLM solution; See how a proactive approach can benefit your firm.
A Needs-Based RFP Process is Essential When Selecting a CLM Solution	Learn how to move beyond the typical “Does your CLM Solution Offer a Repository?” RFP, toward an RFP that truly reflects the needs of your business.
Option Grant Agreements Require Rigorous Management, Just Like All Other Contract-Based Processes	See how to avoid dire consequences in your options grants dealings by adopting a rigorous and effective approach.
What Is Relationship Risk and How Can It Be Managed?	Learn how extending your view of credit risk, from a narrow focus to the entire relationship, is the first step to a holistic approach to risk management.
The Role of Contract Management in Ensuring SOX Compliance	See how contract management can help avoid SOX complications through improved visibility into your firm’s financial and legal commitments.
The Stark Truth about Physician Agreements: A Lapse in Control Can Cost Millions	Discover how Stark laws are taking the regulation of physician contracts to new levels of stringency and complexity, enforced with heavy punitive costs for those who do not comply.
Contract Management Presents Legal Departments with a Unique Way to Add Corporate Value	Learn how legal departments are a natural focal point for contract management, protecting the company from risk and saving millions.