Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Podcast Podcast | Understanding the ESG ratings, rankings and metrics landscape Welcome to the inaugural edition of Protiviti’s Board Perspectives podcast series, in which we delve into numerous challenges and areas of interest for boards of directors. In this episode, our focus is on environmental, social and governance (ESG) – specifically, how organisations are judged! One of the most challenging aspects of ESG for board members is understanding what’s become a… Whitepaper A crisis upon a crisis: Human trafficking of Ukrainian refugees The Ukrainian refugee crisis More than 5 million refugees – greater than 10% of the country’s population – have fled from Ukraine in the two months since the Russian invasion, about 90% are women and children. The number of refugees already rank the Ukrainian refugee crisis among the top five refugee crises in recent times, and there is no indication that the migration is ending. The… Podcast Podcast | Neutral-Atom Quantum Computing with QuEra We’ve covered several types of quantum computing hardware on this show, some available, some still forthcoming. Neutral atom is a newer addition to the ranks of systems accessible on the cloud. How does it work? What kinds of real-world business use cases is it excelling at already? Join Host Konstantinos Karagiannis for a chat with Alex Keesling from QuEra about this new approach to high qubit… Blog Experience as an Accelerator for Digital Transformation At a Glance Why it matters: In a time when sustainable competitive advantage is harder to maintain, customer experience expectations are on the rise. With technology and innovation happening in shorter cycles, the ability of organizations to change operationally remains elusive. By the numbers: 83% of companies have appointed a chief data officer or chief data and analytics officer. However, for… Whitepaper Reshaping Loan Servicing Compliance Servicers in lending organisations are challenged with navigating economic headwinds that are pushing delinquency- and default-rate projections higher. This task has been complicated by increased global regulatory focus and dynamic customer expectations, which are further providing impetus for servicers to reassess existing strategies and processes from a compliance perspective while continuing… Blog Conducting Workforce Reductions With Compassion The big picture: Dramatic reductions in force are happening across industries as economic uncertainty leads companies to reevaluate labor expenditures. Why it matters: RIFs are costly to carry out and they damage morale. Handling RIFs with compassion is the right thing to do. RIF alternatives – furloughs, job sharing and compensation changes – can save money, enable swifter recoveries and… Blog How M&D Organizations Can Get the Most From SAP on Azure The big picture: COVID-19 sparked an acceleration of businesses migrating to the cloud. The mothballing of on-premises infrastructure in favor of the cloud continues to gain momentum and shows no signs of slowing. By the numbers: Worldwide end-user spending on public cloud services was $491 billion in 2022, according to Gartner. Gartner forecasts that spending will grow to nearly $600 billion… Blog Prevent Change Saturation by Establishing Air Traffic Control for Change Management The big picture: Managing organizational change can be a difficult process regardless of the economic climate. Having multiple initiatives that require participation of several of the same employees is a breeding ground for burnout and employee attrition. Projects often ground to a halt. The best approach: By establishing a center of excellence to manage change — similar to an air traffic… Blog Metrics’ Role in Cyber Transformation We’ve all heard the saying, “what gets measured gets done,” meaning that regular measurement and reporting helps to keep organizations focused on the information that matters. But with so many data points available to measure security, it is difficult to know where to begin. Security practitioners must constantly question what data they collect and why. Only by providing relevant measures can we… Client Story Specialty insurer standardises policy platforms to deliver operational efficiencies ahead of IPO A global specialty insurance organisation had been growing rapidly through a roll-up strategy to position itself for an initial public offering (IPO). The acquisitions created multiple underwriting and policy management processes and systems that were hindering operational efficiency. Executive leadership understood that to achieve the highest equity valuation possible it would need to… Load More