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From CDW to Grainger: What 25 Years of “Progress” Actually Reveals About Procurement
April 17, 2026
Do you know what your real friction cost is?
Posted in: Commentary
Two Cases. Two Years Apart. Different Situations. One Methodology. The Same Result.
April 17, 2026
This is implementation physics at its finest: correct the model first, then scale it.
Posted in: Commentary
When the Model Is the Problem: Why Strand Commonality™ and Strand Stability™ Matter More Than Ever in the Age of AI
April 16, 2026
The most dangerous moment in any AI deployment isn't when the system fails. It's when it succeeds — at optimizing a model that was never correctly defined in the first place. Here's the question no one has answered.
Posted in: Commentary
The ISO Blind Spot No One in the C-Suite Is Talking About
April 15, 2026
Every C-Suite has an ISO compliance program. Almost none of them have mapped what happens when those programs collide — and AI is about to make that gap very expensive.
Posted in: Commentary
The Valley of Death Is Still Here — Only Faster: What Hasn’t Changed Since the 2006 Roundtable
April 15, 2026
What today's post proves is that the pattern didn’t change—the only thing that changed is how fast we pay for ignoring it.
Posted in: Commentary
Are You Prepared to Gamble Your Career on AI Outcomes?
April 13, 2026
As a C-Suite Executive, are you gambling your career on the wrong FOMO?
Posted in: Commentary
The Missing C-Pieces: Why Practitioner Posts on AI in Procurement Rarely Reach the Budget Holders
April 12, 2026
Shaun Syvertsen and James Meads are asking the right questions about AI in procurement. But there's a layer missing — and it's the one that controls the budget.
Posted in: Commentary
The Difference Between Sounding Strategic and Being Strategic
April 12, 2026
Why sounding strategic and being strategic are not the same thing — and why the difference has cost organizations more failed initiatives than any technology platform ever could.
Posted in: Commentary
When the Assessment Updates Itself — That Is When It Becomes an Advisory Tool
April 10, 2026
What is the difference between a consulting paper and a consulting relationship?
Posted in: Commentary
Procurement Insights 
Implementation Physics™: The Discipline That Turns Friction Cost Into a Measurable Business Problem
April 17, 2026
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"Do you know what your real friction cost is?"