April 1, 2026
A Cisco EVP had a phrase he returned to again and again during Cisco's transformation years. His name was Rick Justice. His phrase was SMOP. It has never been more relevant than it is today.
March 31, 2026
"No other organization in the procurement and AI advisory space can provide what the Procurement Insights archive and Hansen Models™ deliver: 43 years of documented, independent, zero-vendor-sponsored evidence across every technology era. This is not commentary. This is the record."
February 26, 2026
Why infrastructure sovereignty alone can produce false confidence.
February 11, 2026
This is what AI transparency looks like when it's operational, not theoretical.
February 11, 2026
"I would definitely go to another of Jon's seminars." The current CTO of McDonald's Canada who attended my procurement training in 2008.
February 9, 2026
When it comes to readiness and AI governance, who leads the leaders?
January 29, 2026
31 CPO appointments in 30 days. Investment in procurement — or the accountability phase of yet another technology cycle? The technology changes. The cycle doesn't.
January 17, 2026
The Black Box was never an AI problem. It was always a governance problem. Here's the proof — and the solution.
December 29, 2025
Phase 0 doesn't replace your frameworks—it makes them more likely to succeed.
1998 & 2008: Success. 2011 & 2026: The 92% Problem. What Went Wrong?
April 2, 2026
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In 1998 and 2008, we asked the right question and got the right result. In 2011 and 2026, nobody asked it — and 92% of CIOs and CFOs are paying the price of uncertainty. The answer has been in the archive for 28 years.