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The Map That Shows What No Analyst Report Will Tell You
February 16, 2026
Isn't it time we measured and bridged the gap between ProcureTech capabilities and outcomes?
Posted in: Commentary
Phase 0 Isn’t a Starting Gate — It’s a Diagnostic Discipline
February 15, 2026
What if your initiative struggles have nothing to do with technology?
Posted in: Commentary
What Are We Teaching? How a 2008 Certification Post Exposes AI’s Biggest Blind Spot
February 14, 2026
Who is teaching the profession how to think — and by whose definition of value?
Posted in: Commentary
From DND to JLARC to Forrester to the AI Era: One Thing Has Remained Constant
February 14, 2026
Why does the industry keep measuring the same functional data and expecting different results?
Posted in: Commentary
This Is Not a Cookbook: Why the SAP Ariba Briefing Won’t Look Like Anything You’ve Attended Before
February 12, 2026
"I was quite surprised that he didn't promote the latest flavour of procurement… instead he asked us to use common-sense and not allow technology to define our business process… how refreshing!"
Posted in: Commentary
How AI Transparency And Governance Works In The Real World: A RAM 2025™ Multimodel Case Study
February 11, 2026
This is what AI transparency looks like when it's operational, not theoretical.
Posted in: Commentary
How Many of Yesterday’s Procurement Professionals Are Today’s Leaders — How Many Will Lead in the AI Era?
February 11, 2026
"I would definitely go to another of Jon's seminars." The current CTO of McDonald's Canada who attended my procurement training in 2008.
Posted in: Commentary
10 Deals. $30 Billion. Zero Readiness Assessments.
February 10, 2026
$30B made the tools better; it made the outcomes worse — because nobody measured readiness.
Posted in: Commentary
A CPO Asked Whether Zip’s New Enterprise Transformation Office Understands Phase 0 Readiness — We Put the Question to Six Independent AI Models
February 10, 2026
A CPO asked my view of ZIP's Enterprise Transformation Office. Here are the results of the RAM 2025 Multimodel assessment.
Posted in: Commentary
Procurement Insights 
Barilla Did Not Succeed Because of Solution o9. And That Changes Everything.
February 16, 2026
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Barilla didn't prove Solution o9 works. Barilla proved Barilla was ready - here's why.