Deep-dive advisory — complex S2P situations

What this is

A 60-minute advisory session for procurement situations that don't fit a quick answer — stalled transformations, multi-dimensional vendor decisions, CoE design from scratch, M&A procurement integration, or building an end-to-end procurement AI strategy.

This is for when the decision has multiple moving parts, the stakes are high (7-figure commitments, executive visibility, career-impacting), and you need someone who's seen the pattern before.

Book this if you're dealing with

• A stalled S2P programme — adoption is low, savings are missing, the CFO is asking hard questions, and no one internally agrees on the root cause
• M&A procurement integration — two procurement orgs, two tech stacks, one operating model to land in 12 months
• Procurement CoE design — building it from scratch, defining charter, roles, metrics, governance
• End-to-end procurement AI strategy — not "should we use AI" but "here's our 18-month roadmap, sequenced and costed"
• Multi-vendor / multi-module decisions — not just Coupa vs Ariba, but the full stack (CLM + eSourcing + AP + Analytics) across 3–4 vendors
• Turnaround situations — you've inherited a programme that's in trouble and need an independent diagnosis before you act

How the 60 minutes is structured

• First 10 min — I dig into the real problem (not the one you came with — often they're different)
• Next 40 min — we work through the situation systematically: stakeholders, constraints, options, trade-offs, risks
• Final 10 min — a specific action plan for the next 30 and 90 days, with what to do, what to delegate, and what to watch for

What you walk away with

• A structured diagnosis of your situation — not just advice, but a shared mental model
• A prioritised 30/60/90-day action plan written up as a 2-page summary, delivered within 48 hours
• Specific frameworks and benchmarks relevant to your sector and scale
• Follow-up email support for 7 days after the call — quick questions as you execute
• An honest assessment of whether a fractional retainer engagement would help you — and if so, a separate discussion (no pressure)

Example situations from recent sessions

• "Diagnosed a ₹40Cr stalled Coupa implementation — identified master data ownership vacuum as the real blocker, mapped 60-day recovery plan."
• "Helped a newly-appointed CPO design the first 100 days — stakeholder map, quick wins, and what to avoid in month 1."
• "Worked through GCC procurement CoE charter for a global MNC — services catalogue, SLA framework, staffing model, governance cadence."
• "Built an AI-in-procurement roadmap for a ₹3,000Cr enterprise — sequenced 7 use cases across 18 months with ROI and readiness gates."

About me

13+ years in Source-to-Pay — across strategic sourcing, CLM, P2P, AP automation, working capital, and procurement AI. I've led or advised on 40+ transformation programs, evaluated every major S2P platform, and worked across GCCs of global MNCs, mid-size Indian enterprises, and Tier-1 Indian conglomerates. Based in Bengaluru.

Before you book

Deep-dive sessions work best when I can prepare. In the booking notes, please share: (1) a 4–6 line description of the situation, (2) the stakeholders involved, (3) what's been tried, (4) what decision or outcome you need from the next 30 days. If the situation is sensitive, we can discuss a short NDA before the call — just ask.

Not sure if this is the right tier?

If your question is a single decision you can state in one sentence, book the Strategy Session (45 min, ₹2,499) instead. If you have a specific, narrow question ("Coupa vs Ariba for our scale?"), book the Quick Consult (30 min, ₹1,499). This tier is for multi-dimensional situations where depth matters.