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Sunday Night NotesSunday Night Notes

Reports of Consulting's Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated...
Sunday Night Notes

Reports of Consulting's Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated...

Are you ready for what comes next?

Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers
Aug 11, 2025
AI in Procurement: Why Most Teams Will Never Cross the Finish Line
Sunday Night Notes

AI in Procurement: Why Most Teams Will Never Cross the Finish Line

The reality about building a competitive advantage with AI

Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers
Aug 4, 2025
A Simple Trick to Create Executive Buy-In
Sunday Night Notes

A Simple Trick to Create Executive Buy-In

Getting leadership approval without endless presentations

Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers
Jul 14, 2025
Your Procurement Function Isn't Broken (You Just Think It Is)
Sunday Night Notes

Your Procurement Function Isn't Broken (You Just Think It Is)

Are you getting in the way of your own success?

Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers
Jul 7, 2025
Turning $300 Into $55,000 Overnight
Sunday Night Notes

Turning $300 Into $55,000 Overnight

The story of a simple cylinder gas cart

Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers
Jun 30, 2025
Nobody Wants an "Amazon-Like" Buying Experience...
Sunday Night Notes

Nobody Wants an "Amazon-Like" Buying Experience...

...especially not Amazon! (Here's what they actually optimize for)

Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers
Jun 23, 2025
10 AI Subdomains That Actually Matter in Procurement
Sunday Night Notes

10 AI Subdomains That Actually Matter in Procurement

Enough with the Artificial Intelligence "fluff" pieces

Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers
Jun 9, 2025
The 2025 Pure Procurement Annual Report
Sunday Night Notes

The 2025 Pure Procurement Annual Report

"Behind the scenes" at Pure Procurement

Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers
Jun 2, 2025
The 1,006-Day Decision That Changed Everything
Sunday Night Notes

The 1,006-Day Decision That Changed Everything

Papal history's lessons for ProcureTech

Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers
May 12, 2025
The ProcureTech Pilot Site Selection Algorithm
Sunday Night Notes

The ProcureTech Pilot Site Selection Algorithm

Beyond the Obvious: Identifying Your Ideal Testing Ground

Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers
Apr 21, 2025
Limited Ammunition: The CPO's Digital Dilemma
Sunday Night Notes

Limited Ammunition: The CPO's Digital Dilemma

How many bullets are in your "ProcureTech Gun"?

Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers
Apr 14, 2025
Big Consulting's ProcureTech Blind Spot
Sunday Night Notes

Big Consulting's ProcureTech Blind Spot

Let's follow the money...

Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers
Apr 7, 2025
The Reason People Hate the ProcureTech Cup...
Sunday Night Notes

The Reason People Hate the ProcureTech Cup...

Addressing the elephant in the room

Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers
Mar 31, 2025
What the Heck is An "AI Agent"?
Sunday Night Notes

What the Heck is An "AI Agent"?

Enough with the buzzwords...

Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers
Mar 17, 2025
How to Setup a Procurement Innovation Garage
Sunday Night Notes

How to Setup a Procurement Innovation Garage

(And why you'd want one in the first place)

Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers
Mar 3, 2025
Are We in an Artificial Intelligence Bubble?
Sunday Night Notes

Are We in an Artificial Intelligence Bubble?

And what the answer means for you...

Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers
Feb 24, 2025
The Real Reason I Write About ProcureTech
Sunday Night Notes

The Real Reason I Write About ProcureTech

It's not what you think...

Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers
Feb 17, 2025
The Worst Reason to Buy Procurement Software
Sunday Night Notes

The Worst Reason to Buy Procurement Software

A "deadly" proposition...

Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers
Feb 3, 2025
Is SAP Ariba Still "King of the Hill"?
Sunday Night Notes

Is SAP Ariba Still "King of the Hill"?

What technology should procurement be buying?

Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers
Jan 27, 2025
What Is "Direct" Intake & Orchestration?
Sunday Night Notes

What Is "Direct" Intake & Orchestration?

A use case comparison to illustrate

Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers
Jan 20, 2025
My 2025 ProcureTech Predictions
Sunday Night Notes

My 2025 ProcureTech Predictions

Or, how to guarantee I'm wrong...

Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers
Jan 6, 2025
Ending 2024 with Gratitude
Sunday Night Notes

Ending 2024 with Gratitude

A year's worth of writing...

Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers
Dec 30, 2024
2025 ProcureTech Cup Midseason Update
Sunday Night Notes

2025 ProcureTech Cup Midseason Update

Things are getting real...

Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers
Dec 23, 2024
What's in Your ProcureTech's AI?
Sunday Night Notes

What's in Your ProcureTech's AI?

Without "explainability", AI investments are risky

Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers
Dec 16, 2024
My ProcureTech Market Map
Sunday Night Notes

My ProcureTech Market Map

Making sense of the complex procurement technology market

Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers
Dec 2, 2024
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