Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry Typelist People Client Story Insights/Blogs Sort by: Relevance Date Filter Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Blog October 11, 2022 Think Like a Futurist: The Expanding Role of the CFO The finance function’s traditional responsibilities like financial planning, analysis and accounting, have grown to include some aspects of the security and privacy of enterprise data such as controls for data privacy, audit trails and more. Finance organizations’ abilities to source, analyze, protect and share data are driving enterprise growth, resilience and decision-making. New priorities… Blog October 12, 2022 SAP Business Technology Platform Demystified In the early days of software development, new business requirements typically meant starting from the ground up. In an integrated development environment, a new project was added, connections to data were established and development of the processes and interfaces began. This was all created from scratch. Today, in the world of delivered software like SAP, things are considerably different. SAP… Blog October 13, 2022 It’s Wise to Modernize. Strategies for IT Automation A sizable portion of enterprise software deployed today was architected at a time when modern concepts of agile, devops and cloud did not yet exist. Enterprises are facing digitally led challenges such as supporting multi-channel interfaces, integration with online ecosystems, and ongoing business process improvements because software is increasingly never “done.” Consequently, many organizations… Blog October 3, 2022 The Inflation Reduction Act Offers the Renewable Energy Industry a Long-Awaited Boost: Here’s What Firms Should Know The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which President Biden signed into law in August, includes nearly $370 billion to fight climate change and underscores the administration’s continued commitment to advancing the renewable energy industry. While some are wondering what the Act does to reduce inflation, the investments this legislation outlines are meant to help reduce emissions from electricity… Blog October 4, 2022 New Survey Report: Healthcare Providers Risk Post-Pandemic Resiliency by Not Prioritizing Strategic Investments in Internal Audit Today The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t over yet, but recent data from the World Health Organization suggests the end may finally be in sight. Another sign that the pandemic is easing comes from the 2022 Healthcare Internal Audit Plan Priorities Survey, conducted by Protiviti and the Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors (AHIA). Our research indicates that a growing number of healthcare provider… Blog October 5, 2022 Dynamic Cash Flow Planning Demands Dynamic CFOs I can’t resist: “Cash is King!” There, I’ve said it (again)! Of course, everyone knows that, but with the economic clouds on the horizon looking uncertain, we might as well use this tired old cliché to tee up a conversation about cash. In recent months, more companies have experienced a “TMI” problem — namely, too much inventory. The issue stems from a combination of economic uncertainty, overly… Blog October 12, 2022 Transforming Your Talent Management Demands New Skills and a New Way of Thinking With the shortage of available qualified job seekers to meet demand, companies are scrambling to find and hire the right talent before it’s snatched up by the competition. Executive leaders globally list the ability to attract and retain talent as one of their top risks for this year and across the next decade. But it’s not enough to merely assess and recruit talent to fill open positions.… Blog October 13, 2022 New Oxford-Protiviti Survey Uncovers “Enthusiasm Gap” Between North America and the Rest of the World on ESG Issues A VISION by Protiviti survey, conducted by the University of Oxford and Protiviti and polling 250 global executives on their 10-year outlook related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues as they relate to business, revealed that business leaders in different regions of the world differ significantly in their perceptions of ESG issues as well as in their sense of urgency to address… Blog October 14, 2022 Optimizing Supply Chain Risk Management to Handle Disruption — aka Operating in the New Normal The way that pre-pandemic supply chains are remembered wistfully today suggests that tariffs, storms, earthquakes, tsunamis, wars and labor strikes never presented manufacturers with difficulties procuring raw materials or shipping finished goods to customers on time, every time. Lean, just-in-time supply chain management focused on cost savings was the way to go, right? We know that’s a myth.… Podcast November 30, 2022 Podcast | Quantum-Inspired Applications with Icosa Computing We’re getting close to practical advantage with quantum computing when running optimization algorithms. Companies interested in being leaders in their industry should already be considering how to harness this promised power with use cases that solve their business problems. But some companies want a better solution that’s advantageous today, even if it’s only quantum-inspired. Join host… Load More