Contract Management Solutions: Basic/Professional

This robust combination of technology and services provides a low-risk method for successfully addressing your first order contract management challenges—without a substantial commitment of time or resources. Ariba Contract Management - Basic Package is designed for organizations whose primary focus is to streamline contract creation and achieve total contract portfolio visibility. Delivered as an On-Demand solution, this package requires neither installation, on-site maintenance nor unique hardware and is supported by a highly secure, scalable network infrastructure.

Ariba Contract Management - Basic Package provides rapid deployment services for basic implementation and includes a variety of additional services such as contract overview data field creation, contracting process definition, and initial repository loading. Key application capabilities include basic contract establishment, process and document management, basic workflow, repository search, alerting, and contracts reporting. The solution includes phone and email product support services as well as Web-based, On-Demand buyer training tutorials that cover all Ariba Contract Management capabilities.

Ariba Contract Management - Basic Package is offered via an On-Demand delivery model only.

Combine our Ariba Contract Management - Basic Package with Ariba Visibility and Ariba Sourcing to achieve a closed-loop, strategic sourcing process.

This next-level solution is designed for organizations interested in closely overseeing their contract authoring process. In addition to the Basic Package deployment services, Ariba Contract Management - Professional Package includes contract template development, intuitive workflow, clause library population, and a number of other services that support contract authoring. Delivered as an On-Demand solution, the package requires neither installation, on-site maintenance nor unique hardware and is supported by a highly secure, scalable network infrastructure.

Ariba Contract Management - Professional Package provides greater control over the language, clause usage and editorial processes associated with contract creation. Additional capabilities include a template library that stores configurable, standardized contract templates based on pre-approved legal clauses; a clause library that enables you to create, store and manage pre-approved clauses for use during contract authoring and negotiation; and document management capabilities that utilize the advanced authoring, redlining, and merging functionality of Microsoft Word.