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The Essential AI Skills for Procurement Professionals in 2025: Staying Relevant in a Transformative Era
As AI becomes deeply integrated into procurement processes, the skillset required for success now includes technical competencies that complement traditional procurement expertise. The procurement landscape is undergoing a seismic shift, driven by the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) tools. For decades, procurement professionals relied on sourcing acumen, negotiation skills, and supplier management expertise to navigate their roles. To lead in 2025 and beyond, procurement professionals must master three AI-powered capabilities: data fluency, prompt engineering, and model validation. These aren’t just technical skills — they’re the new core competencies of a modern, AI-augmented procurement leader.
July, 2025
From Operational Silos to Intelligent Retail Engines: How Autonomous AI and Retail Media Networks are Redefining Retail in 2025
The retail industry is undergoing a fundamental transformation. Mounting pressures from rising operational costs, unpredictable consumer demand, and the aggressive rise of digital-first competitors to capture market share have made traditional operational levers insufficient for protecting margins. As 2025 unfolds, retailers are doubling down on two strategic imperatives: driving operational intelligence through autonomous AI systems that self-optimize forecasting, pricing, and fulfilment; and monetizing first-party data through retail media networks (RMNs) to create high-margin, data-driven revenue streams.
July, 2025
Wired for Wellness: The New Face of Healthcare
In a dynamic panel discussion at Avasant’s Empowering Beyond conference titled The Future of Health: How AI and Innovation are Driving Operational and Patient Outcomes, a diverse group of healthcare leaders gathered to explore how emerging technologies are transforming the healthcare landscape in recent times. Amongst this esteemed panel were Robert Druessi, Chief Technology Officer at Adventist Health, Luchela Rastelli, GE Healthcare’s Global Chief Information Officer for Integrated Supply Chain and Global Services, and Russ Scoville, Head of Enterprise Data and Strategy at CareSource. Together, they shared insights on the transformative impact of AI and innovation on both operational efficiency and patient care.
August, 2025
Hardware is Eating the World: The New Core of the Gen AI Revolution
As AI advances toward Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), humanity faces a paradox: driving machines toward greater autonomy while striving to preserve their own dominance. Emerging signs of AI self-preservation and behavioral manipulation highlight potential existential risks. At the same time, humans pursue their own evolution—extending life through biotechnology, personalized medicine, and brain-machine interfaces. This whitepaper explores the converging trajectories of AI and human enhancement, examining how both paths redefine competitiveness, survival, and the future balance between man and machine.
September, 2025
Breaking Down Data Silos: Why CRM Integration Is Now a Boardroom Priority
Interoperability isn’t a technical buzzword. It’s a business enabler. When systems connect seamlessly, departments collaborate more effectively, insights reach leadership faster, and customer engagement becomes more personalized and scalable.
September, 2025
Policy Harmonization for IT Procurement: Alignment Across Entities
Despite the European Union’s push for smarter procurement, over 55% of public tenders still prioritize price alone—leaving innovation and sustainability on the sidelines. This signals a pressing need for harmonized IT procurement policies that unlock broader strategic value. When aligned across entities, IT procurement policies can deliver powerful outcomes: cost savings, lower compliance risks, streamlined operations, and accelerated innovation. For organizations operating across diverse structures—whether multinational corporations, government agencies, or academic institutions—policy harmonization isn’t just beneficial, it’s essential.
October, 2025
Ambient AI Scribes: Streamlining Clinical Documentation for Operational Efficiency
The integration of advanced technologies such as digital scribing and ambient AI scribes is transforming clinical documentation in healthcare. These AI-driven tools use natural language processing and machine learning to capture and transcribe patient-provider interactions in real time, generating structured notes for EHRs with minimal clinician input. By automating documentation, they alleviate one of healthcare’s most pressing challenges—clinician burnout caused by excessive EHR tasks that typically consume up to 60% of a physician’s workday .
November, 2025
Talent Acquisition Business Process Transformation 2025–2026 RadarView™
The Talent Acquisition Business Process Transformation 2025–2026 RadarView™ assists organizations in identifying strategic partners for talent acquisition business process transformation by offering detailed capability and experience analyses for service providers. It provides a 360-degree view of key talent acquisition business process transformation service providers across practice maturity, domain ecosystem, and investments and innovation, thereby helping enterprises identify the right service partner. The 58-page report highlights top supply-side trends in the talent acquisition space and Avasant’s viewpoint on them.
December, 2025
SD-WAN Managed Services 2022–2023 RadarView™
The SD-WAN Managed Services 2022–2023 RadarView™ assists organizations in identifying strategic partners for network transformation by featuring detailed capability and experience analyses of leading service providers. It provides a 360-degree view of key service providers for SD-WAN managed services across practice maturity, partner ecosystem, and investments and innovation, thus supporting enterprises in identifying the right workplace transformation partner. The 75-page report also highlights top industry trends in the SD-WAN outsourcing space and Avasant’s viewpoint on them.
March, 2023
AR/VR/XR Services 2023 Market Insights™
The AR/VR/XR Services 2023 Market Insights™ assists organizations in identifying important demand-side trends that are expected to have a long-term impact on any AR/VR/XR project. The report also highlights key challenges that enterprises face today.
June, 2023
Digital Workplace Services 2023 RadarView™
The Digital Workplace Services 2023 RadarView™ assists organizations in identifying strategic partners for workplace transformation by featuring detailed capabilities and analyses of leading service providers. It provides a 360-degree view of key digital workplace services providers across practice maturity, partner ecosystem, and investments and innovation. The 73-page report highlights top supply-side trends in the digital workplace services space and Avasant’s viewpoint on them.
August, 2023
Nividous: Unlocking the Potential of Intelligent Automation
Traditional RPA systems are at a crossroads. They are too often siloed and difficult to manage. Nividous Software Solutions is an example of a company that is unlocking the potential of RPA with its comprehensive, integrated, and scalable business automation platform—a practical approach to implementing intelligent automation.
October, 2023
Digital Commerce Services 2023–2024 Market Insights™
The Digital Commerce Services 2023–2024 Market Insights™ assists organizations in identifying important demand-side trends that can help enterprises identify key areas and use cases and develop a strategy around digital commerce services transformation. The report also highlights the adoption of digital commerce solutions and services by key industries and use cases implemented by enterprises.
January, 2024
IT and Apps Managed Services Provider Trends: Quarterly Report for Q4 2023
In this quarterly report (calendar quarter 4, 2023), Avasant provides key information on IT and apps managed services provider trends. The report covers key information on the IT services industry and the provider ecosystem. It covers the service provider facts and figures (including revenue and resource trends), macro trends, and executive sentiment from the service provider community. The report covers trends across a gamut of IT services, including but not limited to IT infrastructure, application, and end-user services. The geographic coverage for the report is global. It builds on insights gathered through ongoing market research, data collection, and proprietary databases. It includes market data from providers accessed through multiple sources such as public disclosures, market interactions, and deals data.
February, 2024
SAP SuccessFactors Services 2024 RadarView™
The SAP SuccessFactors Services 2024 RadarView™ assists organizations in identifying strategic partners for adopting SAP SuccessFactors by offering detailed capability and experience analyses for service providers. It provides a 360-degree view of key SAP SuccessFactors service providers across practice maturity, partner ecosystem, and investments and innovation to help enterprises identify the appropriate service partner. The 68-page report also highlights the top supply-side trends in the SAP SuccessFactors services space and Avasant’s viewpoint.
April, 2024