Subscribe
  • Home
  • /
  • Contributors
  • /
  • Paul Maddison

Paul Maddison

MD of Realyst Software.

Paul Maddison has served as manager, consultant and managing director in the property and contract management industries since 1981. He has also been active in the South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA), chairing CIBA, the commercial brokers committee, initiating the SAPOA vacancy statistics quarterly surveys, designing and establishing the year-long certificate for the property practitioner course in conjunction with the University of Pretoria. He holds a BSc (Building) degree from Wits and is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. The importance of using technology for business benefit is a key driver in his business approach, which contributed to the development of SA’s leading property lease management tool, and recently the more generic contract management software solution. Maddison is MD of Realyst, a company specialising in e-business contract management.

Articles

4:50

Taking control

There are five practical steps companies can follow to achieve better contract management.

4:20
Contract managementSept 19, 2008

All in the mind

Misconceptions exist that inhibit the adoption of contract management software.

4:20

BEE cannot be ignored

By law, every business in SA now has to address BEE accreditation.

3:10

The straight and narrow procurement path

The public sector needs robust contract management systems to put a stop to sticky-fingered officials.

4:10
Industry InsightJun 26, 2008

Changing the procurement professional's mindset

The modern day procurement officer should think of his role as that of a strategist rather than a buyer.

4:10
Industry InsightMay 23, 2008

Has the paperless contract come of age?

Making contracts paperless seems convenient and easy, but there are legal issues to be considered.

4:30

The law that binds us

Behind every organisation is a big whip meant to keep that entity functioning in an orderly and ethical manner.

3:00

The contract is dead, long live the contract

Contract management is one of the most manual and undefined areas of business operations.

2:00

A contract management perspective

There are significant opportunities for improvement in contract management, says Paul Maddison, MD of Realyst.