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Why Procurement ROI Fails CFO Scrutiny
August 04, 2026

Why Procurement ROI Fails CFO Scrutiny

Natalie Eksi, Mauricio Dezen
Procurement ROI fails CFO scrutiny when the savings figure cannot be traced back to a system record. The calculation is rarely the problem. What finance rejects is a number assembled by the team being measured, built on baselines nobody else can verify, that never appears in the budget it was supposed to improve.
Procurement in Capital Projects: How Spend Governance Protects Investment Returns
June 17, 2026

Procurement in Capital Projects: How Spend Governance Protects Investment Returns

Natalie Eksi, Sajjadul Mawla
Procurement in capital projects is the governance of supplier selection, committed spend, and change orders across the full project lifecycle. It determines whether an approved capital investment delivers its modeled return, by holding cost commitments visible, verifying delivery against contract, and feeding real-time spend data into financial oversight.
Best Procurement Software Platforms
June 10, 2026

Best Procurement Software Platforms

Max Nikitiuk, Natalie Eksi
A structured comparison of 14 procurement platforms evaluated across five criteria: governance depth, AI capability, implementation speed, ERP flexibility, and total cost of ownership. Each platform is assessed on what it actually delivers — not on marketing claims.
Procurement Audit Guide for CFOs: How to Turn Savings into Real ROI
April 27, 2026

Procurement Audit Guide for CFOs: How to Turn Savings into Real ROI

Natalie Eksi
A procurement audit is a structured, finance-validated review that verifies whether negotiated savings have actually reached the P&L. It bridges the gap between contracted discounts and invoiced reality, transforming notional cost claims into defensible, board-ready realized ROI.