Deep Dive Articles

The Agentic Procurement Team Playbook

A readiness assessment and system design guide for CPOs evaluating autonomous procurement technology.

What Is a Conference Room Pilot (CRP) in Procurement Technology?

How to run a CRP that validates processes, people, and decisions

Procurement Intake & Orchestration: Complete Guide (2026)

What Intake & Orchestration actually is, when you need it, and the 14 enterprise vendors fighting for your budget

What is Procurement? Complete Guide (2026)

How to Build a High-Performing Procurement Function

Purchasing Channels Explained

The 11 purchasing processes you need to master procure-to-pay

Build vs. Buy in Procurement Technology: The AI Edition

(Spoiler: The Answer Hasn't Changed)

Building the Business Case for Procurement Process Orchestration

A "how-to" guide to secure an Intake & Orchestration budget

How to Master Supplier Data Quality

A 5-step framework for better supplier data

Accounts Payable Automation : Where to Start

Blowing the "traditional" Accounts Payable process out of the water

How to Build a Procurement Function from Scratch

Tips on policy, organizational structure, processes and technology

How to Build your ‘Digital Front Door’ for Procurement

(with little to no budget)

The ULTIMATE Procurement Policy Authoring Guide

How to write a Procurement Policy that doesn't suck...

Can Employees Chat with Your Procurement Policy?

The Business Value of Process Orchestration in Procurement

So Your Maintenance System Isn’t in Your ERP...?

How to Integrate Your Maintenance System With Your ERP for Optimal Purchasing and Inventory Management

Solving The Tail Spend Management Problem: Part 2

Sourcing Your Tail Spend Efficiently to Get Results

Solving the "Tail Spend Management" Problem: Part 1

Managing Tail Spend Transactions in your Procure-to-Pay Process

How to Manage your Procurement Business Processes

The Procurement Professional's Guide to Business Process Management

How to Buy the Right Procurement Systems

The 3 types of Procurement systems you need to know about before buying Procurement software

How Source-to-Pay Systems Evolve Over Time

Tales of Source-to-Pay Mergers & Acquisitions

Top 10 Critical Success Factors for a Successful Source to Pay Project

An Infographic

How to Scale Your Proof of Concept

6 Rules for Your Procurement Digital Transformation

Stop Negotiating the Best Contract Terms

The Best Practices Trap. Don't Fall in!

Source to Pay Content Goals are Critical to Benefits