Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Blog October 17, 2017 Equifax: What We’ve Learned a Month Later To say that the Equifax breach has been thoroughly covered by the media may be an understatement. Pick a medium – TV, YouTube, LinkedIn, news websites, social media – it’s been covered upside, rightside, and backwards. With such voluminous coverage, what have we learned that can guide us towards more secure, capable and mature technology environments? I venture that the areas of greatest… Blog October 19, 2017 From Hurdle to Enabler: The Second Line’s Role in Innovation Is Evolving Digital technologies are enabling new products and service channels, responding to changing customer demands, as well as driving efficiencies and creating competitive advantages. It is, therefore, essential that the second line functions of risk, compliance and security become enablers of innovation and are seen as empowering and guiding, rather than as roadblocks to be overcome or avoided.… Blog October 20, 2017 Inventory: The Key to Unlocking Integrated Business Planning and an SIOP Process Properly implementing a fully integrated and comprehensive sales, inventory and operations planning (SIOP) process can deliver value that spans demand, supply and product management, while simultaneously driving financial discipline. Many are familiar with the traditional sales and operations planning (S&OP) process. The more advanced approach, however, is integrated business planning, which… Blog October 24, 2017 To Thrive, Utilities Must Have a Data Analytics Strategy and a Business Intelligence Plan The big data revolution transforming industries worldwide is bearing fruit as companies improve their understanding and analysis of their information to increase efficiency, reduce costs, predict outcomes and enhance customer satisfaction. The utility industry, however, continues to be one of the laggards in the race to harness big data. In light of the prolonged sluggish demand for power, there… Blog October 26, 2017 Latest Revenue Recognition Guidance From PCAOB The January 1, 2018 implementation date for new accounting rules on revenue recognition is just around the corner, and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has been issuing guidance to help companies prepare. The latest PCAOB Practice Alert, issued earlier this month, addresses areas to which organizations need to pay particular attention. The alert is aimed at external auditors… Blog October 29, 2018 Finance Data Priorities: First Get It Right, Then Make It Pretty Baseball great Yogi Berra is fondly remembered for famously miscalculating that, “Baseball is 90 percent mental. The other half is physical.” Unfortunately, making similar miscalculations on data in the business world is neither funny nor fondly remembered – such errors can damage reputations and create conflicts with customers, investors and regulators. As we increase our reliance on data for… Research Guide March 7, 2025 Guide to Public Company Transformation: Frequently Asked Questions Initial public offerings (IPOs) often generate a great deal of excitement and can give new luster to company brands. It is easy to forget that IPOs can only thrive in the right business climate – and for organizations that have undertaken the business transformation necessary to reach this stage.As this Guide to Public Company Transformation makes clear, preparing to become a public company is… Blog February 25, 2025 Modernizing Identity Management for SAP with Microsoft Entra ID When a software firm announces end-of-life support for a key software solution, the event often signals a difficult transition ahead for IT and cybersecurity leaders. But when SAP announced end-of-life support for SAP Identity Management (IdM), they paired it by also announcing a collaboration to position Microsoft’s Entra ID (previously Azure AD) as a replacement for SAP IdM. (SAP IdM will reach… Client Story February 25, 2025 Immobilieninvestor fördert Resilienz durch ESG-Berichterstattung Ein führendes Einzelhandelsimmobilienunternehmen strebte an, seine Umweltverantwortung zu stärken, Nachhaltigkeitsstandards einzuhalten und Emissionen gezielt zu reduzieren – dabei war externe Expertise und innovative Unterstützung gefragt. Blog February 24, 2025 Modern Digital Product Management: Unlocking the Engine of Efficiency Product management is a complex discipline in today’s accelerated digital environment, with far-reaching impacts on organizational performance. Why it matters: When it is well-orchestrated, digital product management can enhance customer satisfaction, unlock business value, foster innovation, and bolster operational efficiency. The bottom line: Unlocking the efficiencies of modern digital… Load More
