Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Blogs October 20, 2023 Conducting workforce reductions with compassion Dramatic reductions in force are happening across industries as economic uncertainty leads companies to reevaluate labor expenditures.Why it matters: RIFs are costly to carry out and they damage morale. Handling RIFs with compassion is the right thing to do.RIF alternatives – furloughs, job sharing and compensation changes – can save money, enable swifter recoveries and reduce hits to morale.… Whitepaper April 17, 2024 Internal Audit’s Role in Supporting Sustainability Reporting Environmental, social and governance (ESG) guidance, stakeholder demands and regulatory mandates are evolving and becoming more specific, and the time of taking a “soft approach” to sustainability reporting has passed. As the need to provide, or prepare to provide, limited and/or reasonable assurance in sustainability reporting grows, internal audit’s role in the reporting process becomes obvious… Client Story July 12, 2018 U.S retailer launches global supply chain capability in record time Even under normal conditions, creating a global supply chain capability from scratch is a complex and grueling endeavor. When a large U.S. retailer made a strategic decision to develop this ability — which included securing new overseas suppliers for tens of thousands of products, satisfying all customs requirements and creating a nationwide distribution capability — in less than six months, the… Survey April 17, 2025 Healthcare risk insights As healthcare leaders assessed the challenges and risks facing their organisations in the short term, managing cyber threats, rising labour costs, and third-party risks were reported as their top concerns. Other issues that rank in the top ten include workforce challenges, such as talent and labour availability and the ability to attract and retain top talent, heightened regulatory change,… Survey April 17, 2025 Risk insights for operations teams The top near-term and long-term risk concerns of chief operating officers (COOs) include rising labour costs, uncertain economic conditions, talent and labour availability, regulatory uncertainty, the rapid speed of disruptive innovations, and the long-term supply of skills needed to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and other advanced technologies. These risk perspectives align with the top… In Focus November 4, 2024 New York DFS, White House issue guidance on AI‘s impact. What are the implications? During National Cybersecurity Month in October, both the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) and the Biden administration issued releases on the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence (AI). The DFS’s Industry Letter focuses on the impact of AI on the cybersecurity landscape while the Biden administration released the first-ever National Security Memorandum (NSM) on… Survey July 30, 2024 Internal Auditing Around the World® Studying the cosmos has transformed our understanding of how planets, stars and galaxies form, and revealed deeper insights into the fundamental nature of the universe. Astrophysicists and cosmologists pursue this knowledge, in effect, by looking into the past. Using cutting-edge technology like that employed in the James Webb Space Telescope, they examine places that existed billions of years… Blogs July 14, 2023 A fresh take on cloud transformation Cloud transformation is a process of moving applications, data and infrastructure to the cloud. Such simple definitions lack any sense of the business drivers or anticipated benefits that transformation strategies ought to encompass. After undertaking a “transformation” according to these simpler definitions, businesses are left operating in the same old way, making use of the same… Survey April 17, 2025 Higher education risk insights The higher education sector is contending with significant challenges. Rapid regulatory changes and declining enrolments due to demographic shifts and competition are creating uncertainty. The need for technological integration, increased governmental scrutiny on institutional practises, and financial instability due to tuition discounting are further complicating the landscape. Additionally,… Blogs October 11, 2024 5 Tips to Navigate Security in Agile Development In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, DevOps practices have revolutionised software development and deployment, allowing organisations to achieve greater efficiency and agility. As DevOps teams embrace cloud-based infrastructures like Amazon Web Services (AWS), security must remain a paramount concern. Ensuring the security of a DevOps environment in the AWS cloud demands a proactive and multi… Load More