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Contract management challenges in the construction industry

I was delighted to speak to Zoho Contracts recently about the contract management challenges in construction.

00:00 – Intro

01:00 – Key contract management challenges in construction

05:00 – Challenges specific to Western Australia

07:32 – The impact of the pandemic on contract management

12:15 – An example of a contract management dispute

15:50 – My advice to contract managers

19:25 – The future of contract management

21:37 – The role of technology in contract management

23:30 – My take on contract management software

25:18 – How do organisations keep themselves updated with regulatory changes?

28:40 – The importance of ethics in contract management

31:35 – My advice to improve contract management processes

33:41 – Conclusion

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About Gemma

I help construction, engineering and consulting businesses create and negotiate clear contracts so they can achieve great project outcomes. I founded SoundLegal to help SMEs in the engineering, construction, consulting and light industrial sectors manage their risk to support business growth, by finding practical, common sense solutions to contractual and other legal challenges. Subscribe to the SoundLegal newsletter “No Jargon” to hear monthly business insights from me.

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