Procurement · Article
AI vendor due diligence must follow the workflow, not the brochure
Enterprise AI risk depends on what a product can access, infer and change in the actual workflow, not only on the vendor model card.
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AI vendor due diligence must follow the workflow, not the brochure
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How to evaluate an enterprise agent marketplace
Agent marketplaces can accelerate adoption while creating new questions about provenance, permissions, support, pricing and accountability.
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A contracting framework for AI-enabled software
AI-enabled software contracts need clearer language on model changes, data use, actions, auditability, performance and exit.
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Signals reshaping software procurement
Procurement is balancing agentic features, SaaS consolidation, data sovereignty, flexible models and growing third-party dependencies.
Procurement · Toolkit
The AI supplier review checklist
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Procurement · Maturity benchmark
AI procurement maturity: intake to continuous oversight
A qualitative model for assessing intake, due diligence, contracting, access approval, monitoring and renewal decisions.
Procurement · Buyer guide
Strategic sourcing platforms buyer guide: requirements, demos and trade-offs
Decisions about strategic sourcing platforms improve when procurement leaders define the work, ownership, evidence and exceptions before selecting or expanding technology.
Procurement · Insight report
Strategic sourcing platforms signal report: what leaders should monitor
Decisions about strategic sourcing platforms improve when procurement leaders define the work, ownership, evidence and exceptions before selecting or expanding technology.
Procurement · Whitepaper
Whitepaper: an operating model for strategic sourcing platforms
Decisions about strategic sourcing platforms improve when procurement leaders define the work, ownership, evidence and exceptions before selecting or expanding technology.
Procurement · Article
A better starting point for procurement analytics
Decisions about procurement analytics improve when procurement leaders define the work, ownership, evidence and exceptions before selecting or expanding technology.
Procurement · Article
A calmer way to evaluate spend analytics
Decisions about spend analytics improve when procurement leaders define the work, ownership, evidence and exceptions before selecting or expanding technology.
Procurement · Maturity benchmark
A four-stage maturity model for contract lifecycle management
Decisions about contract lifecycle management improve when procurement leaders define the work, ownership, evidence and exceptions before selecting or expanding technology.
Procurement · Article
A practical review of software procurement for Procurement leaders
Decisions about software procurement improve when procurement leaders define the work, ownership, evidence and exceptions before selecting or expanding technology.
Procurement · Buyer guide
A practical selection process for software procurement
Decisions about software procurement improve when procurement leaders define the work, ownership, evidence and exceptions before selecting or expanding technology.
Procurement · Article
A software vendor scorecard that survives the sales demo
A useful scorecard records evidence, trade-offs and operating effort. It should not reward the vendor that checks the most boxes.
Procurement · Insight report
Category management implementation report: practical signals from the work
Decisions about category management improve when procurement leaders define the work, ownership, evidence and exceptions before selecting or expanding technology.
Procurement · Buyer guide
Category management procurement guide: decisions before pricing
Decisions about category management improve when procurement leaders define the work, ownership, evidence and exceptions before selecting or expanding technology.
Procurement · Toolkit
Category management quarterly health-check template
Decisions about category management improve when procurement leaders define the work, ownership, evidence and exceptions before selecting or expanding technology.
Procurement · Maturity benchmark
Category management service maturity benchmark
Decisions about category management improve when procurement leaders define the work, ownership, evidence and exceptions before selecting or expanding technology.
Procurement · Webinar briefing
Category management webinar questions for technology and business teams
Decisions about category management improve when procurement leaders define the work, ownership, evidence and exceptions before selecting or expanding technology.
Procurement · Composite case study
Composite case: clarifying success measures for renewal management
Decisions about renewal management improve when procurement leaders define the work, ownership, evidence and exceptions before selecting or expanding technology.
Procurement · Composite case study
Composite case: creating a phased plan for procurement analytics
Decisions about procurement analytics improve when procurement leaders define the work, ownership, evidence and exceptions before selecting or expanding technology.
Procurement · Composite case study
Composite case: creating clearer ownership for contract lifecycle management
Decisions about contract lifecycle management improve when procurement leaders define the work, ownership, evidence and exceptions before selecting or expanding technology.
Procurement · Composite case study
Composite case: improving adoption of spend analytics
Decisions about spend analytics improve when procurement leaders define the work, ownership, evidence and exceptions before selecting or expanding technology.