Last week, I previewed some key findings from the International Association of Contract and Commercial Management’s (IACCM) landmark study into the contract management approaches, preferences, and performance of more than 400 enterprises from around the globe.
Today, I’m excited to report that I will have the honor of moderating an upcoming webinar series in which featured guest IACCM President and CEO Tim Cummins will discuss the study findings in more detail. He will also be available answer your most pressing questions on the contract management best practices and technology approaches.

Tim will examine the issues driving contract management improvements, identify chief challenges, provide a forecast of contract management software spending, and share best practices for contracting and contract management success.

Recognizing the global nature of the study, Tim will dig into the benchmark findings to showcase the unique pressures, challenges, and approaches of major geographical regions:

• Contract Lifecycle management: State of the North American Market and Lessons Learned
• When: Tuesday, October 2, 2007 — 2:00 p.m. ET (that’s 11:00 a.m. Pacific)
• Register here

• Contract Lifecycle management: State of the European Market and Lessons Learned
• When: Wednesday, October 3, 2007 — 9:00 a.m. ET (that’s 2:00 p.m. GMT)
• Register here

Tim is among the leading thinkers on contract and relationship management issues. If you have not heard him speak, you’re in for a treat. I encourage Supply Excellence readers to attend one (or both) of these one-of-a-kind web seminars. You will certainly learn something you can use to improve your own contracting and contract administration performance. I know I’ll learn a lot.
In the interim, download a complementary copy of the general findings report, The Contract Management Software Market Sizing and Status Report. This report is available free for a limited time only, so download it now.