Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry Typelist People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Blog October 23, 2020 M&A Outlook: Technology and PE-Led Deals Pick Up After Pandemic Pause Uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic kept investors on the sidelines in the first half of 2020. During this period, merger and acquisition (M&A) volume dropped 32% compared to the previous year and total deal values declined by more than half to $901.6 billion, versus $1.9 trillion in the prior-year period. The first half of 2020 saw only $73.5 billion in technology deals, barely… Blog October 26, 2020 New Survey Reveals Four Habits of Highly Resilient CFOs Major crises expose the true nature of things. In the face of extreme pressure, organizations discover just how digital, agile and resilient they really are. And their finance groups are no exception. Protiviti has released the results of our latest Global Finance Trends Survey, which identify the top priorities for CFOs and finance leaders over the next 12 months. Our findings illuminate how… Blog October 27, 2020 Seven Key Factors to a Successful PMO Transformation Established enterprises and rapidly growing firms continue to adapt to changing business environments driven by competition, acquisitions, emerging technologies and new risks. The same changes that are transforming the project management role and skills, discussed in this previous blog, are also altering the program (or project) management office (PMO). The need for alignment, built-in quality… Blog October 30, 2020 FBI Warns of Ransomware Assault on Healthcare and Public Health Sector On October 28, 2020, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory regarding credible information of imminent cyber attacks to infect systems in the Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) sector with Ryuk ransomware. Ransomware campaigns using the… Blog November 3, 2020 PCAOB Issues Interim Analysis Report on Initial Impact of CAM Requirements On October 29, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) released an interim analysis report, along with two accompanying white papers, in which the board provides its analysis and perspectives on the initial impact of its critical audit matter (CAM) requirements and the insights learned from stakeholders. Protiviti has published a Flash Report in which we highlight the key… Blog November 4, 2020 Business Continuity Programs: Beware of Complacency Now that many companies have settled into the new normal — with staff working remotely and offices closed completely or operating below capacity due to restrictions from social distancing — the next looming danger is complacency. One of the biggest initial lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic is that businesses cannot afford to let their guard down and must use every opportunity to address any… Blog November 6, 2020 Managing Connected Devices in Today’s Evolving Business Environment With the global economy in turmoil due to the COVID-19 pandemic, companies are looking for a competitive edge. In such an environment, it is only natural to look to technology, both for data collection and improvement. This has led to an acceleration of an already fast-moving trend toward machine-to-machine data exchange via the Internet of Things (IoT) — an ecosystem of connected devices that… Blog November 9, 2020 Skills and Scale – The New Finance Labor Model Proves Its Real-World Value The finance labor model of the future has passed a major test – and it was a massive one. The results of Protiviti’s latest global survey of CFOs and finance leaders show that finance organizations which leverage a diverse talent pool of full-time employees, contract and temporary workers, expert external consultants, and managed services and outsourcing providers are able to respond to external… Blog November 11, 2020 Program Management as a Service – Transforming the PMO Through a Scalable Service Model The program management office (PMO) function today is expected to deliver highly complex transformation activities that cannot be solved using traditional methods. PMOs must be capable of partnering at all levels, both internally and externally, and must exhibit speed, expertise and scalability. As a result, many market leaders are turning to a robust, scalable program management as a service (… Blog November 19, 2020 SOX Compliance Under COVID-19: Considerations for Completing Quarterly Assessments A question receiving heightened attention recently is the quarterly evaluation of deficiencies identified in companies’ Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) programs. Many organizations are considering whether a formal quarterly control deficiency analysis needs to be performed and documented to the same extent as the annual control deficiency analysis. In this blog, we provide a brief reminder on guidance and… Load More
