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RYGNESTAD, Hild
Hild Rygnestad provides consulting services in the area of project controls, as well as economic and financial analyses, to a range of private and public sector clients with operations in the international marketplace. In particular, she focuses on cost controls, contract management, and risk analysis. Before becoming an independent consultant, Dr. Rygnestad worked as a Program Associate with the Strategic World Initiative for Technology Transfer (SWIFTT) at Cornell University, where she was responsible for the development, design, and maintenance of a contract management database and a Web-based course in intellectual property management. Previously, Dr. Rygnestad had worked as a researcher with the Danish Research Institute of Food Economics, where she conducted research in the area of agricultural economics, especially analyses of environmental economics and policy. Dr. Rygnestad’s scientific education is in agricultural economics. She holds a B.Sc. from the Agricultural University of Norway and a Ph.D. from the University of Western Australia.
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Organizing and Managing Agreements and Contracts
Abstract:
Agreements and contracts are not just pieces of paper to be signed before money changes hands; they are vitally important documents. If an organization hopes to properly fulfill the terms of its contracts, to say nothing of negotiating future contracts, it must have a system for organizing and managing its contracts. Such a system must make data accessible as well as keep it secure. Resources and tools should be incorporated wherever possible to design and implement a system within the available budget. After it is implemented, the effectiveness of the contract management system should be continuously monitored and evaluated.
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