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    February 8, 2024
    Reflections from 16 years ago as a consultantStepping into the role of a graduate consultant right out of university in 2007 was both an exciting and intimidating experience. Like many newcomers, I found myself grappling with the concept of adding value to projects and clients with limited industry experience. I felt like I needed more years under my belt, more projects to my name, and more…
  • Podcast

    February 7, 2024
    We’ve all tried to imagine what goes on at the quantum level, but have you ever taken a photo of interference or grabbed a snapshot of quantum tunneling? Find out how to access quantum physics as a service and experiment with Bose-Einstein Condensates or BECs. This isn’t quantum computing, but it could lead to a whole new quantum-technology maker industry with real applications across sectors.…
  • Survey

    July 30, 2024
    Studying the cosmos has transformed our understanding of how planets, stars and galaxies form, and revealed deeper insights into the fundamental nature of the universe. Astrophysicists and cosmologists pursue this knowledge, in effect, by looking into the past. Using cutting-edge technology like that employed in the James Webb Space Telescope, they examine places that existed billions of years…
  • Whitepaper

    July 13, 2021
    Identity management doesn’t happen overnight; there’s no “Easy” button to press, or magic snap-of-the-fingers instant fix. In fact, identity management has transformed into something far more complex than password authentication and simple security measures. It’s important to understand that jumping into a new technology instantaneously isn’t necessarily the right first step to ensuring a…
  • Whitepaper

    December 2, 2021
    First there were layaways. Conjured during the Great Depression when people were struggling to make ends meet, layaways allowed people to buy big-ticket items and pay in installments before walking away with their product. Layaways were especially popular around the holidays when many people reserved all their gifts in advance and started saving for them through a layaway program. Then came the…
  • Podcast

    June 27, 2022
    Innovation, transformation and the introduction of more advanced technologies are on the agendas of most groups in an organisation today. The same certainly holds true for internal audit functions – but perhaps not at the same levels of engagement as departments such as finance and IT. In fact, the results of the latest Next-Generation Internal Audit Survey from Protiviti show that overall…
  • Client Story

    October 12, 2021
    As internal audit functions are challenged to adopt more agile methodologies and provide deeper and more strategic insights, often in real-time or near real-time, audit leaders are looking for enabling technology that will help them meet these new and growing demands.
  • Client Story

    June 1, 2021
    The best businesses not only build markets, they also continually improve their systems and processes to support that growth. That was the case recently when a major U.S.- based manufacturer of technology products realised its success was outpacing its capabilities in two key areas: sales, inventory and operations planning (SIOP) and warehouse management.
  • Client Story

    June 11, 2021
    Organisations striving for excellence are increasingly becoming interested in a new vision of what internal audit can be. They are recognising that the internal audit function could be much more than a corporate rule enforcer and could transform into a valuable risk adviser to the business instead.
  • Client Story

    May 11, 2021
    Businesses the world over are adopting Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to lower costs, increase efficiency and improve operational quality. Some businesses have begun by implementing readily available off-the-shelf RPA technology, only to find coding a few bots is not sufficient to build a sustainable RPA program. Succeeding with RPA — that is, deriving the greatest value from the RPA…
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