Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Newsletter May 13, 2021 Quantum Computing: Why The Board Should Care There is a growing interest across the world in the feasibility of quantum computing and when it will finally become a reality in business. And that’s for good reason. Quantum would enable problem-solving capabilities to address simulations and complicated optimisation questions involving a formidable number of variables and potential outcomes at amazing speeds not attainable with conventional… Newsletter May 8, 2024 Sharpening the Board’s Focus on M&A Due Diligence Whether an acquisition is a stand-alone, complementary entity or an integration, the due diligence process is undergoing a paradigm shift due to the higher cost of funding and the impact of failed transactions. Boards should expect a more aggressive focus on due diligence.How has the due diligence process changed in recent years? For sure, the complexity of certain topics, such as environmental… Blogs August 8, 2022 ESG Journey Just Beginning, but Leaders Have a Clear Competitive Advantage As companies come under growing pressure to make measurable, reportable (and reported) progress on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, there is increased demand on business leaders to implement effective sustainability practices that resonate with customers, partners and employees. Technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) companies have not been immune to the pressure.… Survey February 6, 2024 2024 Top Risks in the Healthcare Industry Labor costs, economic conditions and talent lead risk concerns for healthcare leadersThe analysis of risk insights from global executives for both 2024 and a decade out reveals several interrelated challenges that could result in disruptions significant enough to test an organisation’s agility and resilience.Changes in the profile of top risks from the prior year point to a number of shifting… Survey January 7, 2022 Three Conversation Starters That Advance CISO/CFO Collaboration The quality and, in some cases, the existence of the CISO/CFO relationship varies by company. In organisations where the CISO role is positioned and promoted as a source of value, CISOs and CFOs tend to collaborate more often and more meaningfully than in companies that treat information security as a cost center (and typically struggle with cybersecurity as a result). Protiviti’s 2021… Blogs March 25, 2021 The Complexities of Rapidly Evolving Wage Law: Act Now to Mitigate Your Risk Is Your Organisation Underpaying or Overpaying its Employees? No organisation wants to be headline news for underpaying its employees. However, many businesses are being publicly ostracised for violating enterprise agreements (EAs) in Australia. Not only are EAs incredibly complicated, wage law is also evolving rapidly, with Victoria and Queensland passing legislation in 2020. Unfortunately,… Blogs July 24, 2022 How to Build Effective FinOps Capabilities in Cloud Financial operations (FinOps) professionals around the world are generally unflappable, and they need to be. Moving finances to cloud, essentially transferring the spend from CapEx to OpEx, is proving to be a struggle. Organisations are seeing mixed success as they attempt to adopt new FinOps methodologies and are finding it difficult to control spend as development teams and engineers are… Whitepaper June 28, 2022 Project Prioritisation: Strategic Roadmaps for Success Any business leader will tell you that executing projects on time and within budget while achieving the intended outcome is a giant feat for any organisation. Throw a global pandemic into the mix, which drove many organisations to turn inward and go full force into self-help mode, starting or maintaining long-term internal improvement initiatives in an already tumultuous business environment, and… Newsletter September 16, 2022 Advancing the Board’s Role in Digital Transformation Boards and their companies operate in an increasingly digital world. Every director should have sufficient digital understanding to engage in strategic conversations with the CEO, other company leaders and other members of the board.Embracing digital capabilities is a mindset that emphasises a commitment to adapt continuously in the face of change and respond to customers’ increased desire for… Flash Report March 29, 2023 COSO Issues Supplemental Guidance on Internal Control Over Sustainability Reporting The Committee of Sponsoring Organisations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) has released supplemental guidance on how to effectively apply the 2013 Internal Control — Integrated Framework (ICIF) — which is currently applied to financial reporting — to sustainability reporting. The guidance results from a project approved by the COSO board a year ago with the objective of helping organisations “… Load More