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 November 7, 2023 How Strategic Workforce Planning Can Help Retailers Weather Ongoing Talent Crisis The big picture: The retail industry faces a labor crisis as workers leave for better work-life balance and incentives. Data shows high quit rates and a need for industry-experienced talent in management roles. Why it matters: The industry’s struggle to attract and retain talent is hindering growth and competition. This trend will only worsen in the coming months as competition for seasonal… Podcast November 29, 2023 Podcast | Build Your Own Quantum Hardware Platform— with OpenQuantum We’ve done plenty of episodes where there is a piece of software or cloud platform users can try, usually for the purposes of making coding or algorithmic development easier. Coding naturally seems to be the quickest way to get involved in quantum computing, but we’ve never discussed actually building quantum hardware at home! Find out how to start learning the engineering side of quantum… Blog September 9, 2016 50 Business Problems I've Addressed with Predictive Analytics, Data Science, and Advanced Analytics I was reading Vincent Granville's recent blog post and thought I might add a few of the problems I've addressed in my career. While these are not all data science they do fall within advanced analytics. Estimating hybrid yields and crop characteristics across multiple geographies, soil types, climates, and ecosystems based on performance of limited field trials. Estimating the same for… Blog November 28, 2023 Securing the Manufacturing Floor: Protect IoT Devices and Networks The big picture: Whenever we write about cybersecurity, news of the day ensures we are never scrambling for examples of cyber attacks, data breaches and other events that create major problems for organizations. The points of vulnerability are many, including, for manufacturing organizations, IoT-connected devices. For these companies, it is critical to secure these devices. Because… Blog November 27, 2023 Properly Prepping Data for SAP S/4HANA The big picture: During an organization’s SAP S/4HANA journey, the lack of attention paid to data can be an all-too-common pitfall. Why it matters: If data preparation and data conversion are addressed and well planned prior to the start of the project, then one of the key risk areas for most projects will be largely mitigated before resource bandwidth is stretched thin. During an… Blog November 16, 2023 Cashless Countries, Digital Dollars, Privacy in Peril? New Protiviti-Oxford Global Executive Survey What we found: Eighty-five percent of executives expect a cashless society as soon as 2028 and are preparing to embrace a new, digital currency future, according to the results of a new global survey, Executive Outlook on the Future of Money, 2033 and Beyond, which Protiviti conducted in collaboration with the University of Oxford. Why it matters: The survey, part of VISION by Protiviti’s … Blog November 20, 2023 What the SEC’s SolarWinds Charges Mean for CFOs and Their Peers — 8 Steps to Forge a Chain of Accountability The SEC’s disclosure-related charges against software company SolarWinds and its CISO are a game-changer. Why it matters: The enforcement action signals that the SEC espouses a broader view of accountability, one that extends beyond the certifying officers — namely, the CEO and CFO — to the rest of the C-suite and other senior leaders possessing and providing information and insights affecting… Client Story November 29, 2023 Multinational Consumer Products Company Modernises FP&A Globally with SAP Analytics Cloud This U.S.-based client is a multi-national consumer products company that has been in business for more than 150 years and now has more than 40,000 employees in 80 countries around the globe. Blog September 28, 2022 Taking a stand: Protiviti MD offers a way forward for firms when neutrality is not an option Extremely contentious global political environments, the power and ease of use of social media, and heightened attention to the customer and employee experience are forcing executives to choose sides on issues.Many organizations have historically avoided taking stands on social issues, either because they didn’t view doing so as their place or because of fear of blowback. Increasingly, though,… Blog June 9, 2016 Creating Repository Roles in SAP HANA Studio What are Repository Roles? Repository roles are roles that are created as development artifacts within the SAP HANA system. They start as design-time objects and become runtime objects upon activation. They can be utilized within a security model just like database roles. However, they offer numerous advantages over catalog or database roles. Why Should I Use Repository Roles? The definition… Load More