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Procurement decisions don’t fail inside procurement. They fail when real-world conditions hit them. That’s what we assess.
When a Five-Time CPO Reviews Your Methodology
December 3, 2025
The best feedback doesn't come from analysts. It comes from practitioners who've lived what you're trying to measure.
Posted in: Commentary
Procurement Insights Readers: When the World’s Most Influential Tech CEO Validates What You’ve Been Saying for Decades
December 3, 2025
Satya Nadella says SaaS is collapsing. I've been explaining why since 1998.
Posted in: Commentary
AGI Won’t Fix Your Dirty Data. Neither Did AI, GenAI, or Agentic AI. Here’s Why.
December 3, 2025
A technology-first approach has never addressed the clean data problem — and it never will.
Posted in: Commentary
Why Are We Congratulating and Celebrating the Loss of a Key Member of Our Industry?
December 2, 2025
The warning signs were there in 2007. In 2015. In 2018. In 2023. We kept ignoring them. Now we're losing our best people — and celebrating as they walk out the door.
Posted in: Commentary
When Were They Ever Qualified?A Consolidated 5-Model Assessment of McKinsey and the Big Firms** (EXECUTIVE VERSION)
December 2, 2025
A century of strategy. Zero foundation for implementation. It’s time we stop pretending the Big Firms were ever built for ProcureTech.
Posted in: Commentary
When Were They Ever Qualified?A Consolidated 5-Model Assessment of McKinsey and the Big Firms** (FULL VERSION)
December 2, 2025
A century of strategy. Zero foundation for implementation. It’s time we stop pretending the Big Firms were ever built for ProcureTech.
Posted in: Commentary
Gartner and Forrester Tell You Which Vendor Is Best. But Best for Whom?
December 1, 2025
Why does the industry need a practitioner-centric framework alongside the vendor-centric ones?
Posted in: Commentary
The Hidden Column Missing from Every Procure-to-Pay Shortlist
December 1, 2025
What's the 'Missing Column' in ProcureTech selection success?
Posted in: Commentary
Kroger’s $2.6 Billion Write-Down Proves What I Wrote in 2008: Technology Doesn’t Fail — Unready Organizations Fail at Technology
November 30, 2025
A 2008 paper explains why Kroger just did a $2.6 billion write-down of their robotic fulfillment center initiative.
Posted in: Commentary
Procurement Insights 
What If AI Readiness Has Nothing to Do with Technology?
December 3, 2025
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Now this is what a Tech Stack should (and must) look like.