GROW Contract Checklist

What You'll Learn

Six learning outcomes from active matters.

Fifty-three clauses to inspect before signing. Each one with the standard SAP language, the customer-side amendment we propose, and the negotiation status across the GROW signatures we have advised.
The thirteen high-priority clauses. The ones that, if signed unchanged, produce the largest avoidable cost across the contract term. Each one with annotated language.
Re-sizing, ceiling adjustment, and package swap. The three operational clauses that determine how the contract behaves as the business changes. The asymmetries, the alternatives, and the negotiation moves.
Audit rights, measurement, and dispute resolution. The audit posture as supplied versus the audit posture as negotiable. Reasonable-notice clauses, escalation pathways, and third-party verification.
Exit, transition, and renewal optionality. What the standard exit language permits, what it constrains, and what the customer-side amendments achieve. Realistic transition timelines and data-extraction rights.
Data handling, security, and regional clauses. The data-residency clauses, the security baselines, the regional regulatory accommodations, and the privacy provisions.

Table of Contents

Seven chapters. 38 pages.

Chapter IPre-signature: how to use this checklistpg. 5

Chapter IIThirteen high-priority clausespg. 9

Chapter IIIRe-sizing, ceiling, and package swappg. 15

Chapter IVAudit, measurement, and disputepg. 21

Chapter VExit, transition, and renewalpg. 26

Chapter VIData, security, and regional clausespg. 31

Chapter VIIAnnotated language: twenty examplespg. 35

Who It's For

Four audiences. One reference.

In-house Counsel

General counsel and contract management leading GROW pre-signature review. The annotated-language appendix and high-priority clauses are the working reference.

Procurement Leadership

VPs of procurement coordinating GROW signature negotiation. The negotiation-status entries and clause prioritisation guide negotiation sequencing.

Contract Management

Contract management teams supporting the pre-signature review. The clause-by-clause structure aligns with standard review methodology.

CFO Office

Finance leadership reviewing contract-term cost exposure. The high-priority clauses and re-sizing chapter quantify the avoidable-cost exposure.

Our legal team had reviewed the contract twice. The checklist surfaced eleven clauses we had marked as standard but were actually negotiable. Three of them became significant amendments. The signed contract is materially different from the proposal we received.

General CounselNorth American Healthcare · GROW signed Q1 2026

The GROW Contract Checklist.