{"id":1679,"date":"2021-04-12T15:34:49","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T13:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.weagree.com\/?page_id=1679"},"modified":"2025-07-29T15:26:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T13:26:48","slug":"contract-approval-workflow","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/weagree.com\/nl\/contract-automation\/contract-approval-workflow\/","title":{"rendered":"Workflows contractgoedkeuring"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1679\" class=\"elementor elementor-1679\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0d6bd7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0d6bd7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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workflows<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d53d1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d53d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b908f16\" data-id=\"1b908f16\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5602ff3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5602ff3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although contract automation provides strong road signs for the business, open-ends or issues-unaddressed may still occur. Incomplete contracts with unidentified rights or obligations are useless. Even a basic <strong>contract approval workflow<\/strong> fails if this happens. If your people are not accurate or disciplined, the legal department should fill the gaps.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b138ba0\" data-id=\"7b138ba0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae22ba2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae22ba2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/weagree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Icon_Contract-Approval-Workflow-60.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-105\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8a388f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e8a388f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/weagree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Workflow-GIF-workflows-in-QA-WebP.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-32758\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b2423b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b2423b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Contract approval workflows leave responsibility where it belongs, prevent that day-to-day affairs fly out of the bend too easily. Standard processes should be automated. Bespoke arrangements with material impact require approval. And may not be avoidable.<\/p><p>Some colleagues require more attention than others. Some \u2018forget\u2019 to complete the Q&amp;A. Others accept any contracts received from the other party. Most people don\u2019t break the rules intentionally, but some rules are simply not self-evident. There are vulnerabilities that are simply inescapable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19fcda6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19fcda6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/weagree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Workflow-GIF-workflows-for-approvers-focused-WebP.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-32759\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e46b8fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e46b8fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Automating a workflow speeds up the contracting cycle, eliminates bureaucracy and establishes proper risk management.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d6a87c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2d6a87c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-510f9de9 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"510f9de9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-48d11954\" data-id=\"48d11954\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14e617f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14e617f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advanced contract approval workflows<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ebae679 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ebae679\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The queen stage of the Tour de France has never been without mountains. Sometimes, the financial stakes are really high, the assumed risks significant; is your company\u2019s reputation potentially at stake, or the adherence to internal compliance programmes not beyond all doubt?<\/p><p>If your company depends on intellectual property, if any lending or credits must be within the defined funding structures and strategies, or if your business is highly regulated, senior management or executives want to be closely involved. More complex agreements require more attention.<\/p><p><a name=\"Weagree-Workflow-video\"><\/a>Cyclists should probably not attack on the first mountain. And the Tour organisation must ensure that a cyclist does not take the wrong turn on the road. Your company should never be exposed to irresponsible risks. Not without adequate coverage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfd8895\" data-id=\"bfd8895\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba5ba3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ba5ba3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/weagree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Icon_Contract-Approval-Workflow-60.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-105\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9a7fa8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9a7fa8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c25cbfa\" data-id=\"c25cbfa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4be1408 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"4be1408\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=xwb7xJDuRJw&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-715ac48 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"715ac48\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0fd1254\" data-id=\"0fd1254\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-291784e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"291784e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>That\u2019s a challenge: not everyone recognises all risks inherent to closing a deal, setting up a partnership or distribution channel. Risks may be of all kinds:<\/p><ul><li>Commercial<\/li><li>Financial<\/li><li>Regulatory<\/li><li>Tax<\/li><li>Legal<\/li><\/ul><p>&#8230;or \u2018merely\u2019 operational.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c41b6f8\" data-id=\"c41b6f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2c3e61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b2c3e61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7783943 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7783943\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-60e85d9\" data-id=\"60e85d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-130d597 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"130d597\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"internal-controls-risk-management\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b216fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b216fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Internal controls and risk management<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fa0a1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fa0a1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lack of internal controls or failing risk management may lead to loss-making contracts or even \u201c<em>betting the company<\/em>\u201d. And even if business models and corporate policies are clearly defined, they are still challenged for a unique business opportunity and they continuously evolve. A contract approval workflow anchors internal controls and risk management in your business processes.<\/p><p>A Tour de France stage is a circus where everyone has their own role and place. Before the start, ahead of the peloton, during the race, at the finish line and afterwards outside the cyclists\u2019 hotels.<\/p><p>Internal controls affect the entire contracting cycle. This means: multiple checks be carried out by various stakeholders.<\/p><ol><li>Contracts are sometimes drafted or negotiated by one single person, too inexperienced to negotiate the right terms or too eager to close the deal.<\/li><li>It\u2019s a challenge to have your people apply all business models, corporate policies, rules on ethical conduct, integrity and CSR consistently. You want to give your people as much responsibility and freedom as possible. But in compliance with the rules.<\/li><li>The larger your organisation, the more challenging it is to get everyone to appear in the race timely.<\/li><li>Executives \u2013 who are end-responsible \u2013 should be involved timely. But not too early.<\/li><\/ol><p>A poor compliance programme may contain loopholes and does not prevent errors. It\u2019s probably not simple, not self-explanatory, and may even be inefficient.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f54838\" data-id=\"9f54838\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a1675b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a1675b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/weagree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Icon_Contract-Approval-Workflow-60.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-105\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a800c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9a800c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/weagree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Approval-workflows-excl.-QA-review-1080-002.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26268\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6548014 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6548014\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3eeb32 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3eeb32\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-21aba95\" data-id=\"21aba95\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5675e25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5675e25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">If contract approval workflows fail\u2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abcf0a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abcf0a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If rules are interpreted subjectively and enforced arbitrarily, your cyclists will go on strike. Rules and procedures take away efficiency. But also, if internal controls and risk management are not complied with smoothly and naturally, avoidance of rules is the result.<\/p><ul><li>An entrepreneurial but inexperienced co-worker might award a contract under any terms because closing the deal quickly is good for his career.<\/li><li>An eager employee might jump at an exciting opportunity for a promising collaboration even though the partner\u2019s track-record is patently unfit.<\/li><li>If contracts are signed without proper limitation of liability, your colleagues may \u2018bet the company\u2019 without even knowing it.<\/li><\/ul><p>If processes are inadequate or poorly monitored, incidents become structural. Too many incidents expose the company\u2019s reputation.<\/p><p>In an over-controlled organisation people feel oppressed and unfree to act. With lack of autonomy and flow, your people come to a halt. With too much freedom and failing controls, they might assume unacceptable risks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-655faed\" data-id=\"655faed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb30147 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb30147\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/weagree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Icon_Contract-Approval-Workflow-60.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-105\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56d88b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"56d88b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-41551f1d elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41551f1d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cc7c030\" data-id=\"6cc7c030\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29f22fb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29f22fb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Perfect contract approval workflows<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fae8e35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fae8e35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You want the cyclists to use the best materials. The course should be on new roads \u2013 no gravel. Therefore, Weagree&#8217;s advanced contract-approval workflows can be fully tailored to suit your risk management and internal controls, bringing Weagree in the top-20% of global workflow tooling.<\/p><p>Proper internal controls and effective risk management safeguard your company, should be automated and without obstacles.<\/p><p>A perfectly accelerated contracting flow is simple, self-explanatory, and exceptionally efficient:<\/p><ul><li><u>Simple<\/u>\u2026 because it is immediately crystal-clear who must approve a transaction or who gets involved after selecting a Q&amp;A option.<\/li><li><u>Self-explanatory<\/u>\u2026 because adopting and enforcing policies are inherent part of the process design and any approvable deviations are automatically highlighted.<\/li><li><u>Exceptionally efficient<\/u> because all actions are automated, no unnecessary or untimely involvement of senior executives, and all communication is stored alongside the contracts. Communications among all stakeholders use state-of-the-art technology, not email.<\/li><\/ul><p>Getting senior management involved in the transaction:<\/p><ul><li>at the right moment,<\/li><li>to give feedback timely, not say what others could have said,<\/li><li>only to see what is relevant, to check what they must check.<\/li><\/ul><p>An effective workflows accelerate your business.<\/p><ul><li>minimises project management and coordination efforts,<\/li><li>automates manual work,<\/li><li>gives easy, one-click status overviews of pending transactions,<\/li><li>motivates employees,<\/li><li>reduces the contract cycle,<\/li><li>improves quality of work, and<\/li><li>minimises risks.<\/li><\/ul><p>It facilitates developing business models and corporate policies, and creates awareness of rules on ethical conduct, integrity, and CSR.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-61d71694\" data-id=\"61d71694\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dfde0f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2dfde0f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/weagree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Icon_Contract-Approval-Workflow-60.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-105\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb870b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fb870b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-399d8dce elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"399d8dce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-519fad17\" data-id=\"519fad17\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-333a97d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"333a97d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We know why and how to solve this...<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f8f2879 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f8f2879\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Where do these problems and their consequences come from? Not everyone can recital all business models and corporate policies, and not everyone is incentivised by rules on ethical conduct, integrity and CSR. Enforcing such rules and policies is impossible if they are not automated, interpreted subjectively, or enforced arbitrarily.<\/p><p>Errors are more likely to occur:<\/p><ul><li>to the extent policies and rules are undefined, informal or subjective, or<\/li><li>if your organisation relies too much on an individual\u2019s sense of responsibility.<\/li><\/ul><p>Correcting errors requires a lot of energy. A flat tyre can break your chances of success.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-138eb592 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"138eb592\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Accelerated contracting means:<\/p><ul><li>Automated contract approval workflows,<\/li><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Internal controls<\/span> that apply smoothly and are enforced naturally,<\/li><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Risk management<\/span> \u2013 to involve the right people at the right time, and<\/li><li>possibility to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">communicate<\/span> easily about the transaction: why approve, or under which conditions, or why reject?<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f971906\" data-id=\"5f971906\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae29406 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae29406\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/weagree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Icon_Contract-Approval-Workflow-60.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-105\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contents Contract approval workflows Although contract automation provides strong road signs for the business, open-ends or issues-unaddressed may still occur. Incomplete contracts with unidentified rights or obligations are useless. Even a basic contract approval workflow fails if this happens. If your people are not accurate or disciplined, the legal department should fill the gaps. 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