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Procurement decisions don’t fail inside procurement. They fail when real-world conditions hit them. That’s what we assess.
17 Years Asking the Wrong Question: Why Procurement Readiness Matters More Than Procurement Definition
November 9, 2025
The procurement field has spent 17 years asking 'What is procurement?' The real question is: 'Are you ready to do it?'
Posted in: Commentary
Is Gartner Inadvertently Stacking the Odds Against Your AI Success?
November 8, 2025
Is the AI deck "stacked" against you?
Posted in: Commentary
In 2008, I Predicted Agentic AI and the Need for an Operating System to Break ProcureTech’s Failure Cycle. Here’s Why 90% Will Still Fail by 2026
November 8, 2025
In 2008, I asked if your enterprise had a 'Digital Nervous System.' The answer was no. In 2025, with AI agents, it's still no. That's why 90% will fail by 2026.
Posted in: Commentary
Getting It Right vs. Being Right: A Conversation About Coupa, Cirtuo, and Independent Analysis
November 7, 2025
How do you deal with challenges and debate?
Posted in: Commentary
Supply Chain Confidence: A 17-Year Retrospective (2008-2025)
November 7, 2025
Can supply chain confidence be measured? Diana Esparza asked in 2008. We measured it. Then watched it decline for 17 years.
Posted in: Commentary
The Critical Difference: Applying Your Company TO the Framework (Not the Framework TO Your Company)
November 5, 2025
Are you managing the AI framework or is the AI framework managing you?
Posted in: Commentary
Six Independent AI Models Analyzed The October Diaries. Here’s What They Found.
November 5, 2025
What six AI models discovered when they analyzed 30 days of documented conversational AI practice—and why it matters for procurement professionals.
Posted in: Commentary
You Don’t Overcome Bias: You Understand And Adapt To It Before Automating It
November 4, 2025
You don't overcome bias. You understand and adapt to it BEFORE automating it
Posted in: Commentary
I’ve Been Tracking a Pattern for 26 Years. Tim Cummins Just Validated It With Hard Data.
November 3, 2025
How the New CCM Institute Report validates the link between organizational readiness and technology deployment success
Posted in: Commentary
Procurement Insights 
Six AI Models Converge: The Agentic AI Governance Crisis Validates 27 Years of Readiness-First Research
November 10, 2025
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When six independent AI models analyze the same governance crisis and five reach identical conclusions, what does that tell us?