Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Blogs Five key takeaways from Microsoft’s digital defence report Microsoft’s Digital Defence Report 2025 reinforces what we see every day with our clients: attacks are faster, AI is elevating both threat capability and business opportunity and the security assumptions we have relied on no longer hold. As I work with CISOs and executive teams navigating this new terrain, several themes stand out that I believe deserve sharper focus. Below are the five takeaways… Blogs Deploy Agile Budgeting and Forecasting to Accelerate Value Creation What’s new:Budgeting and forecasting processes are no longer routine financial compliance exercises. Today, leading organisations are leveraging these processes as a strategic discipline to set targets, allocate resources and establish goals that drive both financial discipline and strategic business decisions. Blogs Crack the ERP Code for a Successful IT Transformation One of the most common hurdles when organizations launch an IT transformation is the need to upgrade core enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. As business expands and market demands shift, older systems often reveal their limitations. Performance bottlenecks, integration headaches and a lack of advanced analytics can leave organisations unable to respond quickly to new opportunities or… Blogs Building a Frontier First Firm With Best Practices for Secure AI Deployment The concept of a Frontier First firm represents a new organisational blueprint for the AI era as pioneering companies embed AI deeply across every layer of their operations to unlock exponential value. These firms integrate intelligent agents and copilots into workflows, blending human judgment with machine intelligence to scale faster, innovate boldly and lead responsibly. As Microsoft’s recent… Partner Blackline Not necessarily broken, but not fit to support the finance function of tomorrow: a common theme heard from many organisations today.There are many non-value adding activities performed within the finance function that take up valuable time of the CFOs and their team. Excessive use of spreadsheets, emails, and meetings is still a relevant problem today in many finance functions. In addition,… Podcast The State of ESG – with Rachel Lowe, Matt Toohey and Alyse Mauro Mason In our latest installment of Board Perspectives, we’re discussing the state of ESG around the world. Protiviti Associate Director Alyse Mauro Mason is joined by Rachel Lowe of Proskauer and Matt Toohey of Modern West Advisory. Podcast Transcript Transcript | ESG and Data Management – with Alyse Mauro Mason and Mark Carson and Zachary Unger Data management is a critical component of an organisation’s reporting and required disclosures, whether they are for regulatory authorities or stakeholders. The needs are no different when it comes to environmental, social and governance (ESG) – an area of growing global importance for organisations worldwide. In this podcast, Protiviti Associate Director Alyse Mauro Mason interviews Protiviti… Client Story Global Leader in Design Software Hardens Its Platform Infrastructure to Meet FedRamp Compliance Requirements This global leader in software for designers, builders, engineers and others has worked to provide a solid platform across a multitude of industries. However, recent changes in FedRamp compliance requirements drove them to develop a new instance of its product platform, hardening their infrastructure for customers in the public sector. Podcast Implications of U.S. Banking Regulators’ Final Guidance on TPRM – with Brian Kostek, Kathryn Hardman and Helen Smith In June, nearly two years after issuing their proposal for third-party risk management (TPRM), the U.S. banking regulators – the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation – finalised their guidance.In this podcast, Brian Kostek from Protiviti interviews Kathryn Hardman from Veritex Bank and Helen… Blogs Future-proofing Business with Sustainable and Strategic Sourcing Sustainable sourcing, an emerging trend only a decade ago, is converging with strategic sourcing to become a fundamental component of business strategy. This reflects a broader move toward more ethical and environmentally responsible supply chains – a shift driven by regulatory requirements, customer expectations, technology advances and the realisation of long-term benefits of sustainable… Load More