883: The CPO Agenda: Scaling AI Beyond the Pilot W/ Darshan Deshmukh

The Art of Procurement by Philip Ideson

Sep 14, 202649:31Business

" It's all about building that momentum, creating the value, testing the hypothesis, and then continuing to challenge us to take it to that next level. " Darshan Deshmukh, President at ProcureAbility AI adoption in procu...

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