The Eureka Moment and The Changing Procurement Landscape

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A talk outlines changes in procurement, including AI-supported workflows, prompt architecture, governance and team adoption. Thai food is planned, and the listing advises arriving early because it goes quickly.

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Join us for our next Agile Denver meetup — a space to connect, learn, and leave a little more grounded than when you arrived. By the way, we plan to have Thai food so arrive early.. it goes quick! 🎤 This Month's Talk: Coming soon! Connect with your speaker Shayne Cumine on LinkedIn. Session Outline Phase 1: The "Before Times" - Living at the Bottom of the Pyramid ∙The Reality of the Traditional Procurement Pyramid ∙The High-Stakes Public Sector Bottleneck ∙The Breaking Point (Cognitive Bandwidth Drain) Phase 2: The Catalyst & The "Eureka Moment" ∙Early AI Skepticism ∙The Eureka Moment (From Probabilistic to Deterministic) ∙The Five-Part Prompt Architecture (Role, Persona, Constraints, Task, Format) Phase 3: The Build - Operational Subtraction & Sequential Stacking ∙Starting Small: Solving Single-Point Friction ∙Sequential Stacking (Chaining the Workflow) ∙Humans Check Exceptions Phase 4: The Transformation - Flipping the Pyramid into the Diamond ∙Shrinking the Transactional Base (Automated by Tech & AI) ∙Expanding the Operational Core (Guided by Tech & AI) ∙Elevating the Strategic Peak (Leveraged by Tech & AI) Phase 5: The Future — Culture, Governance & "What Do We Do Monday Morning?" ∙Protecting Team Buy-In (Eliminating the "Replacement" Fear) ∙The Training Dilemma (Bringing up the Next Generation) ∙How can you do this today?

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