Digital Signature Software and Beyond

The objective of this web site is to help organizations cut through the market noise, understand how to make the transition to digitally automated contract processes.

GETTING STARTED

If you are new to digital contract automation, this series of articles is the place to start. The first section explains how to identify bottlenecks and costs within each of the four contract workflow stages. The second section brings clarity to the various technologies aimed at contract automation. And the final section addresses contract project management.

Why? How to Quantify the Cost Improvement for Your Project

Introduction to the Four Cost Improvement Areas of Digital Contract Automation

1. Contract Preparation

• Part l:   Accelerate Manual Data Entry With In-Form Automation
• Part ll:  Automate Data-Entry by Integrating Data From Other Applications Into Contracts
• Part lll: Enhance the Contracting Experience by Overlaying Web Forms

2. Contract Distribution

• Eliminate Shipping Costs, Reduce Time Lag and Bring Visibility Into Contracts 

3. Contract Completion

• Automate Workflows and Ensure Contracts Are Completed Correctly Every Time

4. Contract Storage

• Eliminate Data Re-Entry Into Back Office Systems

How? Understand the Four Main Features of Contract Automation Technology

1. Contract Workflow Automation

Introduction to Contract Workflow Automation

• In-contract workflow automation
• Auto-calculated fields
• Document package workflow automation
• Create a document a publish it for signature

2. Digital Signatures

3. Document Management System

4. Integration

• Overview of types of contract integration

Getting Started With Your Contract Automation Project

• How to run your contract automation projects
• How to Negotiate the Purchase of Software