April 8, 2026
In 2005 we documented it on video. In 2026 MIT, McKinsey, and Stanford HAI confirmed it independently. The failure rate never moved. The missing diagnostic never changed. Here is the original record — and why it matters more today than the day it was delivered.
March 13, 2026
While practitioners can't control the ProcureTech market, they can control their engagement with it.
January 22, 2026
I would rather deal with people who are more interested in being right than those who are more fearful of being wrong.
January 15, 2026
Why are broadly applied vendor rationalization and eliminating maverick spend initiatives a good thing?
December 27, 2025
Five AI models scored 10 recent Gartner graphics. Clarity: 6.8. Promotional: 7.3. Likelihood of reversing the 80% failure rate: 2.7. I first asked today's question in 2011. Still waiting.
December 12, 2025
Isn't it time procurement practitioners stopped paying the failure tax that finances an ecosystem where only 20% succeed?
October 27, 2025
Why is an ERP by any other name, still an ERP?
The Missing C-Pieces: Why Practitioner Posts on AI in Procurement Rarely Reach the Budget Holders
April 12, 2026
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Shaun Syvertsen and James Meads are asking the right questions about AI in procurement. But there's a layer missing — and it's the one that controls the budget.