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  • Blog
    March 28, 2023
    Over the last few months, both business and technology worlds alike have been abuzz about ChatGPT, and more than a few leaders are wondering what this AI advancement means for their organizations. Let’s explore ChatGPT, generative AI in general, how leaders might expect the generative AI story to change over the coming months and how businesses can stay prepared for what’s new now – and what may…
  • Blog
    March 29, 2023
    In the current digital age, traditional security approaches are no longer adequate to protect organizations against threats. With an increasingly hybrid workforce, use of cloud-based services and global interconnectivity, organizations should consider a different approach to cybersecurity known as zero trust architecture (ZTA). Zero trust is a term used interchangeably by security professionals…
  • Blog
    January 21, 2021
    Implementation Trends Industry research reports have shown that 70% or more of ERP implementations fail. A poorly executed project can create many risks including budget overruns and delayed timelines which can negatively impact financial performance. Our team collaborates with the business and system integrator (SI) to identify high-risk areas and raise considerations such as:  Does the…
  • Blog
    March 16, 2023
    In this two-part series, we explore how organizations can leverage robotic process automation (RPA) and other automation techniques for IT Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) testing within SAP environments. In Part 1, we reviewed the business need for RPA. Today, Part 2 covers advancements and future use-cases for RPA-based solutions. Robotic Process Automation (RPA), when deployed correctly,…
  • Blog
    March 15, 2023
    Internal audit functions face a continuing talent crunch and ongoing demands to support the organization’s transformation efforts in response to external events and evolving business strategies and priorities. Amid these challenges, CAEs are focused on enhancing internal audit’s relevance with the board, senior executives and other stakeholders, per findings from Protiviti's 2023 Next-Generation…
  • Blog
    March 22, 2023
    Current events highlight what many have been talking about for years with respect to risk and governance. Now is the time for leaders to take stock of what managing risk is all about and the board’s and executive team’s related oversight roles. The CFO and finance organization have an important role to play in this review. Recent disruption in the banking industry presents a wake-up call for…
  • Blog
    April 3, 2023
    Last Thursday, the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) released interpretive guidance on how to effectively apply the 2013 Internal Control — Integrated Framework (ICIF) — which is currently applied to financial reporting — to sustainability reporting. The guidance results from a project approved by the COSO board a year ago with the objective of helping…
  • Whitepaper
    April 4, 2023
    Chief financial officers (CFOs) in the technology sector met to discuss leading industry practices, trends and other topics of mutual interest in a virtual roundtable conducted under the Chatham House Rule. The agenda for this virtual exchange, hosted by Protiviti Managing Directors Gordon Tucker, Christopher Wright and Fran Maxwell, was created through a series of pre-interviews. Comments from…
  • Blog
    February 11, 2021
    The role of business intelligence and subsequently, analytics, has become more prominent in recent years and as such, the management of the infrastructure to support these platforms has become just as important. In June 2020, SAP released version 4.3 of BusinessObjects and in December of the same year, the first service pack was also released. The new release of 4.3 is known as the…
  • Podcast
    April 19, 2023
    Intel is preparing to build its first quantum dot processor, but you don’t have to wait to try your hand at coding in this new quantum computing environment. Thanks to the Intel Quantum SDK, you can access the support system and software stack for this future chip today and start writing real code to run on simulators with over 40 qubits. Join Host Konstantinos Karagiannis for a chat with Anne…
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