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AI in Procure-to-Pay (Part 5): Capabilities Emerging at the Edge of P2P Platforms

AI in Procure-to-Pay (Part 5): Capabilities Emerging at the Edge of P2P Platforms

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Despite the structural constraints outlined in the previous article, early capability patterns are beginning to emerge across parts of the…

2026 global business services key issues focused on operating model and value creation

2026 GBS Key Issues

GBS leaders are moving past AI experimentation and delivering real performance impact in 2026. As workloads rise 15% while resources…

AI in Procure-to-Pay (Part 4): Structural Constraints Holding Back P2P Platforms

AI in Procure-to-Pay (Part 4): Structural Constraints Holding Back P2P Platforms

3 Min Read

When AI add-ons stop changing outcomes in procure to pay (P2P), it is tempting to blame model quality, data volume…

AI in Procure-to-Pay (Part 3): Where AI Additions Stop Changing Outcomes in P2P

AI in Procure-to-Pay (Part 3): Where AI Additions Stop Changing Outcomes in P2P

3 Min Read

After the initial gains delivered by AI – read What AI has genuinely improved so far in P2P platforms – many procure-to-pay (P2P) platforms…

2026 procurement key issues covering cost optimization, digital sourcing, and resilience

2026 Procurement Key Issues

Procurement leaders are turning AI into a measurable impact in 2026. Discover how leading organizations are improving performance as AI…

2026 finance key issues including finance transformation, analytics, and automation

2026 Finance Key Issues

Finance leaders are turning AI into results in 2026. Discover how top organizations are improving performance as AI reshapes the…

Why “Whose Agents Are Better?” Is Not the Right Question to Ask

Why “Whose Agents Are Better?” Is Not the Right Question to Ask

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Given the evolving solution provider landscape and the growing number of methods for integrating AI across platforms, organizations interested in…

AI in Procure-to-Pay (Part 2): What AI Has Genuinely Improved So Far in P2P Platforms

AI in Procure-to-Pay (Part 2): What AI Has Genuinely Improved So Far in P2P Platforms

3 Min Read

Despite the structural limits outlined in our first article actually changing in the era of AI, artificial intelligence has delivered real and defensible…

AI in Procure-to-Pay (Part 1): How P2P Platforms Are Actually Changing in the Era of AI

AI in Procure-to-Pay (Part 1): How P2P Platforms Are Actually Changing in the Era of AI

3 Min Read

Procure-to-pay (P2P) platforms are widely seen as being transformed by artificial intelligence. In practice, the change is uneven and bounded…

Category Management’s Role in an Ultra VUCA World

Category Management’s Role in an Ultra VUCA World

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Our recent research into Category Management (CatMan) has looked at the strategies CatMan practitioners need to employ and the ways technology can…

Category Management: Key Insights for 2026 From Sievo

Category Management: Key Insights for 2026 From Sievo

6 Min Read

Rounding out our series of interviews with category management (CatMan)-related solution providers about how their solution supports the end-to-end CatMan…

Integrating and Executing Category Management: An Interview With Coupa

Integrating and Executing Category Management: An Interview With Coupa

5 Min Read

Our ongoing series about category management (CatMan) has devoted a lot of time looking at what the use cases for…