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  • Client Story

    March 17, 2021
    The impending retirements of two key executives would constitute a significant disruption for any enterprise. It’s even more disruptive when the business’s legacy customer relationship management (CRM) system was home-built by the departing CIO, and other legacy systems split customer data into separate collections. Under such circumstances, a few agile interventions might be called for. As with…
  • Newsletter

    December 9, 2022
    As in prior years, our suggested 2023 audit committee agenda includes important enterprise, process and technology issues and financial reporting and disclosure issues. In addition to discussing these agenda items, we have offered questions for audit committees to consider when self-assessing their own performance with respect to executing the normal ongoing activities articulated in the…
  • Flash Report

    April 26, 2024
    Earlier this week, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted to ban for-profit U.S. employers from including noncompete clauses in employment contracts, a move that could affect tens of millions of U.S. workers. The rule bans new noncompete clauses for all workers and makes existing noncompete agreements unenforceable except for those covering senior executives—those workers earning more than…
  • Client Story

    May 11, 2021
    Businesses the world over are adopting Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to lower costs, increase efficiency and improve operational quality. Some businesses have begun by implementing readily available off-the-shelf RPA technology, only to find coding a few bots is not sufficient to build a sustainable RPA programme. Succeeding with RPA — that is, deriving the greatest value from the RPA…
  • Survey

    December 20, 2023
    The economy, talent and cyber threats drive concerns for manufacturing and distribution leaders beyond supply chainIn an ever-evolving and rapidly changing business landscape for manufacturing and distribution organisations, executives and boards are challenged to navigate myriad risks, particularly as their businesses continue to play catch-up on numerous fronts in areas such as innovation and…
  • Video

    August 3, 2023
    Hear Scott Laliberte, Managing Director, explain the two main aspects of quantum computing, the threat of post-quantum encryption and the promise of performance gain and increased ROI. Become crypto-agile with our quantum computing services and transform your business, avoid being disrupted and enable experimentation with optimisation solutions.
  • Podcast

    March 28, 2023
    The level of uncertainty in today’s global marketplace and the velocity of change continue to produce an array of potential risks that can disrupt an organisation’s business model and strategic plan on very short notice. The results of the latest Top Risks Survey from NC State University’s ERM Initiative and Protiviti indicate the business landscape, to no surprise, looks much riskier for 2023…
  • Newsletter

    April 15, 2022
    Every company is a technology company today. With business and technology inextricably intertwined, directors need to possess sufficient knowledge of technology issues to execute their duty of care responsibilities. Research indicates there is a financial performance payback from a technology-savvy board. An analysis of the boards of U.S.-listed companies determined that companies with boards of…
  • Whitepaper

    August 12, 2021
    Introduction Most technology companies today understand that ensuring data privacy and protection is an imperative for their business; however, few manage this process well or even invest enough resources in that effort. As governments and consumers around the world continue to raise their expectations of how technology businesses should handle and process private and sensitive data, the need to…
  • Survey

    November 7, 2023
    As board members engage with CFOs, they should keep in mind that CFO priorities increasingly overlap with the company’s top strategic goals and risks. Case in point: Environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics and measurement rate as the CFO’s topmost priority in Protiviti’s latest Global Finance Trends Survey. Further evidence of this trend lies in the fact that a majority of finance…
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