Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Blog July 17, 2023 M&A Value Plays: Fast, Deep and in Control M&A activity may spike favorably this year in the tech sector, and fintech may not be far behind. Yes, but: It’s important to strike the right balance between deal-making speed and due-diligence depth due to increased board scrutiny and other factors. What’s next: While this is a decidedly abbreviated list, due diligence teams should: Use sensitivity analyses and financial modeling… Whitepaper December 12, 2022 The evolving complexity of financial institution compliance: Top compliance priorities for 2023 Ask an executive from most any company anywhere across the globe what her biggest concern is for 2023 and she is likely to say “uncertainty” — notably, uncertainty about how geopolitical tensions, national elections and their aftermath, and economic conditions will affect the business as well as uncertainty about the company’s ability to adapt to the post- COVID work environment. Leadership Holly Lindstrom Holly is a Director within our Business Improvement Process with a specialty in our Supply Chain Practice. Prior to joining Protiviti, Holly spent 5+ years at Target Corporation, focusing on Global Strategic Sourcing, Product Development, and Project Management. Since joining Protiviti she has focused on process improvement, spend analysis, and cost reduction through indirect sourcing activities… Blog October 16, 2020 Podcast: Gone Phishing - Elaborate Scams Are on the Rise. Are You Smart Enough to Recognize Them? During cybersecurity awareness month, we are showcasing several podcasts on security and privacy issues. In this podcast, I share a personal experience with, and an in-depth analysis of, a sophisticated phishing scam. How can companies protect themselves against increasingly elaborate phishing attempts and other malicious actions? Listen to the story here. Blog December 14, 2020 Flash Report: CISA Issues Emergency Directive to Mitigate SolarWinds Orion Code Compromise On December 13, 2020, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an emergency directive detailing required action for federal agencies to mitigate the threat of the recently discovered compromise involving SolarWinds® Orion® Network Management products that are currently being exploited by malicious actors. (Read the SolarWinds Security Advisory here.) Given the nature… Blog December 16, 2020 Recharging Your Agile Transformation The seismic shift in project management functions from administrative to a consultative business partner is helping organizations transform across the enterprise and all areas of the project life cycle. In many companies, these transformational efforts are progressing well, coordinated by new lean-agile program management office (PMO) leaders. But for others, transformation is… Blog December 18, 2020 Flash Report: SolarWinds Vulnerability Update – Indicators of Compromise and Recommended Actions The news of the cyber attacks being experienced by government agencies and an expanding list of organizations continues to grow and change on almost an hourly basis. This is proving to be potentially one of the most significant cyber breaches in recent times. Following up on our December 14, 2020, Flash Report on the CISA advisory, and in response to numerous questions and… Whitepaper June 11, 2020 The Impact of COVID-19 – A Guide for Private Equity June 2020 The COVID-19 global pandemic is forcing organizations everywhere to confront challenges never before considered – and private equity firms are no exception. Given that private equity firms have investments in a wide variety of companies, it’s critical for them to understand the many challenges that have surfaced in this new COVID-19-driven landscape and gather the proper information to… Whitepaper May 5, 2020 CFO Exchange Executive Summary (April 8) Chief financial officers (CFOs) of high-growth software companies meet virtually in a small-group setting to exchange learnings and discuss business challenges and industry trends. The agenda is created by participants of this exclusive CFO peer group through a series of pre-interviews. Protiviti is proud to support and host members of this community. The topic for the meeting on April 8,… Blog December 10, 2020 How to Integrate Automated Controls in a Hybrid Agile SAP S/4HANA Implementation Many organizations have now started their journey to SAP S/4HANA or are currently in the midst of an implementation. It is important to integrate controls early in the implementation, rather than going through the effort of trying to incorporate these after go-live. This is referred to as a “design in” approach, opposed to a “retrofit” approach. Controls are integrated throughout the… Load More
