The Crawl, Walk, Run of RFPs
We live in an AI world. It’s still early in the transformation but this is clearly a persistent trend. For all the change AI promises, though, success has been elusive. Here’s MIT Nanda talking about the current state of affairs: “Despite $30–40 billion in enterprise investment into GenAI, this report uncovers a surprising result in […]
Starting the Digital Transformation Journey – Lessons Learnt from Successful Engagements
Caveat Lector: This article is based on my actual experiences. While I usually try limit my opinions, I remind the reader that opinions are like noses – everybody has one. The interested reader would be wise to consider other opinions and experiences when deciding their approach. While this blog focuses primarily on topics related to […]
Agentic AI Should Drive Change
They say that generals always fight the last war. This means that generals fail to adapt advances in technology or changes in tactical thinking to the way that they prepare their forces for the next conflict. They don’t adjust their way of operating to reflect the enemy they will fight, readying themselves instead to re-fight […]
AI Agents Will Not Be What You Think
Let’s think about AI from first principles. Imagine the early days of the automobile industry. Cars were made by hand. Skilled individuals used tools (screwdrivers? wrenches? hammers?). The quality of the cars was variable. It was difficult to produce in high volumes. Then, Henry Ford applied principles developed in other industries (like meat packing) to […]
Agentic AI Is the Future of Procurement
EdgeworthBox announced its Generative-Procurement-as-a-Service offering for the Request for Proposals business process last month. We have built Generative AI tools to address the workflows of the three stages of a reverse auction: generating a first cut of a statement of work, drafting a supplier’s proposal, and making an initial cardinal ranking of the final supplier bids. […]