
The Hidden Cost of Leadership Indecision During Transformation
Why execution readiness depends on how quickly leaders align,…

What UAT Reveals Beyond Testing
How experienced teams use UAT to identify execution gaps, not…

Embedded Procurement Teams – How managed services extend client capacity instantly
Today, visibility is not a problem for most procurement teams.…

AI in Procurement: Practical Insights Beyond the Buzz
Procurement leaders already know that AI is important. However,…

Spend Management: The Strategic Checklist Procurement Leaders Should Prioritize This Year
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Is your spend management strategy built for strategic value or just cost-cutting? Use this procurement leader's checklist to prioritize what matters most this year.

When Should You Bring in a Gainshare Partner?
Learn the signals that indicate your organization is ready for a Gainshare partner and how a performance-based model can accelerate procurement cost savings.

What Is Gainshare in Procurement? A Complete Guide to Risk-Free Cost Savings
Learn how Gainshare consulting works, how savings are measured, and why more organizations are choosing performance-based models to reduce cost.

Supplier Risk Execution: Going Beyond Assessment
Turn supplier risk insights into action. Learn how to strengthen execution, accountability, and risk mitigation across your supplier base.

Do It With You vs. Do It For You Models – Flexible Service Delivery Options for Procurement Teams
Learn how Do It With You and Do It For You models give procurement teams flexible support, build capability, and deliver faster results.

Why P2P Implementations Fail After Go-Live: The Role of Execution Readiness
Learn why P2P implementations fail after go-live and how execution readiness drives adoption, value realization, and transformation success.

The Top Procurement Cost Saving Opportunities Companies Miss in Q1 and How to Capture Them
Discover overlooked procurement cost-saving opportunities in Q1 and learn how strategic procurement planning can drive early, measurable impact.

How to Build Your Procurement Strategy for the Year Ahead
Learn how to build a procurement strategy that aligns with business goals, improves spend management, and supports smarter procurement planning.

Quantifying ROI Faster: Predictive Modeling for Sourcing Outcomes
Learn how predictive modeling helps procurement forecast ROI, prioritize sourcing projects, and make faster, data‑driven decisions.

Closing the Execution Gap
Technology enables procurement transformation, but execution delivers results. Explore the execution gap and why tools alone fall short.

How to Achieve Full Spend Visibility Across Complex Procurement Environments
Learn how to overcome fragmented procurement data and improve spend visibility with scalable strategies and solutions for enterprise procurement teams.

Procurement Managed Services: Plug-and-play capacity without building in-house
Procurement managed services help teams scale capacity, improve throughput, and execute sourcing and contracts faster without adding headcount.

Procurement Managed Services vs. Staff Augmentation: What Executives Need to Know
Compare procurement managed services and staff augmentation to find the right procurement service model for strategic value and long-term success.

The Execution Gap Index: The Key Metric for Predicting Procurement Transformation Success
Predict procurement transformation success with the Execution Gap Index. Measure execution readiness, S2P adoption, data maturity, and ROI risk.

The Real Impact of Reactive Procurement Costs And How to Fix Them
Reactive procurement costs more than you think. Learn how to avoid hidden risks with strategic procurement assessments and proactive planning.

Execution-as-a-Service (EaaS): Outcome-based Sourcing
Execution-as-a-Service expands procurement execution capacity to deliver defined outcomes, complete more sourcing, and drive faster savings.

Key Considerations for a Gainshare Sourcing Engagement (part 2 of 2)
Gainshare strategic sourcing can unlock faster, real savings. Learn key pitfalls, best practices, and how to structure fees for success.

Key Considerations for a Gainshare Sourcing Engagement (part 1 of 2)
Learn 8 essential factors to weigh before pursuing a gainshare sourcing engagement for your organization’s savings and efficiency goals.

Metrics That Matter for Procurement Advisory ROI
Discover how to measure procurement advisory ROI through cost savings, risk reduction, and strategic value that drives long-term business success.

Using Your Own Data to Build AI and Strengthen Supply Chain Resilience
Use your own supply chain and spend data to power AI, boost supplier risk management, and build resilient, data-driven operations.

Nine New Year’s Resolutions for Procurement Professionals
Nine New Year’s resolutions for procurement on AI, data quality, supplier risk, KPIs, and spend stewardship for business impact.

The Maturity of Measuring Value
Achieve procurement maturity with data-driven insights that shift focus from cost savings to value creation and enterprise impact.

Procurement Leading Enterprise Intelligence: Data-Driven AI Impact
Procurement can turn unified data and AI into smarter decisions, strengthening S2P and elevating enterprise intelligence.
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Dianna Schell2025-10-31 10:15:112025-12-02 15:58:44From Chaos to Clarity: Building a Strategic Procurement Roadmap That Unlocks Value
Why Strategic Procurement Advisory Is the Key to Future-Ready Organizations
Discover how strategic procurement advisory drives ROI, agility, and resilience. Learn why it’s key to building future-ready organizations.

Strategic Procurement Advisory: When and Why to Bring in Experts
Unlock efficiency and resilience with procurement advisory services. Learn when to bring in experts and how they drive lasting business impact.

Working Seamlessly Starts with Connected Data
Integrated data turns Source-to-Pay from process to strategy. Driving accuracy, speed, and confidence across procurement and finance.

Communicating Procurement’s Value to the C-Suite
Procurement value creation transforms cost savings into strategic impact, driving resilience, innovation, and growth across the enterprise.

Indirect Spend Management: Turning Overlooked Costs Into Strategic Value
Discover how effective indirect spend management can reduce costs, improve supplier value, and boost operational efficiency.

Procurement in the Age of Embedded AI: Why Finance and Business Leaders Must Rethink the Operating Model Now
Embedded AI is reshaping procurement, transforming spend, risk, and supplier management into a strategic engine for resilience and ROI.

Centralizing Siloed Spend Beyond the Category
Shift procurement from category silos to a supplier-centric model to unify spend, boost leverage, reduce risk, and streamline operations.

Developing a Comprehensive Spend Management Policy
Learn how to create a spend management policy that aligns spending with business goals, strengthens compliance, and drives efficiency.

Procurement Tech Desk Questions to Ask When Choosing a Provider
Have procurement tech desk questions? Get answers about tech desk services, their benefits, onboarding, pricing, and how they improve procurement operations.

How to Choose the Right Tech Desk Service Provider for Your Procurement Needs
Choosing the right tech desk service provider is key to optimizing procurement operations. Learn how to evaluate providers and ask the right questions.

Navigating Spend Management During Economic Uncertainty
Learn how to build a procurement resilience strategy that helps your organization navigate uncertainty with greater control, smarter spending, and stronger supplier performance.

Leveraging AI for Spend Management: Smarter Insights, Stronger Outcomes
Discover how AI in spend management improves visibility, speeds decision-making, and reduces manual work.

The Importance of Using Spend Management Data to Create a Platform for AI in the Future
AI in procurement can’t deliver without clean, trusted data. Learn how to build the strong data foundation needed for accurate, actionable insights.

Plugging the Silent Spend Leaks
Uncover and fix silent spend leaks, those hidden, recurring costs that quietly drain budgets. Use data, tech, and controls to stop waste before it spreads.

The Impact of Digital Transformation on Spend Management
Discover how digital transformation is reshaping spend management through automation, data insights, and smarter workflows.

Understanding Spend Management: What It Is and Why It Matters
Discover what spend management is, why it matters, and how it helps organizations gain control, reduce costs, and improve procurement efficiency.

Developing a Strategic Category Plan
Create a category plan that aligns data, market insight, and teams, turning strategy into measurable procurement success.

Keeping People, Process, and Technology Aligned: The Key to Digital Transformation Success
Align people, process, and tech with OCM to ensure digital transformation delivers real, lasting value, not just new tools.

Emotional Barriers to Collaboration and How to Overcome Them
Uncover 8 emotional barriers that block collaboration in procurement and learn practical fixes to build trust, share insights, and drive real impact.

Streamlining the Source-to-Pay Process by Breaking Down the Legal Silo
Break down your legal silo to speed up procurement. Discover how early legal involvement drives faster, safer contracting.

From Chaos to Clarity: Building S2P with Spend Management in Mind
Build a smarter S2P platform by embedding spend management and data-driven design to boost efficiency, adoption, and real-time decision-making.

Competing Through Cost: The Power of Indirect Spend
Unlock the power of indirect spend management to boost margins, reduce risks, and stay agile in a world of tariffs, uncertainty, and rising costs.

Navigating Spend Analysis Pain Points for Business Stakeholders and Procurement
Explore the key spend analysis pain points that challenge procurement and stakeholders' success, and discover strategies for turning insights into action.

Future Proofing Integrations & The Role of OCM
Future-proofing integrations requires more than just technical expertise; it demands a structured approach to OCM to prepare teams for ongoing evolution.

Streamlining Invoice Compliance for AI
AI doesn’t just make invoice compliance faster; it makes it smarter. Instead of reacting to issues after they happen, AI helps businesses prevent them

Transforming Spend Analysis Insights into Action
Spend analysis insights are only valuable if they lead to real change. The challenge? Turning data into decisions that make a difference.
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Dianna Schell2025-02-06 15:57:002025-11-16 15:24:2710 Steps to Stay on Top of Invoice Compliance
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Dianna Schell2025-02-05 22:52:002025-11-16 15:24:28Cautionary Tales of Spend Analytics
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Dianna Schell2025-01-23 22:56:002025-11-16 15:24:29The Importance of Effective Procurement Technology for Modern Businesses
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Dianna Schell2025-01-13 21:15:002025-11-16 15:24:29The Evolution of Spend Analysis: Trends and Transformations
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Dianna Schell2025-01-07 15:18:002025-11-16 15:24:30Evolving Compliance in Invoice Processing
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Dianna Schell2024-12-19 07:00:002025-11-16 15:24:31Short vs. Long-Term Staff Augmentation Services: Which Is Right for Your Business?
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Dianna Schell2024-12-18 21:11:002025-11-16 15:24:31Effective Strategies for Managing Short-Term Staff
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Dianna Schell2024-12-04 07:16:002025-11-16 15:24:32Procurement Kickoff Agenda: Starting the Year Right
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Dianna Schell2024-12-02 07:06:002025-11-16 15:24:32What to Look for In Short-Term IT Staffing
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Dianna Schell2024-11-25 07:19:002025-11-16 15:24:33How Generative AI Assists in CLM
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Dianna Schell2024-11-22 15:56:002025-11-16 15:24:34Leveraging AI for Supplier Management: A Strategic Advantage
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Dianna Schell2024-11-22 14:28:002025-11-16 15:24:34How AI is Transforming Procurement
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Dianna Schell2024-11-22 10:39:002025-11-16 15:24:35AI in Procurement: Embracing Strategic Growth and Efficiency
10 Procurement Challenges That Impact Your Organization
Explore the top spend management challenges enterprises face and the solutions that top procurement teams use to improve visibility, control, and compliance.
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Dianna Schell2024-11-15 14:00:002025-11-16 15:24:36Why You Should Consider IT Procurement Services
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Dianna Schell2024-11-13 17:13:002025-11-16 15:24:36End of Year Procurement Check List
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Dianna Schell2024-11-08 08:02:002025-11-16 15:24:37IT Vendor Management: Why It Matters and How to Make the Most of It
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Dianna Schell2024-10-31 08:11:002025-11-16 15:24:38Sustaining Success Through Procurement Technology
Enhancing Procurement Efficiency: Transitioning from Cost Reduction to Sustained Advancement
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Dianna Schell2024-10-11 04:26:002025-11-16 15:24:395 Keys to IT Procurement Success
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Dianna Schell2024-10-03 19:29:002025-11-16 15:24:40Optimizing Marketing Sourcing
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Dianna Schell2024-10-01 14:41:002025-11-16 15:24:41Vendor and Contract Management: Understanding the Key Differences
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Dianna Schell2024-10-01 08:37:002025-11-16 15:24:41Improving Contract and Vendor Relationships With Contract Management Services
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Dianna Schell2024-09-16 15:56:002025-11-16 15:24:42Logistics Sourcing: Why Procurement Should Lead the Way
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Dianna Schell2024-09-13 08:52:002025-11-16 15:24:42The Impact of AP Automation Solutions on Improving Vendor Payments
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Dianna Schell2024-09-04 12:40:002025-11-16 15:24:43What Is Supplier Management? Exploring an Essential Part of Supply Chain Management
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Dianna Schell2024-08-30 13:04:002025-11-16 15:24:43How to Know If You Need Supplier Management
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Dianna Schell2024-08-29 10:08:002025-11-16 15:24:445 Best Practices for Humanizing Your Procurement Initiatives
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Dianna Schell2024-08-16 14:17:002025-11-16 15:24:45What Is Strategic Sourcing and Why Does it Matter for My Operations?
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Dianna Schell2024-08-13 15:54:002025-11-16 15:24:45Optimizing Your Procurement Dashboard and Scorecards
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Dianna Schell2024-07-26 18:46:002025-11-16 15:24:46Ensuring Contract Compliance in Your Procurement Functions
Optimizing Procurement Efficiency: Key Strategies for Defining and Executing Critical KPIs in Source-to-Pay Systems
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Dianna Schell2024-07-02 19:34:002025-11-16 15:24:47Procurement Technology Keeping Your Tech Stack Competitive
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Dianna Schell2024-06-26 19:37:002025-11-16 15:24:475 Strategies to Streamline Your Procurement Operating Model
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Dianna Schell2024-06-24 14:00:002025-11-16 15:24:48Keeping Technology and Procurement Aligned: A Guide to Success
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Dianna Schell2024-06-11 10:55:002025-11-16 15:24:48A Strategic Approach to Managing Professional Services
Navigating Change: Identifying and Mitigating Stakeholder Resistance in Strategic Initiatives
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Dianna Schell2024-05-24 13:05:002025-11-16 15:24:49How a Supplier Management System Supports Your Business
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Dianna Schell2024-05-23 20:55:002025-11-16 15:24:50The Role of Centralization in Supplier Procurement
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Dianna Schell2024-05-16 19:19:002025-11-16 15:24:50Strategic Sourcing: 5 Challenges to Mitigate in MRO
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Dianna Schell2024-05-09 11:21:002025-11-16 15:24:51Procurement Strategy: Technology to Improve Data Enrichment
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Dianna Schell2024-04-23 11:24:002025-11-16 15:24:51The Pros & Cons of Staff Augmentation
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Dianna Schell2024-04-03 11:36:002025-11-16 15:24:52Navigating the Procurement Data Deluge in Source-to-Pay
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Dianna Schell2024-04-01 15:44:002025-11-16 15:24:525 Key Areas to IT Procurement Success
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Dianna Schell2024-03-22 14:43:002025-11-16 15:24:53Understanding Staff Augmentation
