Practical signals for procurement change and software GTM execution.
Short field notes on operating models, source-backed AI workflows, S2C, P2P, supplier risk, positioning, and pipeline discipline.
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Ethics & Compliance: Embed Controls Into Procurement and Third-Party Workflows
A CECO-focused playbook to turn E&C from “tick-box” into measurable operating performance across S2C/S2P and third‑party risk.
AI in Procurement: A Practical Playbook for Value and Control
A thought-leader guide to move beyond pilots: design boundaries, pick workflows that convert, and scale with human oversight.
Procure-to-Pay (P2P): Stabilise Controls, Cut Exceptions, Then Automate
A practical stabilisation playbook that treats invoice exceptions as signals and delivers measurable cycle-time and control improvements.
Spend Management: From Visibility to Behaviour Change
A sharp POV on why dashboards don’t change spend and what does: front door design, enforceable policy, and an executive cadence.
Intake-to-Procure: Orchestration That Makes Transformation Stick
A front-door strategy for procurement that reduces handoffs, runs reviews in parallel, and creates a clean evidence trail without slowing the business.
Supplier Relationship Management (SRM): When Volatility Is Normal
A decision-led SRM operating system: segmentation, cadence, action discipline, and embedded risk evidence.
Event-to-Pipeline: A Repeatable System (Not a One-Off Push)
Pre/during/post motions, partner co-marketing, and follow-up discipline that turns event energy into pipeline.
9 minPipeline Discipline: Definitions That Reduce Leakage
If stage definitions are fuzzy, pipeline becomes noise. This is the simplest fix that actually sticks.
10 minAI-Assisted Outreach: Faster, Better, Still Human
Use LLMs to speed up research and personalization, while keeping a human review step to protect quality and brand.
12 minAccount-Based Outreach for IP Software Vendors (A Humane System)
A repeatable ABM-style motion for niche software vendors: fewer targets, better relevance, and tighter follow-up.
18 minIP & Royalties Software: The Real Switching Triggers (Across Verticals)
A sharp POV on what actually makes buyers move, and how to shape messaging and proof across brand licensing, merchandise, music, and media.
Brand Licensing & Merchandise: Make Deal Terms Deployable (Not Just Signed)
A POV for IP licensing and royalties software providers: buyers want fewer disputes, faster close, and contracts that actually run in production.