Contract Performance Management (CPM) solutions consist of enterprise software plus professional services that together give you the best practices and technology to manage your worldwide contractual agreements. Based on input from industry associations, customers, and industry analysts, we have developed a list of key capabilities to look for in any CPM solution.

Core Capabilities
At its core, the software enables you to create, store, track, manage, analyze, optimize, and renew your sales, IP, and procurement contracts with customers, partners, and suppliers. Specific software capabilities of leading CPM applications include:

• Centralized repository of all of your contracts that recognizes and can act on specific business terms captured in the contract, such as pricing, quantity thresholds, and milestones
• Ability for employees worldwide to access role-appropriate information on contract status, terms, performance, risk, milestones, value, and compliance
• Search, reporting, and other features that provide insight into individual contracts as well as across all agreements for the purpose of using analysis to improve business practices and financial results
• Support for all types of contracts, such as sales contracts, IP license agreements, purchasing contracts, and partner relationship agreements
• Automatic notifications and escalations based on specific contractual obligations or milestones to ensure commitments are met on time
• Contract development capabilities that follows established rules for what is to be included for each type of contract and who needs to provide approval in what sequence based on roles and the dollar amount represented by the agreement.
• Role-appropriate access to employees throughout the company (e.g. limited access to sensitive or confidential information), including ability for any employee to use the system to draft a new contract and track the progress of any contract through the approval process
• Ability to track the shipment of product, delivery of service, or completion of other obligations, aligned with performance-based terms of individual contracts
• Flexible workflow and process management that conforms to established business practices and policies of your company, such as signature authority, approval process, preferred contractual terms & conditions, etc
  
  

Benefits of CPM

(CONTRACT PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT)

Companies invest in Contract Performance Management (CPM) solutions with one overarching benefit in mind - to increase the total value they're getting from their contractual relationships. Carefully managing your contracts can yield business value through improved financial results, compliance, reduced business risk, stronger relationships, operational efficiency throughout your company, and visibility for all levels of the organization.