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Learning difficulties at school left Victoria Sprott feeling confused about her abilities, but a sales job in Australia, helped launch a career in recruitment. Rhianne Williams from Protiviti’s iGROWW network hears a story about finding a calling, embracing the fear of change, and nurturing a healthy family life alongside a successful career.

This blog post was authored by Chris Hanson - Director, Danielle Baumann - Senior Manager, Enterprise Application Solutions on The Technology Insights Blog. As more and more retailers build strategies to address supply chain challenges, customer experience and ease of doing business, many have come to the realisation that there may not be a single best solution for their various needs. This, coupled with…

I am often asked, with all the investments in data management and infrastructure over the last 50 years, why are we still not great with governing data? To put it simply and directly – it’s hard! Data governance programmes are easy to envision conceptually, difficult to implement, and without proper care, impossible to sustain. Often data governance investments have a long ‘time to value’ ROI, making…

With so many changes to contend with in what feels like a never-ending series of unforeseeable events impacting people, processes, innovation, infrastructure and industries the world over, it’s a time of heightened risk and change on so many levels. Globally, banks are faced with increasing regulatory scrutiny that has in some cases resulted in a pivot to the organisational strategy, resource allocation and…

This blog post was authored by Sheeraz Iqbal, Director, Enterprise Application Solutions on The Sap Insights Blog. Manufacturers often have heterogenous systems to accommodate different processes in a manufacturing cycle. From procurement and inventory management to calculating overhead, these systems carry critical financial data and information that are necessary to determine profitability, establish…

This blog post was authored by Siobhan Moran - Director, Senthil Kumar Kothandaraman - Associate Director, Security and Privacy on The Technology Insights Blog. DevSecOps is an organisational software engineering culture and practice that aims at unifying software development (Dev), application security (Sec), and operations (Ops). The main characteristic of DevSecOps is to monitor and apply security at…

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 organisations. 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 come next.

This blog post was authored by Julia Artzi - Consultant, Sarah Guthrie - Senior Consultant, Enterprise Application Solutions on The Technology Insights Blog. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management (D365 F&SCM) publishes security changes with new code releases. These changes are automatically applied to out-of-the-box security roles, duties and…

Technical debt is no longer just a “technical” problem. As recent, widely publicised events have shown, it is a business problem that can have serious consequences for organisations. The government and Congress are taking notice of unfair consumer experiences, and it is crucial for businesses to address their technical debt and minimise the risk of negative press, government fines and damaged reputations.

Leaders of energy and utilities (E&U) businesses are becoming increasingly focused on the business impacts of rapidly evolving technology. According to Protiviti’s latest Executive Perspectives on Top Risks Survey, many of these leaders see their companies struggling over the next decade to adopt digital technologies effectively, use data analytics and “big data” to drive competitive advantage, and keep…