AI-generated strategies that are completely hallucinated, which could be damaging for the business long-term.” The bar for what counts as good procurement keeps rising, she adds:“ When I started in procurement, price was the most important thing, then it moved to compliance, then risk. Every year the bar changes.”
The boutique advantage: Why SCP stands out in a crowded market Set against global systems integrators many times its size, SCP’ s position rests on a deliberate trade-off.
“ I feel like you get the best of many worlds with SCP,” says Chimae.“ We’ re small enough to be nimble, but big enough to give you everything you need for an implementation, so you can trust us.”
That was echoed from Coupa’ s side. Martin describes SCP as operating in a“ sweet spot,” with a large Coupa practice that remains“ almost fully dedicated to Coupa,” giving it a flexibility to adapt that larger, multi-brand systems integrators typically lack.
Part of that advantage, Chimae says, comes from how the firm is staffed. Unlike larger firms, where consultants rotate frequently across accounts, SCP runs no second tier of staff:“ We’ re all specialists, cut from the same cloth – one organisation serving the business globally.”
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