Contract management is the process of overseeing agreements from their inception to their implementation by the designated party and the contract's final termination. Performance analysis versus contract terms is one of the essential activities, as it helps to maximize operational and financial performance while also identifying and mitigating financial and reputational risk associated with non-compliance with contract conditions. Contract management is divided into a few stages. There's the preliminary stage, often known as the pre-award stage. This is all the effort that goes into preparing a contract for someone, whether it's a company or an individual. The process is rewarded at the midway stage. This includes all of the documents required to complete the deal.