Organisations struggle with changing tariffs and trading rules. But vendor Docusign says intelligent agreement management solutions can help you stay agile.
Because supplier agreements must stay up to date, procurement and legal teams often need to reassess contracts and agreements. For example, to mitigate the chance of unexpected price hikes.
“A fast-changing tariff landscape is pushing procurement and legal teams across industries to reassess everything from sourcing decisions to pricing structures,” Docusign explained via this blog post.
“With price fluctuations looming, even the most carefully crafted budgets and sourcing plans can face disruption.”
However, intelligent agreement management offerings, such as Docusign IAM, can help organisations adapt quickly.
For instance, AI enablement can help organisations adjust agreements quickly to new tariffs, raw material price hikes, or regulatory changes — and enable triggers for action or adjustment.
How intelligent agreement management can help
Appropriate agreement management software can help organisations check contract definitions and formulas for cost increases.
“Define cost pass-throughs and price caps to secure price adjustments,” the Docusign post said. “Retain flexibility: use termination, renegotiation, and review clauses to adapt to tariff-driven cost changes. Avoid disruptions: establish clear escalation clauses.”
Review details such as price, volume, delivery timelines, penalties, renewal conditions, payment terms, and dispute resolution.
With Docusign IAM, for instance, you can create and edit agreements with data from completed forms and external systems using various APIs and integrations.
Also, you can store and analyse agreements, extracting details and generating insights with data, Docusign noted. Read the full blog post.
Docusign reported Q1 revenues up 8% year over year to $764 million (£564 m) for 2026, part-fuelled by IAM sales and go-to-market initiatives, with IAM selling faster during the year than any previous Docusign offering, which the company put down partly to AI enablement.
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