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    February 8, 2024
    Reflections from 16 years ago as a consultantStepping into the role of a graduate consultant right out of university in 2007 was both an exciting and intimidating experience. Like many newcomers, I found myself grappling with the concept of adding value to projects and clients with limited industry experience. I felt like I needed more years under my belt, more projects to my name, and more…
  • Whitepaper

    October 7, 2020
    Most business owners and managers know by now that when stay-at-home orders are lifted in their state or country, business as usual will be far from it. The workplace may look a lot different for the forseeable future as health and safety protocols are implemented.  And the transition to remote work could be lasting one for businesses that realise their employees can be just as productive…
  • Podcast

    March 6, 2024
    Quantum computing needs error-corrected, logical qubits to exit the noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) era and bring real advantage to practical business and other use cases. A recent experiment at Harvard succeeded at creating 48 logical qubits on a neutral atom platform, and the techniques will be implemented in production systems in the future. We may have 100 logical qubits by 2026! Join…
  • Flash Report

    February 12, 2021
    According to Harvard Business Review research, 70-90% of M&A deals fail. Poor planning and execution at all stages of the deal (the deal zone, transaction zone, and post-close zone) contribute significantly to this high failure rate. Further, Protiviti research has shown that the most common mistakes an organisation can make during a transaction include improper planning, poor due diligence,…
  • Newsletter

    September 30, 2020
    Your monthly compliance news roundup Agencies Update Guidance on BSA/AML Compliance Program Expectations On August 13, 2020, the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released a joint statement that explains the enforcement of certain Bank Secrecy…
  • Podcast

    May 1, 2024
    Is post-quantum cryptography safe from quantum computing? Do we really need thousands of qubits to attack RSA? We examine some of the challenges to PQC strength and timeline that have recently emerged in scientific papers and consider what makes peer review such a crucial part of the process. Join Host Konstantinos Karagiannis for a chat about the actual state of PQC and how it will affect your…
  • 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…
  • Client Story

    September 28, 2022
    Keeping complex contracts current poses a significant challenge for many companies. For one global theme park operator it required a five-member team working fulltime to stay up-to-date on pricing adjustments for the company’s sales channel partners. The company’s channel partner contracting process involved gathering data from several disconnected and outdated systems using older tools, such as…
  • Blogs

    August 14, 2024
    Sometime in mid-2025, the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) will deliver an initial Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy (ASFT). While use of the taxonomy will be voluntary at the outset, make no mistake: virtually all businesses will be impacted by the ASFT. Presently, the ASFI is conducting a public consultation on screening criteria for three initial industry sectors.
  • Whitepaper

    May 15, 2017
    Beware of a Perfect Storm The correlation between investment and reward is perhaps nowhere more tenuous than when implementing a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Seasoned companies, and even technology powerhouses, have invested hundreds of millions of dollars in upgrading their ERP systems, only to discover they have simply bought tickets to a horror show of lost revenues, grossly…
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