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In the digital era, Chief Information Officers (CIOs) have long been responsible for providing companies with the necessary tools and technologies to drive digital transformation. However, a historical disconnect has existed between CIOs and Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs), resulting in disagreements and suboptimal outcomes for digitization projects. This divide stems from the realization that these […]

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As a CIO, your primary focus is on creating an efficient, streamlined IT infrastructure that supports the overall goals of the organization. When it comes to managing master data, multi-domain solutions promise several advantages, such as: Architectural simplicity: A single platform for managing multiple types of master data, such as customer, product, and supplier information […]

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As a Chief Procurement Officer, you know the importance of procurement data quality and worry about your Material Master Data. However, considering your CIO may have decided for, or is already implementing, a multi-domain master data management (like SAP MDG) to govern all Company’s Master Data, including your Material Master Data, now, you feel comfortable. But, beyond the glittering facade […]

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For the last two years, the world has been locked in a state of constant urgency. COVID was urgent, inflation is urgent, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created multiple issues that are urgent.  The question of access to energy is a prime example. Russia provides approximately 40% of Europe’s natural gas. The Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which is […]

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By 2027, companies using SAP ECC must move – or migrate – to SAP S/4 HANA. No project this complex and time-bound is relished by anyone, but the die has been cast, and it is time to get started on the journey.  One of the first things most companies will realize is that they have […]

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The realized value of every innovation comes down to the success of the associated change management effort – and AI-enabled technologies are no exception. But while all projects have a change management component to them, what is required to help people embrace change is not always the same. With automation and AI-related changes, people are […]

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There has been a great deal of excitement about the use of AI in procurement, but very few real-life examples we can hold up as success stories. Perhaps this is because we are more focused on what AI is than what AI can do, when it should be the other way around.  AI is not […]

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Over the last couple of years, self-guided buying has gone from being anxiously dismissed by procurement teams as an impractical and even risky request, to a trend that is being embraced by stakeholders and distributed buyers for the access and autonomy it affords them.  Leading procurement are now coming around to the idea that self-guided […]

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