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The Post That Should Have Been Forgotten
July 4, 2026
It had every reason to disappear — an obscure title, a term I'd never heard, and almost no reaction when I published it. Nineteen years later it's the second most-read piece I've ever written. Here's the honest answer to why.
The ProcureTech Providers Most at Risk
July 3, 2026
"Which providers are yesterday's Blockbuster and which are tomorrow's Netflix?"
What do suppliers, couriers, buyers, and AI* agents have in common?
June 11, 2026
"We've governed suppliers, couriers, and employees for decades. Then an AI agent enters the room — and somehow all the questions vanish. That's the entire mistake."
When the Assessment Updates Itself — That Is When It Becomes an Advisory Tool
April 10, 2026
What is the difference between a consulting paper and a consulting relationship?
A CPO Asked Whether Zip’s New Enterprise Transformation Office Understands Phase 0 Readiness — We Put the Question to Six Independent AI Models
February 10, 2026
A CPO asked my view of ZIP's Enterprise Transformation Office. Here are the results of the RAM 2025 Multimodel assessment.
Agentic AI Didn’t Kill the Magic Quadrant — It Made It Optional
February 9, 2026
Why did Agentic AI demote Quadrants, Waves, and Maps?
The Widening Gap: Why Better Tech Hasn’t Fixed Procurement Failure
February 7, 2026
The tools keep getting better. The failure rates don't move. One graph explains why.
The Next Supply Chain Crisis Isn’t a Black Swan — It’s a Governance Failure You Haven’t Built For Yet
February 4, 2026
While you can't predict Black Swans, you can dramatically improve your response and adaptability.
It Is Official: FCIPS
August 14, 2026
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Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply, awarded on a record of nineteen years of independent publishing.