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Are Fractional CPOs the Industry’s New Sacrificial Lambs?
December 17, 2025
Fractional leadership is rising. Readiness is not. That gap is where failure is hiding.
Posted in: Commentary
The Question They Hope You Never Ask
December 17, 2025
If your methodology works, why won't you stake your fee on it? The $358 billion consulting industry hopes you never ask.
Posted in: Commentary
When Everything Starts Coming Together, It’s Not a Technology Breakthrough — It’s a Model Breakthrough
December 16, 2025
I saw this pattern in 1998. Now the Metaprise, Agent-based, and Strand Commonality Models are heading to orbit. Thank you, Elon!
Posted in: Commentary
Gartner’s Visual Language: Design Flaw or Design Choice?
December 15, 2025
The graphics evolve. The failure rate doesn't.
Posted in: Commentary
Gartner’s Wheel: Decoder Ring or Clarifying Tool? (You Tell Me)
December 15, 2025
I stared at Gartner's wheel and didn't get it. At 66, I'm not afraid to say that. Turns out, 5 AI models didn't get it either.
Posted in: Commentary
Revisiting Lance Younger’s Criticism About the Negativity Surrounding Emerging Technology (Does It Still Hold Water Today — Did It Ever?)
December 15, 2025
Does Lance Younger's 2024 criticism hold water in 2025 — what do 42 years of data say?
Posted in: Commentary
The Utilization Gap: Why Organizations Buy Ferraris and Drive Them Like Golf Carts
December 15, 2025
What is the difference between what I do and what most analysts do? They see the snowflake and comment on its shape. I push it down the hill and see what it becomes.
Posted in: Commentary
What’s Wrong With This Picture (Graph)
December 14, 2025
No words, just a single image sums up 35 years of tech initiative failure.
Posted in: Commentary
Orchestration Was Never About Technology
December 14, 2025
The conductor doesn't orchestrate the instruments. The conductor orchestrates the musicians. The industry forgot that.
Posted in: Commentary
Procurement Insights 
Five Headlines. One Structural Break.
December 18, 2025
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Five unrelated headlines. One pattern you don’t get to ignore anymore.