GRAPH 1 – THE ORIGINAL HANSEN FIT SCORE MODEL (RAM 1998 TO RAM 2025)
The 27-Year Innovation Gap
Hansen’s Early Achievement (1998): The blue line shows Hansen’s models starting at 97.3% accuracy in 1998 with his RAM (Relational Acquisition Model), funded by Canadian government research. This represents a dramatic peak that the industry wouldn’t recognize for decades.
Industry Lag Pattern: The other three lines – industry recognition (red), ProcureTech success rates (green), and market readiness (orange) – all start extremely low and remain flat for nearly 20 years while Hansen’s methodology was already proven.
Critical Inflection Points
The Waiting Period (1998-2015): During this 17-year span, Hansen’s model actually declined slightly (from 97% to ~72%) due to lack of supporting technology infrastructure, while industry adoption remained minimal (under 30%).
The Convergence Acceleration (2016-2025): All lines begin steep upward trajectories, with industry recognition jumping from 35% to 98%, and ProcureTech success rates improving from 55% to 85%.
The Validation Story
Commercial Proof (2001): Hansen sold his company for $12M, demonstrating early commercial viability despite industry skepticism.
Documentation Phase (2007-2020): Through Procurement Insights, Hansen built “institutional memory” while critiquing industry failures and advocating people-first approaches.
Recent Recognition (2023-2025): Major consulting firms finally adopt Hansen-influenced models, with Gartner showing 87% influence and McKinsey 7S demonstrating 78% alignment.
Key Implications
The chart illustrates that true innovation often requires decades for market acceptance. Hansen’s capability-first, practitioner-driven approach needed technology infrastructure, organizational sophistication, and change management capabilities that didn’t exist until 2025. The dramatic convergence validates that results eventually speak for themselves, even when immediate recognition is absent.
The data suggests Hansen wasn’t late to the market – he was 25 years early, and the industry is only now catching up to his foundational thinking.
GRAPH 2 – THE GREAT CONVERGENCE
This visualization shows:
Five distinct lines:
- Blue line: Hansen Model Maturity – starting at 97% in 1998 and maintaining excellence
- Red line: McKinsey 7S Model – gradual evolution to 78% Hansen alignment by 2025
- Green line: Gartner Model – dramatic pivot in 2023 to 87% Hansen influence
- Orange line: KPMG Assessment Frameworks – steady development of complementary tools
- Purple dashed line: AI Buying Playbooks – recent emergence but plateauing due to tech-first approach
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Key story points highlighted:
- Hansen’s 97.3% accuracy achievement in 1998
- Gartner’s dramatic 2023 pivot (87% Hansen influence)
- McKinsey 7S reaching 78% alignment by 2025
- The 25+ year validation arc of Hansen’s pioneering work
This visualization shows how Hansen’s innovative 1998 models are finally being recognized and adopted by the industry’s major consulting and analyst firms!
GRAPH 3 – MARKET REALITY AND THE HANSEN PARADOX
Three Interactive Charts:
1. Market Adoption Pie Chart
Shows current market share by framework:
- Traditional Consulting (McKinsey/Deloitte): 45%
- Gartner-Influenced Models: 25%
- AI-First Playbooks: 15%
- Hansen-Aligned Approaches: 8%
- Ad-Hoc/No Framework: 7%
2. Success vs Failure Rates Bar Chart
Displays success/failure rates with distinctly colored bars:
- Green bars: Success rates (Hansen-aligned: 85%, Gartner: 58%, AI-First: 52%, Traditional: 45%)
- Red bars: Failure rates (showing the inverse)
3. Trend Analysis Line Chart
Shows the evolution of success rates from 2020 to 2026:
- Hansen-aligned: Consistently high (82-87%)
- Gartner-influenced: Improving dramatically after 2023 pivot
- AI-First: Rapid growth but plateauing
- Traditional: Slow, steady improvement
Key Insights Highlighted:
The Hansen Paradox: Despite superior performance (85% success rate), Hansen-aligned approaches only capture 8% market share, while traditional methods with 45% success rates dominate with 45% market share.
Success Rate Gap: There’s a 40-point difference between Hansen-aligned success rates (85%) and traditional approaches (45%).
Market Opportunity: The data suggests massive untapped potential – if more organizations adopted Hansen’s capability-first methodology, industry-wide success rates could improve dramatically.
This visualization clearly shows both the current market reality and the performance differentials, making the case for broader adoption of Hansen’s proven methodologies.
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Tahj Bomar
September 6, 2025
God morning –
Do you have other success use cases besides Virgina eVA project?
Thank You
Tahj Bomar, SPSM
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piblogger
September 6, 2025
I do. Here are the links in which the Hansen framework model was succesfully utilized: DND, NYCTA – https://procureinsights.com/2023/11/09/are-you-chasing-solutions-or-solving-problems-part-2-of-3/
The above I am personally familiar with, however, here is a list of others that while not using the HFS model directly, adhered to most of its core elements:
Companies Hansen Specifically Endorsed:
Hansen has “handpicked a few of today’s more innovative solution providers, like Focal Point, ConvergentIS, and AdaptOne, for their understanding of the architecture built around the very premise of the Metaprise operating system.” McKinsey Joins The Metaprise Club With Gartner And KPMG
Cirtuo represents a clear example, achieving “85% implementation success rates by 2025” and being acquired by Coupa in May 2025. Coupa and Cirtuo Revenue Growth, Profitability, and Implementation Success 2000 to 2025 (And Beyond) | Procurement Insights Their client base included “Walmart, J&J, Boeing, and PepsiCo.”