Posts Tagged ‘Chapter 8: The Buyer Lifecycle Is Progressive Governance’
ACT II. How Value Actually Forms, Drifts, and Becomes Credible
Topics in this chapter: Contract terms (2) · Government audits (2) · AI ROI (1) · Procurement (1) · Vendor accountability (1)
AI Features Added to Your Software Get Approved on Price Alone
Most companies have rules for approving a new software charge. Those rules check that the right person signed. They don’t ask what the new feature should deliver, so an added AI feature can be approved with no result anyone can check later.
Read MoreKansas Paid $2.8 Million and Plans to Return to the Old System
Kansas paid $2.8 million for 16 deliverables and plans to revert to the system it meant to replace. A Kansas monitoring record and a Michigan audit show what goes missing when the people watching a contract change.
Read MoreA US Executive Order Demands ROI but Assigns No One to Prove It
Executive Order 14402 exists to achieve demonstrable returns on investment. Every duty it creates lands before the solicitation goes out, and nobody is assigned to establish afterwards that the return arrived.
Read MoreSet the AI Value Test Before the Budget Is Spent
Eighty-four percent of finance organizations have adopted AI or plan to. Seven percent report high impact. The market’s answer arrives after the spend. A standard binds the claim before it.
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