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		<title><![CDATA[Contract Management: An Enterprise Process Perspective]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=147619]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[World-class contract management requires that different functional areas perform in a coordinated way across the whole life cycle of a contract. Sales finance, and legal resources may take the lead on hammering out the deal, but operations, accounting, and support must perform over the long term to optimize the associated...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Impact of Compliance on Finance Operations]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=147618]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper reveals about a report that recently surveyed 118 business leaders about how they are responding to the challenges of compliance. The survey was conducted by email and all responses were on an anonymous basis. More than 85% of respondents are CFOs, Controllers, and other senior finance executives. A...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Contract Management: Improving Corporate Governance]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=58652]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Sarbanes-Oxley act places stringent guidelines on corporate governance, and many executives are hurrying to bring their companies into compliance. How can a contract management system help? The Sarbanes-Oxley Act mandates that corporations develop sound internal controls as well as provide timely and accurate disclosure of financial information to investors....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CFOs Can Meet Sarbanes-Oxley Head On With Contract Management]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the executive summary: ‘A key element of the government's program to revitalize corporate governance is the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  This legislation mandates strict rules related to a wide range of corporate practices that have recently become the subject of scrutiny and doubt. Congress has described this legislation...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Contract Management That Boosts Revenue]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=139517]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The paper highlights that to truly achieve greater efficiency, manage growing volumes of agreements, invoice new and renewable contracts effectively, and at the same time recognize revenue properly, focus on revenue management. Thus by integrating contract management into all the revenue management processes of the organization, one can manage the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2002 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Globalizing a Retail Contract Management System]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=138349]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This case study is of a leader in the global oil and gas industry, which has business units in exploration, development, production, gas marketing, fuels supply, refining, distribution and fuels marketing businesses. For years, its customer service organization employed a decentralized approach to managing contracts with the retail distributors of...]]></description>
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