Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Blogs June 18, 2024 Design Thinking for Technology Modernisation: Driving Value, Reducing Technology Debt In the consumer products and retail sectors, the burdens of legacy systems and manual processes pose significant challenges for organisations across the value chain from store or online purchases to overall operations. Disconnected applications, error-prone tasks, technical debt and a lack of insight and intelligence can hinder efficiency and innovation. To address these pressing issues, a… Blogs April 4, 2023 Modernising applications: The importance of reducing technical debt Technical debt is no longer just a “technical” problem. As recent, widely publicised events have shown, it is a business problem that can have serious consequences for organisations. The government and Congress are taking notice of unfair consumer experiences, and it is crucial for businesses to address their technical debt and minimise the risk of negative press, government fines and damaged… Blogs April 21, 2023 Adopting Emerging Technologies When Modernising Legacy Systems Some of the toughest conversations CIOs will have within their organisations are likely to be about the benefits of adopting every emerging technology that’s caught business leaders’ attention versus the potential investments to be made in transforming legacy systems. As companies across all industries look to accelerate efforts to achieve their business transformation goals, a considerable… Blogs June 30, 2023 How to Incubate a winning innovation program When leaders consider how technology has enabled transformation of business models over the past several years, few would disagree that the world has changed dramatically. Retail, entertainment, music and banking have largely moved online. It’s a familiar story: Netflix beat Blockbuster; Amazon beat Borders. More recently, Tesla has transformed the experience of buying, owning and driving a car. Blogs December 16, 2022 A New Value Chain Paradigm: Microsoft’s New Supply Chain Platform Protiviti was very pleased to announce its exclusive partnership with Microsoft as the launch of the new Microsoft Supply Chain Platform was unveiled. As a platform that integrates the value chain beyond an enterprise’s four walls, the Microsoft Supply Chain Platform enables collaborations with upstream and downstream partners to deliver transparency and orchestrate the… Blogs May 20, 2022 Geopolitical Tensions Exacerbate TMT Industry’s Top Risk Concerns The last two years have provided a considerable test of resiliency for technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) companies. Industry leaders have been widely commended for spearheading growth and innovation during this period, but they continue to face a broad range of risks that require laser-focused mitigation strategies. In recent months, a dominant threat to the industry has been the… Client Story December 19, 2022 National Defense Agency makes quick return to remote work Governmental agencies can be seen as slow to adopt new processes, but when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, this foreign defense agency needed to make a quick shift to remote working for both civilian and non-civilian employees while maintaining a high level of readiness. They urgently rolled out Microsoft 365 to enable remote work and communication for approximately 60,000 of their approximately 150,… Blogs November 17, 2021 Enable Transformation, Manage Risk with a Cloud Control Framework Businesses are experiencing increased agility and reliability – and cost reductions – through cloud transformation but adopting cloud solutions can result in new risks. Sometimes, they impede enterprise vision and regulatory compliance. Applying an appropriate framework to help manage the risk of cloud adoption can mitigate or even eliminate these hazards. In an earlier blog, we introduced… Blogs May 18, 2022 Women in Tech at Protiviti — Ghislaine Entwisle It might seem difficult to believe that, in 2021, only 25% of jobs in technology were held by women. Such a small percentage shows that women are still grossly underrepresented in this vital and continually growing industry. Whether the issue is a lack of women with education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects or archaic attitudes in hiring practices,… Blogs December 7, 2021 My Life At Protiviti with Flexible Working Arrangements I'm a full-time Senior Technology Consultant at Protiviti, I started as a Grad in the Sydney Office in 2018. I moved from Brisbane to work at Protiviti because the people felt very supportive and knowledgeable and I'm glad to say I wasn't wrong. Consultants are generally very sociable people. We love to be out of the office, seeing clients, collaborating with our project teams in person and… Load More
