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When I started my company, Counselytics, in 2014, I was one of just a few seemingly crazy, bright-eyed entrepreneurs ambitious enough to think people would someday trust computers to read their contracts. Turns out we weren’t so crazy.

What is CLM maturity?

Contracts are one of the most essential elements of any business. They define the ties between that organization and outside parties (think, supplier agreements, sales contracts, or procurement contracts).

Like many of you, we at Conga are heartbroken about the unnecessary and unjust loss of life in the Black community. We’ve watched as people and organizations across the US have come together over the past week to voice their frustrations about the injustices Black people have faced for centuries and continue to face today.

Not only are contracts important, but the management of them and the processes that surround them are even more so. Companies around the world use contracts to negotiate and lock in business. Yet, many businesses continue to focus on sales process automation without paying enough attention to the importance of their contract processes.

You’ve probably heard us say it before: businesses run on documents. But, more specifically, businesses run on contracts. Every year, a typical business will create, execute, and manage hundreds, if not thousands, of contracts.

Part of the ForeFront CLM insight seriesThere is significant power in digitizing an organization’s contracting abilities through contract lifecycle management (CLM) solutions.

Organizations everywhere look to the agents of change on their teams to uncover solutions, inspire others, and provide innovative ideas to keep business moving and take the lead against the competition.

Today is a monumental day for Conga. We announced that Apttus and Conga are joining together, combining our companies to help businesses on their digital transformation journey as they evolve operations, streamline workflows, and create and deliver digital documents, quotes, and contracts more effectively.

As the world began to take precautionary measures against the COVID-19 pandemic, Conga, like many companies, sent its teams home and initiated a mandatory work-from-home policy.

With a culture like Conga’s, for many people, this was a shock to the system.

Helping nonprofits navigate uncharted waters

We’re in uncharted territory, where every individual, community, and organization is adjusting to sudden change and finding balance. We are digging deep to meet these new challenges in our personal and professional lives. What we do now counts more than ever.

With so many electronic contract management systems on the market, it's hard to find a stand-out option in the competitive landscape. The purpose behind contract lifecycle management is to help ensure that all parties to a contract fully meet their respective obligations, as completely and efficiently as possible.

There aren’t many maxims when it comes to database management, but I’d like to offer at least one truth: a clean database is a happy database. If you’re seeing recurring duplicates or recurring duplication of data in your Salesforce org, you aren’t going to have a happy admin or operations team.