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Procurement decisions don’t fail inside procurement. They fail when real-world conditions hit them. That’s what we assess.
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
Is Procurement Finally Prepared to “Go To The Line” in the AI Era?
November 30, 2025
Which procurement professional are you prepared to be?
Posted in: Commentary
Context Engineering Without Readiness Is Just a Sophisticated Way to Fail
November 29, 2025
Why Gartner’s Context Engineering is like fixing the windshield wipers… on a car with a failing engine.
Posted in: Commentary
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Procurement Insights Readers: When the World’s Most Influential Tech CEO Validates What You’ve Been Saying for Decades
December 3, 2025
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Satya Nadella says SaaS is collapsing. I've been explaining why since 1998.