Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry Typelist People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Blog February 7, 2023 Migrating Security from Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management 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 privileges when the code is upgraded in a given environment. However, manual migrations between development, test and production environments are required when maintaining a… Blog January 18, 2023 The CFO’s Strategic Contributions Keep Expanding As the CFO’s strategic star continues to rise, Hubble’s theory of an expanding universe also seems to apply to the broadening purview — and workload — of finance executives. Protiviti’s latest global survey of CFOs and finance leaders shows that the top overall priorities for these leaders continue to proliferate. Their realms of responsibility include burnishing leadership skills and shaping… Blog January 30, 2023 As Internal Audit Evolves, CAEs Must Make Talent Management Core to Strategic Planning The global pandemic changed the worldwide labor market. One trend, which began in early 2021, is the aptly named “Great Resignation.” Amid perceived wage stagnation, excessive stress, limited opportunities for career advancement and inflexible remote work policies, workers began quitting their jobs voluntarily — and by the millions. The “Great Reevaluation” came next, starting in early 2022.… Blog February 6, 2023 Sustainable Operations: How Leaders Can Achieve ESG Goals With Waste Reduction Solutions Part 3: Waste This blog post is the final entry in a 3-part series on energy, water and waste optimization in commercial facility management and industrial operations. Subscribe to The Protiviti View to follow sustainability topics. Energy, water and waste form a triad of concerns for organizations seeking more sustainable operations. As with energy and water, waste management links to… Blog December 14, 2022 For $62.59, the 8 Character Password is Still Dead Five years ago, we wrote a post called "The 8 Character Password is Dead,” which was an in-depth look at password cracking in 2017 and how eight-character passwords do not adequately protect organizations. In that analysis, we broke down the math and how quickly hardware purchased for under $5,000 could make an eight-character length irrelevant. Unfortunately, in just five years’ time, the… Blog December 15, 2022 What You Read Most: Top Five SAP Insights from 2022 This year, our leading experts came together to address some of the most game-changing topics in the SAP space. Here are Protiviti’s most popular SAP insights from 2022 as you look ahead to the new year. By and large, these topics will remain important for your success in 2023. Read our top five most-read pieces below. #1. Case Study: Selecting a Conversion Type for SAP BW/4HANA… Blog January 3, 2023 The Evolution of Attacker Behavior: 3 Case Studies Threat actors are an ever-evolving species. Portrayed in popular advertising as guys dressed in black, probably sporting a ski mask, the harsh reality is that these bad actors are everywhere and are getting more creative by the day. Just when an organization’s security systems have been upgraded to avoid the latest threats, new challenges appear on the horizon. Staying steps ahead of these… Blog January 4, 2023 Telling Your ESG Story: Five Data Considerations The first formal mention of environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles appeared some 18 years ago in the United Nations Global Compact initiative, which garnered support from financial institutions across the world. During the next decade-and-a-half, and without much notice, ESG slowly gained steam. But outcries to address climate change in recent years, as well as social and gender… Blog January 10, 2023 The Post-Quantum Cryptography Conundrum Business leaders may have heard of quantum computing, but many are not yet aware of its incipient threat to cryptography and cryptocurrency. When these machines reach a sufficient level of performance, they will be able to easily factor prime numbers, which poses a threat to RSA. Only a few realize that the time to prepare for the conundrum of post-quantum risk is now. In quantum computing, the… Blog January 11, 2023 Create to Execute: Managing the Fine Print of Sales Contracting In Protiviti’s recent post, Easy As CPQ: Launching A Successful Sales Cycle, we outlined the Configure, Price Quote phase of the Q2C process. The next critical step in a company’s quote-to-cash (Q2C) process, and one that helps solidify accurate revenue collection, reporting and a good customer experience, is contract creation and execution. During this phase, any prior negotiations are… Load More
