Smart Consulting Sourcing

Hélène Laffitte / Consulting Quest

Each week Hélène Laffitte, consulting sourcing expert and CEO of Consulting Quest, gives you the keys to better use, manage, and source consulting services.

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Smart Consulting Sourcing

Episodes (100)

Feb 17th How to Buy Consulting in the Age of AI
Feb 2nd How Should You Handle Conflicts of Interest in Consulting Projects?
Oct 23, 2025 How Can Make-or-Buy Strategy Simplify Choosing the Right Consulting Delivery Model?

Smart Consulting Sourcing

Feb 17, 2026
24 minutes
33 MB

Can AI replace procurement when buying consulting? The narrative suggests automation is inevitable — the reality is more nuanced. In this episode of Smart Consulting Sourcing, Hélène Laffitte explains what AI actually changes in consulting procurement — and what it doesn’t. AI isn’t replacing buyers — it’s exposing weak briefs, loose evaluation criteria, and superficial proposal analysis. It can sharpen RFPs, structure comparisons, and challenge fuzzy thinking. But it cannot assume accountability, interpret organisational context, or distinguish persuasive language from proven capability. Hélène outlines where AI genuinely strengthens the sourcing pro...

Smart Consulting Sourcing

How to Buy Consulting in the Age of AI

Hélène Laffitte / Consulting Quest

00:00 -24:09