Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc In Focus February 18, 2025 Does DeepSeek disrupt your AI strategy? It should. Late last month, DeepSeek, the China-based AI startup, sent shockwaves worldwide when it released its latest model, DeepSeek R1, which it says rivals ChatGPT’s capabilities. OpenAI’s o1 model was released on Sept. 12, 2024, roughly four months ahead of DeepSeek’s R1 model release in January. Newsletter October 18, 2021 Is Your Company Part of the Energy Revolution? Informed organisations in all industries are establishing carbon emissions reduction and net-zero carbon emissions targets. Directors’ conversations on strategy have an important role in businesses’ energy transformations. Energy consumption is a priority. The introduction of renewables continues as costs decline. The percentage of electricity consumed through non-fossil fuel sources — solar,… Podcast September 15, 2023 Podcast ǀ Driving Legal Operations Transformation Join podcast host Chad Volkert, Protiviti Managing Director and Global Leader of Legal Consulting, and special guest Kim Wolfe, Head of Legal Business Management for Wells Fargo, discuss the impact of legal operations on the business and how legal executives are increasingly gaining a seat at the table within their organization. Flash Report March 29, 2023 COSO Issues Supplemental Guidance on Internal Control Over Sustainability Reporting The Committee of Sponsoring Organisations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) has released supplemental guidance on how to effectively apply the 2013 Internal Control — Integrated Framework (ICIF) — which is currently applied to financial reporting — to sustainability reporting. The guidance results from a project approved by the COSO board a year ago with the objective of helping organisations “… Whitepaper July 14, 2023 Beyond the Buzzword: Making Supply Chain Agility a Reality Supply chain agility is a strategic urgency and should be backed by formalised tools and processes.The big picture: A persistent focus on cost impedes supply chain resilience and revenue assurance. Many organisations discover their supply chains are not agile enough only after the damage has been done.Boards, leaders and operations executives should define, execute and calibrate supply chain… Client Story June 13, 2023 Having it all: Technology transformation in the luxury marina market This company is the world’s largest owner and operator of marinas, with more than 100 locations in its portfolio. The company’s business model is laser focused on growth through acquisition while enhancing the member experience in this high-end market. To support the business model, the company embarked on a technology transformation journey to develop its own marina management system that allows… Client Story January 31, 2022 Client story: Apparel company's 'Instagram project' Apparel company enhances key processes, customer experience using insights from shoppers’ digital sentimentsBusinesses generate vast amounts of data every single day, mostly so-called dark data or information that go unused. Long before the current pandemic-driven e-commerce boom, a search technology firm estimated that 7.5 septillion gigabytes of data were generated by businesses worldwide each… Survey April 17, 2025 Risk insights for internal audit teams In a dynamic business landscape filled with uncertainty, CAEs perceive most of the macroeconomic, strategic and operational risks organisations face to be higher magnitude threats compared to CEOs, CFOs and other C-suite respondents to our latest Top Risks Survey. This makes it imperative for internal audit leaders to work closely with leaders in the enterprise to ensure that risks are thoroughly… Research Guide March 13, 2025 Sustainability: Frequently Asked Questions The subject of sustainability continues to evolve and present challenges and opportunities for businesses. Protiviti has created a guide of frequently asked questions to provide helpful insight to help businesses navigate sustainability matters. Newsletter September 10, 2020 Operational Resilience Gets a Makeover in the “New Normal” Churchill said he strived “to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year — and to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn’t happen.” His acknowledgment of the futility in predicting the future is especially apropos today as markets transition to the eventual “new normal.” The business model is akin to a finely tuned machine requiring the… Load More