TL;DR The majority of procurement leaders plan agentic AI deployment within 12 months — but most lack a structured approach. Months 1-3: Focus on foundation — assess readiness, select use cases, align stakeholders. Months 4-6: Launch pilots in controlled environments — spend analytics, intake management, market intelligence. Months 7-9: Expand successful pilots, address integration gaps, […]

TL;DR 58% of organizations have IT leading agentic AI strategy; 53% have Procurement leading — the numbers overlap because both are involved. IT brings platform expertise, integration capability, and security governance. Procurement brings domain knowledge, process understanding, and use case prioritization. The debate isn’t “either/or” — it’s about designing collaboration models that leverage both. Successful

There’s a disconnect between agentic AI enthusiasm and agentic AI readiness that few organizations want to acknowledge. According to The Hackett Group’s 2026 research, most procurement leaders are piloting or planning agentic AI initiatives. But when asked about their organization’s maturity in integration and interoperability — the foundation required to scale AI beyond pilots —