As mentioned earlier, a common approach is for the entity's Procurement and Contract Advisory Unit to provide advice to agency-wide staff involved in managing contracts. Some entities have found it beneficial to establish a database, accessible to all staff in the unit, that records answers and responses to questions on contract management. An increasingly common approach is the establishment of an entity contract management forum that meets regularly to share information and good practice. Contract management forums also assist staff to develop networks, and to consider different approaches to addressing problems and issues. Also, entities' initiatives could play a role in the wider administration of government procurement and contracting through the sharing of ideas and experiences, thereby assisting in revisions of government-wide policies.

Contract management forums assist staff to develop networks, and to consider different approaches to addressing problems and issues.