Finance scenario: Contract review

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Available with: Microsoft 365 Copilot Scenario level:
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KPIs impacted

Reduce spend

Risk management

Value benefit

Cost savings

Employee experience

Using Copilot to speed contract reviews


1. Find the asks in your emails​

Use Copilot to catch up on emails regarding the latest Contoso deal to prepare for a consultation with an internal deal stakeholder.​

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Example prompt: Catch me up on the emails about the Contoso deals. Summarize the latest requests. ​

2. Recap a meeting

Catch up on the last meeting with the stakeholder using Copilot in Teams to ensure clarity on their latest requests.​

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Copilot in Teams

Example prompt: Summarize this meeting and provide the key points and action items.​

3. Summarize the contract

Review the new contract with Copilot in Word, extracting key insights, tender documents, and amendments for the deal and associated revenue impacting terms/conditions.​

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Copilot in Word

Example prompt: Ask Copilot a series of prompts: “What is the commitment and monthly fee?”, “What are the T&Cs for invoicing?”, “What is the license term?”​

4. Collaborate with team

Solicit input with Copilot in Loop and finalize with team on the technical accounting guidance for the draft customer agreement.​

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Copilot in Loop

Example prompt: Generate a space for team members to dynamically contribute and ideate on deal structure recommendations. “Create a list ​
of topics to discuss for a contract review.”​

5. Prep for a meeting

Gain alignment with the stakeholders on the recommended accounting guidance, prompting Copilot for a meeting agenda.​

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Example prompt: Create a meeting agenda based on the latest contract review meeting and email with the objective of aligning on the accounting recommendations for the deal.​

6. Create an email with response

Reply to the stakeholder using Copilot in Outlook with a concise but thorough summary of the recommended agreement updates.​

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Copilot in Outlook

Example prompt: “Draft with Copilot” a reply with a bulleted list of the team’s recommendations, associated rationale, and next steps. Tone is Formal and Length is Short.​

1Access Copilot at copilot.microsoft.com or the Microsoft Copilot mobile app and set toggle to “Web”.

2Access Business Chat at copilot.microsoft.com or the Microsoft Copilot mobile app and set toggle to “Web”.

3Copilot agents allow Microsoft 365 Copilot to access your company-specific apps. In the past, this would have required an API call to get data from a system of record. The content in this example scenario is for demonstration purposes only. You should evaluate how Copilot aligns with your organization’s business processes, regulatory requirements, and responsible AI principles.

The content in this example scenario is for demonstration purposes only. You should evaluate how Copilot aligns with your organization’s business processes, regulatory requirements, and responsible AI principles.