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    Sustainability in Third-Party Risk Management: Going Back to the Basics
    The mere terms third-party, supplier, vendor, service provider and customer demand context and definition. Either an organization conducts cybersecurity and privacy due diligence on critical third parties or is on the receiving end fielding customer due diligence requests – and often, doing both. Wherever each organization is on the third-party risk management journey, its leaders should know…
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    Properly Prepping Data for SAP S/4HANA
    As part of an organization’s SAP S/4HANA journey, or really any enterprise system implementation project, the lack of attention paid to data is an all-too-common pitfall. While it is understandable that project teams focus the majority of their attention on the functional build and testing requirements that are typically core to a program’s success, the lack of attention on data can - and usually…
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    E-Commerce Boom Heightens Privacy Risks, Creates Opportunity for Retailers to Enhance Data Practices
    At no time in history has customer data and privacy protection been a greater concern for consumers, businesses and regulators alike than in the current pandemic environment. The massive shift to online commerce and contactless payments that began in early 2020 spurred by confinement measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 has dramatically escalated security and privacy risks associated with…
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    Demystifying Digital Transformation in Finance
    Digital transformation in finance has been on the docket for years. So, why do organizations still struggle? The status quo is filled with manual, spreadsheet-driven workflows and fractured application ecosystems that may have been caused by failed attempts at digital transformation — and significant investments alone will not guarantee success. These issues have led to reduced data integrity…
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    SAP Analytics Cloud Planning and Group Reporting are the Next Generation of Planning and Consolidation
    Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) has long been SAP’s flagship product for planning and consolidation. With SAP’s market strategy of going to the cloud, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Planning and Group Reporting are now the preferred platforms over BPC. One of the strengths and value propositions of BPC was to have one integrated solution for consolidations and planning. At first glance, it…
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    Balancing Opportunity and Risk: Security for RPA Platforms
    Robotic process automation (RPA) was first used to execute predetermined, rules-based tasks twenty or so years ago. Since then, RPA has functioned as a virtual workforce for businesses, which benefit from its power to collect data, execute processes rapidly and unerringly, and facilitate higher levels of quality — while enhancing customer satisfaction. We’ve previously addressed at length the…
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    Labor Shortages Challenge Supply Chains to Automate While Retaining Employees and Their Trust
    Among the business topics that have dominated the press over the past two years, supply chain difficulties and labor shortages have certainly been at the top. But the two are not mutually exclusive. Organizations across all industries are having a hard time finding employees to keep their supply chains operating as efficiently and smoothly as possible; goals that have been made more difficult…
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    Evolving No Surprises Act Requirements Continue to Be a Heavy Lift — Here’s How Healthcare Providers and Facilities Can Remain Diligent
    The aptly named No Surprises Act (NSA), signed into law in December 2020 with an implementation deadline of January 1, 2022, is meant to help protect patients from financial hardship due to surprise medical bills. Such bills are often the result of patients receiving emergency or nonemergency services from providers that don’t participate in their health plan’s network. Patients become aware of…
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    Brennan Warren
    Brennan is a Managing Director in the Chicago office with over 23 years combined experience. Prior to joining Protiviti, Brennan spent 10 years of his career at a Big 4 accounting firm, focusing on external audit, internal audit, and internal controls compliance, helping companies understand and improve their operations and internal control structure. Brennan also spent 4 years at a Top 10…
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    Case Study: Leveraging Microsoft Power Platform to Meet Federal Regulatory Requirements
    A large food company had to meet several federal regulatory requirements for tracking refrigeration cylinders. To do so, they needed to be able to track and manage their inventory across multiple geographic locations and on their fleet of ships. The client approached our Protiviti On Demand Team to create a custom application that would accommodate their specific needs while staying within their…
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