Lead story
Nobody Loves You Because You're Right
You built a technically perfect CPQ system, so why does sales bypass it? Correctness isn't enough; if a system can't explain itself, it will never earn trust.
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JUN 10, 2026 · 6 min read
Your PIM Is Not Enough: AI Selling Needs Product Intelligence
APR 17, 2026 · 6 min read
CPQ Stops Being a Project: Building a Living Capability
The project mindset is why your CPQ coverage stalls and your backlog grows. The alternative is a living capability that turns constant change into an advantage.
In brief
APR 7, 2026 · 5 min read
Why Your CPQ Needs Narrative Data Before Adding AI
Most teams hit a wall with CPQ and AI: the answers look fluent, but the reasoning is thin. The fix isn't better AI, it's giving the model something worth reasoning with.
APR 14, 2026 · 5 min read
AI Will Not Replace CPQ. It Will Finally Clarify It
The debate misses the point. AI handles the fuzzy front-end conversation, and CPQ guarantees the deterministic, correct back-end.
JUN 5, 2026 · 6 min read
Your CPQ Proposal Isn’t a Quote, It’s a Decision Tool
Your proposal isn't a price list; it's the script for the meeting you can't attend. Is it arming your champion to win or just giving skeptics ammunition?
JUN 12, 2026 · 6 min read
Activate Product Intelligence: Connect Your CPQ To Guided Selling
Your product brain is a mess of disconnected files and tribal knowledge. Here's how to wire it into CPQ and turn expensive guesswork into guided selling.
Deep dives
Deep Dive·26 articles
configuration
Configuration methods for complex offerings, including variant modeling, product rules and scalable maintenance strategies.
Deep Dive·57 articles
cpq
Core CPQ content—Configure, Price, Quote software, strategy, vendors and implementation best practices.
Deep Dive·21 articles
CPQ Reasoning
Software that helps the user understand the rules of a complex offering and uses them to generate a correct, explainable proposal from partial inputs.