Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Blog August 3, 2021 An Ecosystem Approach Expands Business Potential In today’s rapidly evolving business world, the lines between technology and business have blurred. Organizations need to modernize and transform their technology to compete successfully. CIOs play a critical role in transforming the world of work using automation and technology – but they can’t do it alone. Collaboration among the C-suite is critical. In this blog series, Protiviti’s Technology… Blog March 3, 2022 Preparing for an IPO? Make Sure Transformation Includes Setting a People Strategy Amid the many demands of preparing for and undertaking an initial public offering (IPO), don’t forget your people. Organizations contemplating a state of public company readiness must undergo a complex transformation process that impacts all business functions. Upgrading technology, improving financial reporting processes, and implementing governance, risk and compliance capabilities are all… Blog March 7, 2022 It’s the end of the work as we know it, and I feel fine What is the future of work? It’s a simple question with complex answers. The pandemic has had a profound impact on work, workforces, and workplaces, transforming them in unprecedented ways. Over the last two years, no aspect of business has been immune to the disruption and chaos it’s caused around the globe. Work was already in a state of change before the pandemic, but the pace of change… Blog March 9, 2022 Regulatory Scrutiny and Labor Issues Top Healthcare Risks Over the Next Decade After two years of navigating the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare organizations are trying to take full stock of how the crisis has changed their business and industry, while also trying to ready themselves for what’s likely to come next. And based on the findings from our latest Top Risks Survey, what these organizations see on the horizon for this year, and for the decade to come, is an array of… Blog March 10, 2022 Stop Kicking the Can: Why Companies Must Think Long Term to Solve Supply Chain Challenges The global supply chain has been in crisis for many months now — and all signs point to disruption and uncertainty remaining the status quo for years to come. Findings for Protiviti’s latest global Top Risks Survey show that manufacturers are very concerned about being able to deliver their products or services at acceptable margins now and in the future. The C-suite executives in the… Blog March 15, 2022 New Protiviti Research: Innovation and Transformation Are Driving the Future of Internal Auditing Innovation is about the creation of ideas and how those ideas can translate into value. It is about new and different ways of thinking and working, performing established activities in new and better ways, and pursuing new ideas. Many organizations — including their CAEs and internal audit functions — are operating in a significantly different manner than they did just a few years ago. They are… Blog March 16, 2022 The War in Ukraine Rages On: The Energy Fallout Over the last two weeks, the world has witnessed harrowing images of Russian atrocities in targeting civilians with indiscriminate bombardment of residential areas, medical facilities and infrastructure. Ukrainian resistance has stiffened as a tragic humanitarian crisis has unfolded. Almost three million refugees have fled the country as the Russian military relies on long-range firepower,… Blog August 4, 2021 Four Steps to Keeping SAP’s Financial Processes Compliant: Step 1 Step 1: Analyze SAP configuration and processes Protiviti has identified four key steps that organizations can take to improve their overall control environment and receive the benefits mentioned below. Each of these steps will be a focus in this four-part blog series. Too many organizations perform their financial and operational processes using inefficient manual controls, paper-based… Blog March 17, 2022 The Transition to Renewable Generation and Smart Grids Brings Benefits and Challenges As we move further into 2022, demand for renewable electricity generation will continue to rise as the roots of environmental, social and governance (ESG) ideals deepen at home and abroad. In the U.S., executive actions by the current administration aimed at tackling climate change and a final rule issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in 2020 are laying the groundwork for… Blog March 18, 2022 Who audits the auditors? External quality assessments as a measure of internal audit effectiveness Over the past three years, I have worked as an assessor for external quality assessments (EQAs) and as a project manager leading EQAs for larger internal audit departments. In 2022, along with Protiviti colleagues from across the globe, I was a part of Performing Effective External Quality Assessments, a course led by The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA). So, what, exactly, are EQAs? The… Load More
