Customers asked, and we listened. After working closely with PayPal, Joann Stores, Okta, and Anaplan,
Scout Contracts was born: simple, flexible contract management paired with a better way to identify, track,
and manage obligations.
Product Deep Dive: Cut Through the Chaos with Scout Contracts
1. A SCOUT DEEP DIVE
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Cutting Through the
Chaos with Scout
Contracts
STEPHEN MACKO
Customer Success Manager
Scout RFP
SANDY TEDT
Senior Product Manager
Scout RFP
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A Brief History of Scout Contracts
What we heard from customers…
“I’d love to stay ahead of 90/60/30 day renewals,
but right now contracts are like a black hole.”
“It’s an ongoing frustration to answer simple
questions about contract signatures. I can’t even
confirm the contract exists in the first place.”
“Our team is solely focused on savings, and
contract chaos results in a big missed opportunity,
in the form of leaky spend.”
“We spend 80% of our time looking for contracts
and tracking down approvals, rather than actually
negotiating them.”
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Source to Contract Ongoing Contract Management
• What happens once I’ve selected my
supplier from a sourcing event?
• How do my internal stakeholders know
where a contract is in the approval
process?
• What if there is a question or issue that
comes up during the approval process?
• How do I know if my supplier is following
through on what was agreed upon in the
contract?
• How does this contract tie in with other
agreements in place with this supplier?
• What is the duration of this contract?
• When do I need to decide if I’m going to
renew or terminate this contract?
Contract Chaos
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Simple, Flexible Contract Management
Effective Obligation Management
From team members to stakeholders, give everyone in the
their requests are in queue, next steps, and who’s responsible.
Full Visibility for the Business
With simple, persistent communication and collaboration tools,
same page and knows who owns the next step.
Align with Performance Management
Go straight from sourcing, through contracts, and into a streamline
management process, all in the context of Scout. Never miss a
6. PIPELINE & SAVING
TRACKING
SOURCING &
AUCTIONS
CONTRACTS ONBOARDING AND
SUPPLIER
PERFORMANCE
INTAKE
A UNIFIED SOURCING AND SUPPLIER ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM
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See the Status of Every Signature
See every step and signature
With a full view into the history of a
for signature, set the process and track
internally and with the business.
Sign, seal, and deliver
Elegant integration into DocuSign gives
everyone on your team the ability to
create and distribute contracts for
eSignature.
Track, remind, and collaborate
Keep everyone on the same page with
effective self service views, reminders
and priority management in Pipeline.
Track the status and signature of every contract and form with Scout’s new DocuSign Integration
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Keep Tabs on Every Contract Obligation
Get a clean, clear view into obligations across suppliers and the business. Only with Scout.
Effective Obligation Management
From team members to stakeholders, give everyone in the
organization visibility into where their requests are in queue, next
steps, and who’s responsible.
Always in Step by Step by Step
From getting contracts signed, to milestone management, all the way
through renewal and termination, keep the business and your
partners in legal up-to-date on next steps and accountability.
Clear Contract Hierarchy
By engaging everyone in the process, and making access to the
update simple and self-serve, you eliminate delays in the process and
education the company on Sourcing’s impact.
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See the Relationships in Every Contract, Clearly
From MSAs to Order Forms and SOWs- see the history, references, and context of every contractual
relationship.
Clear Contract Hierarchy
At a glance, see the detailed relationship between contracts, master agreements,
SOWs, and order forms. Never guess at a relationship again.
Supplier-Centric View of Contracts
Through Scout’s Supplier Engagement platform, see the full scope of your
supplier business relationship in one location, clear for the whole team.
Never Miss a Renewal Again
With clear, customized notifications and alerts on key contract obligations and
events – renewals and more- you’ll never worry about missing key milestones.