Welcome to Inside Outsourcing
September 24, 2007
This blog is going to focus on Outsoucing and Contract Management.Please join me on my journey through this fast paced industry.About Me: I work for a major Pharmaceutical company in Europe.Please post via the comments a little about yourself.Special... Read more...
Your negotiation tools
September 10, 2007
Where possible, it is always best to negotiate contracts face to face. It goes a long way to prevent misunderstandings, you can discuss the reasons why the other party is taking a particular stand on a clause, and points can be agreed quickly with a minimum... Read more...
Why Contract Management Implementations Sometimes Fail to Meet Expectations
September 6, 2007
There’s been a recent flurry of blog posts regarding the issue of failed software implementations (over on SpendMatters, Rearranging the Deck Chairs, and Software Safari), and I agree wholeheartedly with all the points addressed. But there is an additional... Read more...
Who’s Minding the Store?
August 29, 2007
Here’s another thought about why contract management solutions are not as pervasive as most CLM vendors and contract administrators would like: contracting is not viewed as a core competency. Instead, responsibilities for contracting are generally departmental—or... Read more...
Golden Circle chooses Open Windows
August 23, 2007
After extensive product reviews, in January this year, Golden Circle selected Open Windows as their preferred Contract Management Software solution vendor. Golden Circle, an Australian owned company, which has been producing great tasting, nutritious... Read more...
Overcoming CLM Inertia
August 22, 2007
I was reading over the comments to a recent ContractMinds post (July 23, “If Contracts are Pervasive..”) and it occurred to me that part of the problem with slow adoption rates of contract management as a standard corporate application is vendor... Read more...
A Chicken and Egg Scenario
August 16, 2007
I know I’m dating myself, but I remember the 80s. Not the good old 80s, just the 80s–the decade when supply chain and ERP software were in their infancy and software engineers were throwing out concepts that have since become as accepted as universal... Read more...
Adam McInnes to speak at CIPSA Annual Conference
July 4, 2007
Adam McInnes will present a seminar titled, “Contract Management: Delivering value, it’s still about people.” at the CIPSA 3rd annual conference in Melbourne in October. The seminar will form part of a stream titled “Influencing... Read more...
VENCorp chooses Open Windows
June 1, 2007
With over 600 contracts to manage in excess of $300 million VENCorp saw an immediate requirement for a Contract Management Software System to be implemented. VENCorp plays a pivotal role in the delivery of a secure supply of gas and electricity for the... Read more...
Contract managers in demand
May 24, 2007
The job market for contract managers is on the up and up. We’re seeing the demand for contract managers with commercial experience rising faster than inner city housing prices (and inversely proportional to the water level in the catchments). This... Read more...
