Browsing All posts tagged under »procurement transformation«

AI Agents Are Being Deployed Across Sixteen Domains. Procurement Isn’t One of Them.

July 10, 2026

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"Agents go first where the machine can check the machine. Procurement is where a human still has to be involved."

The Foundations Don’t Change: From Kraft to Kraft Heinz

July 6, 2026

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Kraft Heinz is relearning a lesson the archive recorded in 2009.

Why a Checklist Could Never Have Saved This Contract

June 25, 2026

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A 1998 lesson in strand convergence — and why checklists and technology stacks are not sufficient in the Agentic AI era.

Technology Changes. The Story Doesn’t.

May 29, 2026

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We don't predict failure. We identify the conditions that produce it.

We’ve Seen This Before. And It Didn’t End Well.

May 3, 2026

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What's in a title? Very little if it doesn't reflect how the real world operates.

When Gartner’s Own Predictions Collide, It’s Not a Forecasting Problem — It’s a Readiness Problem.

April 7, 2026

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"The right question is: under what conditions can procurement safely become autonomous?"

What a Former Stanford HAI AI Index Leader Had to Say About Hansen’s Models

April 6, 2026

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He helped define how AI is measured. When he reached out, the conversation lasted twenty minutes before he said: "You have a better idea of what I'm doing than I do."

I Am a Lousy Salesperson

February 28, 2026

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Your success with ProcureTech, including AI, starts by asking questions nobody is asking.

From Kraljic to AWU: Why the Industry Keeps Building the Wrong Instrument for the Right Problem

February 28, 2026

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Why is Salesforce recommending AI users eat Skittles for breakfast? Because Skittles are easy to count — and outcomes are not.

ISM Is Right — But Real Readiness Doesn’t Start Where They Think It Does

February 26, 2026

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What does AI "talent readiness" have to do with technology?