Managing vendors, contracts and third-party risks effectively requires a systematic approach and the discipline to stick to it over time. Vendor and contract management resources can be sought to help you improve your approach.
The rewards for effective vendor and contract lifecycle management (VCLM) include restored visibility, greater levels of control and the ability to safeguard compliance.
What this means for you is:
- Centralised data and a single source of truth
- Automated activities such as renewal tracking
- Opportunities to consolidate your vendors
- Faster vendor onboarding and contract approvals
- Actionable risk insights relating to cyber, finance and ESG
- Long-term relationships and better contract outcomes
Using free vendor and contract templates and resources will help you to improve your current processes, bring your C-Suite with you and drive meaningful impact across the organisation.
At Gatekeeper, we support you with insights, calculators, checklists and ebooks to give you all the information and tools you need to get started.
VCLM: A Holistic Approach to Agreements
Explore what Vendor and Contract Lifecycle Management is, why your business shouldn't manage both sides separately and how a holistic approach can lead to strategic success.
Free Vendor and Contract Lifecycle Management Requirements Templates
Whether you're currently managing vendors and contracts with manual methods, or looking to switch your current solution to a more comprehensive one, our VCLM requirements templates will help you to navigate the market.
Navigating AI in Vendor and Contract Management
Discover how artificial intelligence changes the way you need to think about your vendors and contracts - with everything from compliance, trustworthiness and data protection.
An Introduction to Vendor Lifecycle Management Ebook
Discover everything you need to know about Vendor Lifecycle Management, access checklists that will give your organisation structure and start being proactive.
Vendor Management maturity assessment Template
Download our templates that will allow you to assess your current level of vendor management maturity, and what you can do to improve your approach.
Vendor Risk Management Checklist
Download our comprehensive checklist to assess the level of risks your vendors currently pose, how to mitigate them and how VCLM can make the process easier.
Vendor and Contract Lifecycle Management ROI Calculator
If you're creating a business case for VCLM investment, make it quantifiable. Use our free ROI calculator to demonstrate the cost savings your business could make.
Complete guide to contract Lifecycle Management
Access 38 pages packed full of advice and easy-to-follow 10-point checklists for every contract lifecycle stage, from contract inception through to renewal and close-out.
Free Contract Management System Requirements template
Capture all your business's requirements in a single document. Focus on 18 requirement areas so you can categorise and prioritise your requirements.
Why Responsible AI Contract Management Matters
Many providers of contract management software are turning their hand to proprietary AI-solutions. Find out why these self-built solutions could be dangerous for your business.
Free contract Management RFP Templates
Download our RFP Templates Bundle to capture your requirements, share with prospective vendors, and capture their responses, pricing and conduct scoring.
More Information on vCLM
Our blog is a growing resource for vendor and contract management insights. You can also visit our customer success stories to see how VCLM has improved businesses just like yours.