# Pure Procurement

> Make smarter procurement technology decisions. Independent insights on Source-to-Pay and AI.

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## Posts
- [Your Vendor Punch Out Catalogs Are Broken. Here's How to Fix Them.](https://newsletter.pureprocurement.ca/p/fixing-vendor-punch-out-catalogs): The follow up to "Death by Vendor Punch Out Catalogs"
- [Your AI Agents Can't Outperform the Platform They're Built On ](https://newsletter.pureprocurement.ca/p/procurement-ai-agent-governance-framework): The infrastructure behind AI agents that actually work at scale
- [How to Choose a ProcureTech Implementation Partner](https://newsletter.pureprocurement.ca/p/how-to-choose-a-procuretech-implementation-partner): 99% of implementation success comes down to the team
- [Why "Purpose-Built" Procurement Platforms Win... Every Time](https://newsletter.pureprocurement.ca/p/why-purpose-built-procurement-platforms-win-every-time): A procurement and IT field guide to making the case for purpose-built technology
- [Death by Supplier Punch-Out Catalogs](https://newsletter.pureprocurement.ca/p/death-by-supplier-punch-out-catalogs): The "solution" that quietly keeps the problems alive...
- [What Is an AI Agent Studio? ](https://newsletter.pureprocurement.ca/p/what-is-an-ai-agent-studio): And Why Every Source-to-Pay Suite Vendor Just Shipped One
- [What is a Process Scope Diagram (IGOE)?](https://newsletter.pureprocurement.ca/p/what-is-a-process-scope-diagram-igoe): The essential primer on our favorite process-scoping tool
- [How to Build a Procurement AI Agent on Claude ](https://newsletter.pureprocurement.ca/p/how-to-build-a-procurement-ai-agent-on-claude): A no-code, no-nonsense guide to building procurement AI agents
- [eAuctions Replace the Negotiation, Not the RFP](https://newsletter.pureprocurement.ca/p/e-auctions-for-best-and-final-offer): The eAuction isn't the problem. Skipping the RFP is.
- [The Golden Age of Cheap AI Is Ending](https://newsletter.pureprocurement.ca/p/the-golden-age-of-cheap-ai-is-ending): Seat-based pricing was the bait. The usage-based bill is the trap.
- [What Is a Source-to-Pay Suite?](https://newsletter.pureprocurement.ca/p/what-is-a-source-to-pay-suite): A clear, practitioner-built breakdown of what's actually inside an S2P platform, and how to evaluate one without the vendor spin
- [Supplier Risk Management 101: What It Actually Takes to Build a Program That Works](https://newsletter.pureprocurement.ca/p/supplier-risk-management-101): Most companies know they need supplier risk management. Far fewer know why their programs don't work.
- [What is Procurement Intake & Orchestration? Definition & Examples](https://newsletter.pureprocurement.ca/p/what-is-intake-orchestration): The essential primer on I&O: what it is, how it works, and when your organization actually needs it
- [Do You Need a Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) Tool?](https://newsletter.pureprocurement.ca/p/do-you-need-a-contract-lifecycle-management-tool): Or do you actually have a foundations problem?
- [Foundational Procurement System by Industry: ERP vs S2P Suite](https://newsletter.pureprocurement.ca/p/procurement-system-setup-by-industry): The ERP vs. S2P debate starts with the wrong question.
- [Coupa's Tonkean Acquisition. Game Changer or Smoke and Mirrors?](https://newsletter.pureprocurement.ca/p/coupa-acquires-tonkean): Before you buy the story, ask these questions.
- [The Day Nobody Came to Our eAuction](https://newsletter.pureprocurement.ca/p/the-day-nobody-came-to-our-eauction): And What It Taught Me About eSourcing Tools
- [P2P Requirements for Manufacturers, Distributors, and MRO-Heavy Operations](https://newsletter.pureprocurement.ca/p/p2p-requirements-for-manufacturers-distributors-and-mro-heavy-operations): What you need from a Procure-to-Pay solution if you manage materials, MRP or inventory
- [The Master Procure-to-Pay (P2P) Functional Requirements List for Indirect Purchasing](https://newsletter.pureprocurement.ca/p/master-p2p-functional-requirements-list): What you need from a Procure-to-Pay solution based on what you buy
- [ProcureTech Unpacked Conference Summary](https://newsletter.pureprocurement.ca/p/procuretech-unpacked-2026): Final results, standout moments, and what caught our attention.
- [One Year at Pure Procurement: Insights and Lessons from a Rookie](https://newsletter.pureprocurement.ca/p/one-year-at-pure-procurement): Three lessons from year one: clarity, relationships, resilience
- [The Agentic Procurement Team Playbook](https://newsletter.pureprocurement.ca/p/agentic-procurement-team-playbook): A readiness assessment and system design guide for CPOs evaluating autonomous procurement technology. 
- [Confessions from an Intake & Orchestration RFP](https://newsletter.pureprocurement.ca/p/confessions-from-an-intake-orchestration-rfp): What buyers notice, what vendors miss, and what actually wins deals
- [The Repeat Game: Why Procurement Always Negotiates at a Disadvantage](https://newsletter.pureprocurement.ca/p/q-a-with-eldar-tuvey): A Q&A with Vertice CEO Eldar Tuvey
- [How to Predict Your ProcureTech Timeline (Without a Crystal Ball)](https://newsletter.pureprocurement.ca/p/reference-class-forecasting): The power of Reference-Class Forecasting
- [The Most Important Requirement That’s Not in your RFP](https://newsletter.pureprocurement.ca/p/missing-requirements): What actually matters when your RFP misses something important
- [What Is a Conference Room Pilot (CRP) in Procurement Technology?](https://newsletter.pureprocurement.ca/p/conference-room-pilot): How to run a CRP that validates processes, people, and decisions
- [The Pixar Method for Procurement Transformation](https://newsletter.pureprocurement.ca/p/pixar-method): No RFP. No requirements doc. No Gantt chart.
- [Next-Gen SAP Ariba: An Insider's View from the Beta Program](https://newsletter.pureprocurement.ca/p/next-gen-ariba-insider-view): SAP Ariba, Joule & Clean Core: What's Real and What's Hype in 2026