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The Governance Gap: Why Technology Always Outpaces Readiness
February 1, 2026
IBM's time crystals won't fix procurement's 50-80% failure rate by the end of 2026. The readiness gap that's persisted for 27 years explains why.
Posted in: Commentary
Making the Short List: Are the Magic Quadrant “Leaders” Really Leaders?
January 31, 2026
Why did 20 years of Magic Quadrants, Forrester Waves, and SolutionMaps fail to move the 50-80% implementation failure rate?
Posted in: Commentary
The COVID Success Spike: The Hansen Fit Score Link
January 31, 2026
Why did the COVID Spike improve practitioner outcomes?
Posted in: Commentary
31 CPO Appointments in 30 Days: Leadership Change or Tech Hype Cycle Reset?
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.
Posted in: Commentary
From Liverpool 1930 to DP World 2026: The Supply Chain Governance Question That Never Changes
January 29, 2026
Why you can't automate your way to resilience, but must govern your way there instead.
Posted in: Commentary
When It Comes To AI, Accuracy Is Not Enough!
January 29, 2026
From Fujitsu's AI accuracy quest, to Mark Manson's 400-word prompt, to my SR&ED-funded RAM model from 1998 — AI governance has come full circle.
Posted in: Commentary
The AI Misunderstanding Transcends Procurement — It’s a Businesswide Disconnect
January 29, 2026
If trustworthy AI is the goal, the prerequisite isn’t just a better stack — it’s clearer answers to: Who decides? Who verifies? Who’s accountable? And can this organization absorb what AI reveals?
Posted in: Commentary
The Szulanski Paradox: Why “Innovator Showcase” Webinars Can’t Deliver What They Promise
January 28, 2026
Why I didn't attend Hackett's January 28th webinar on Bosch, J&J, and MTN — and why science says I was right.
Posted in: Commentary
Today’s Question: It’s Not a Competition of Design. It’s a Competition of Purpose.
January 28, 2026
How can you be a successful vendor if your clients are repeatedly failing?
Posted in: Commentary
Procurement Insights 
Raw Data Is Not Truth, It Is Potential Meaning: The Hansen Governance-First Data Fabric™
February 1, 2026
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How do you avoid tearing your data fabric? Realizing that raw data is not truth, it is potential meaning.