Blog library

A collection of Protiviti blogs. 

No Audio

Blogs

July 17, 2026
6 min read

Third-Party Exit Planning: Prepare for the Worst, Plan for Control

Exit planning has become a critical element of the third-party risk management lifecycle as organisations contend with a rapidly evolving threat landscape and increasingly disruptive events. Protiviti’s 2026 Executive Perspectives on Top Risks and Opportunities survey ranks third-party risk as the second-highest near-term global risk.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations (D365FO) is a comprehensive ERP solution that empowers businesses to optimise financial management and operational efficiency. With its integrated approach, powerful analytics, scalability and continuous innovation, it is a valuable asset for organisations striving to navigate today’s dynamic business landscape successfully. 
Finance leaders are actively prioritising practical AI use cases that deliver near- and long-term value. And the reason is simple: the benefits of deploying AI to strengthen specific activities are proving to be well worth the investment.
In the consumer products and retail sectors, the burdens of legacy systems and manual processes pose significant challenges for organisations across the value chain from store or online purchases to overall operations. Disconnected applications, error-prone tasks, technical debt and a lack of insight and intelligence can hinder efficiency and innovation. To address these pressing issues, a strategic approach to…
What’s ahead for SAP’s BusinessObjects? Customers currently on BusinessObjects 4.2 should know that it will go out of support at the end of this year. Which means that now is the optimum time to make the move to the latest supported BusinessObjects version.
Businesses are constantly searching for new ways to match messaging to eyeballs, or put succinctly, trying to adapt new strategies to engage effectively with customers where they are consuming content. But what happens when these digital marketing and advertising efforts start to lose steam?
While the ink is still drying on many 2023 Form 10-Ks, Protiviti has reviewed a subset of the filings to gauge how firms are responding to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) amended Cybersecurity Disclosure Rule adopted in July 2023.
DevOps is dead – or so the story goes. This statement is echoed more and more these days, much to the dismay of the DevOps faithful, however technologists need to be careful to read between the lines. DevOps is most certainly NOT dead. DevOps is more alive than ever, although the connotation of the term DevOps continues to evolve. The key point remains: as software development teams move past legacy methodologies…
The shift to new in-office, work-from-home and hybrid working models is leading many organisations to reexamine their compensation and benefits strategies to support cultural objectives and attract talent.
Building technology resilience is a continuous process. Technology resilience programs call for diligent monitoring, constant adaptation to evolving threats and continual evolution to respond to a shifting threat landscape. To begin with, they require a strong business case and well-articulated benefits to secure executive commitment and program funding. Then, continuous advancement of technology resilience…
An SAP S/4HANA transformation project has many risks that need to be managed and often, it is difficult for the project team operating day to day on detailed tasks to “see the forest for the trees.” The PMO has intimate knowledge of the key processes and risks associated with the project and, as such, is in an ideal position to develop mitigation strategies in collaboration with the system integrator and the…
Loading...