While we are caught up debating the term Enterprise Content Management (ECM), we are missing the fact that ECM technology has already changed. Last week Gartner clarified their statement on the end of ECM. While the need to manage content, a.k.a. documents, with an enterprise strategy still remains, the technology we use to manage that content... Continue Reading →
ECM Gets a Late Start on Back Office Solutions
In June 2016 I asked, “Will ECM vendors catch up to Back Office Solutions?” I pointed out that Enterprise Content Management (ECM) vendors were missing the boat on content solutions being sold directly to end users. These back office solution vendors don’t talk about “content” and do not see themselves as ECM vendors. They might... Continue Reading →
Digital Transformation Brings New Back-Office Solutions
Traditionally, the focus of electronic document solutions has been on the large, paper-intensive processes that exist in the front office. The common back-office challenges of contract management, employee file management, and accounts payable ended up last on the list of priorities. However, digital transformation has put pressure on all parts of the organization to improve... Continue Reading →
November – Contracts Life Cycle Management Recap
Don’t miss our monthly recap of news, blog posts, and events from 35 Contract Life Cycle Management vendors. Subscribe to this recap and get a copy of our 2016 Contract Life Cycle Management Buyer’s Guide. Here’s the big new from November. CIO Review – 20 Most Promising Enterprise Contract Management Solution Providers 2016 – Nov... Continue Reading →
October – Contracts Life Cycle Management Recap
Don’t miss our monthly recap of news, blog posts, and events from 35 Contract Life Cycle Management vendors. Subscribe to this recap and get a copy of our 2016 Contract Life Cycle Management Buyer’s Guide. Here’s the big new from the last month. COUPA IPO NEWS Coupa up 87% in Software IPO (10/6/16) – Tech... Continue Reading →
2016 Contract Life Cycle Management Buyer Guide Released
When I started down the path of looking at Contract Life Cycle Management (CLM) solutions a few months back, I wasn’t sure what I expected to find. Very quickly I came to realize that Enterprise Content Management vendors barely recognize CLM vendors exist. Once I started my research, I quickly found that the CLM landscape... Continue Reading →
Contract Life Cycle Management from an ECM Perspective
As I have researched the Contract Life Cycle Management (CLM) environment, I have been concerned about the lack of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) vendors paying attention to the space. ECM solutions would be an obvious platform for these solutions. While the majority of the ECM vendors ignore this, a couple of vendors have addressed this... Continue Reading →
A “Full Featured” Contract Life Cycle Management Solution
In my survey of Contract Life Cycle Management (CLM) vendors, not one CLM vendor encompasses all of the current functionalities in a single solution. and some offer them at different levels. Here is my "Dream Team" of features for a single CLM solution. This is what each phase of CLM would look like if all... Continue Reading →
Will ECM vendors catch up to Back Office Content Solutions?
Back in March I was already telling the ECM industry that they were not alone. I was researching a trend where I thought vendors were emerging that offered out-of-the-box back office content solutions that were being sold directly to business users. I expected to find a few examples in each content-rich core business areas. What... Continue Reading →
It’s Not Just Customers that Buy the CLM Vision
As I dig deeper into Contract Life Cycle Management, I’m finding a lot of interesting tidbits. I already said that I was surprised by how large the market is already. My next big shock is that it’s not only customers that are buying CLM but the investment community as well. Apttus Apttus has a CLM... Continue Reading →
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