Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Blog 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… Blog 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… Blog 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… Blog 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… Blog New IT Audit Survey From Protiviti and ISACA Ranks Cybersecurity, Privacy, Data and Regulatory Compliance as Top Technology Challenges Where to even begin? An uncertain global economy, volatile geopolitical developments, a persistent pandemic, a changing regulatory landscape, and an evolving catalog of technology risk concerns have created mounting challenges for IT audit leaders and their functions. It is a real eye opener seeing the results of the latest IT Audit Technology Risks Survey from ISACA and Protiviti. One clearly… Blog A Hot Jobs Market Requires Organizations to Strengthen Talent Acquisition Strategies Fierce competition among organizations for too few workers has created a job seeker’s market. Unemployment has remained at a historically low rate of 3.6% since the end of April, and employers were seeking to fill 11.5 million job openings as of the end of April after hiring 6.7 million during the month. But for a temporary increase in unemployment due to the pandemic lockdowns, this is largely… Blog Navigating Digital Disruption With Futurologist and Professor Stefan Gröner How does a business go extinct? It’s not for lack of product improvement ideas, says futurologist, professor and business consultant Dr. Stefan Gröner. Typically, it’s for lack of understanding what customers really want. Gröner offers the example of the stagecoach. As a product, it could be endlessly improved by making it bigger or more comfortable. But what people wanted was speed. Once the… Leadership Eric Groen Eric is a Managing Director with over 20 years of experience in compliance, internal/external audit, and risk management. Eric's focus is primarily in the higher education industry, with specific experience in Internal Audit, Accreditation, Title IV compliance and risk management. Eric works with both large and small institutions of higher learning to evaluate and analyse compliance… Leadership John McDermott John McDermott is responsible for enhancing and expanding Protiviti’s global risk, compliance, governance, and audit practices within the financial services industry. He provides subject matter expertise from years of personal experience as a Chief Risk Officer, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and Chief Audit Executive, at 3 large global financial services firms. His experience… Leadership Alan Starr Alan is a Managing Director within the Financial Services Industry practice and has been with Protiviti since 2012. With 15+ years of leadership, Alan manages internal audit, risk governance, and compliance engagements focused on mid-sized and large Financial Institutions. Alan helps lead the Financial Services Internal Audit practice for the Texas Market and is the US Mortgage & Consumer… Load More