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Jul 12, 2026Buying Technology Like It's Steel: Why Traditional Sourcing Falls Short for DigitalFour public failures — Lidl, Birmingham, MillerCoors, Hertz — trace to the same procurement flaw: offer-based evaluation applied to open-ended digital capability.Read →Jul 12, 2026The Operating Model for Digital Sourcing: Governance Beyond the AwardWhy single-owner tendering fails for technology procurement — and the distributed decision-rights model, lifecycle governance, and strategy that replace it.Read →Jul 12, 2026Selecting a Technology Vendor: Evidence over OffersHow to select a technology vendor — platform and partner — on demonstrated fit, lifetime cost, and team quality: nine practices from scripted demos to paid pilots.Read →
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