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    How to Incubate a Winning Innovation Program
    When leaders consider how technology has enabled transformation of business models over the past several years, few would disagree that the world has changed dramatically. Retail, entertainment, music and banking have largely moved online. It’s a familiar story: Netflix beat Blockbuster; Amazon beat Borders. More recently, Tesla has transformed the experience of buying, owning and driving a car…
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    Simple is Secure: Streamlining Smart Contract Design and Why Contract Standards Matter
    For security teams looking to implement and design smart contracts, there are many intricacies and nuances that can be overwhelming. Using established standards for the secure development of smart contracts/decentralized applications (dApps) is instrumental to effectively launch smart contracts. In an earlier blog, I introduced the basics of smart contracts; today, I’m diving into existing…
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    It’s Not Too Late to Get Ahead of the Next Recession, Whenever It May Come
    An economic waiting game: While it feels like we’ve spent the past 18 months waiting for a recession to kick in, it remains vital for CFOs to prepare for the next downturn. Why it matters: The elongated lead-up to the next recession doesn’t mean that finance groups can afford to press the pause button. It’s never too early to prepare for the next downturn or the one that follows it. The keys:…
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    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…
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    The Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Its Potential Implications and Impact
    On February 21, after months of building up forces close to Ukraine’s borders, Vladimir Putin recognized the Luhansk and Donetsk regions of Ukraine as “independent people’s republics.” He ordered the Russian Defense Ministry to deploy troops in those regions to “maintain the peace.” These actions commenced on the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Crimea almost eight years to the day. The…
  • Leadership
    Todd McCavit
    Todd is a Managing Director at Protiviti and leads the Dallas Office. Todd has 28 years of risk consulting experience providing internal audit and consulting services.  Prior to Protiviti, Todd spent five years with Arthur Andersen.Major ProjectsCurrently serve as the lead Managing Director for multiple clients in the Consumer Products and Retails industry where we support their Internal…
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    Privacy Act 1988 Review: A Compliance Burden or Welcome Change?
    It has been more than two years since the Attorney-General’s Department announced it would be undertaking a review of the Privacy Act 1988. The review will likely result in the most substantial amendment to the Act since what we now know as the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) were introduced in 2000. The objective of the review “will consider whether the scope of the Privacy Act…
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    City Centers Without Personal Cars or Mass Transit? Protiviti Managing Director Jonathan Wyatt Says That’s the Future
    Cities around the globe, no matter how well-planned or sustainability-focused, all struggle to manage vehicle traffic. Many of the vehicles clogging up their roads and undermining air quality, especially during commute hours, are personal cars. Now, what would happen if a city made the bold decision to eliminate personal cars completely from its roads? It would “immediately become a leader on…
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    Mark Gosnell
    Mark is a Managing Director in Protiviti’s Los Angeles Office, leading the West Coast Finance & Performance Management practice. Prior to joining Protiviti, he was an executive leader at IBM, managing large-scale business transformation, process improvement and system integration/rationalization projects. Mark has over 20 years management consulting experience with clients in the Life…
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    Putin Pulls the Trigger and the West Responds Again: What Happens Now?
    On February 23, Protiviti issued a Flash Report on Vladimir Putin’s recognition of two Ukrainian regions as “independent people’s republics,” deployment of “peacekeeping forces,” and demands that Ukraine disarm and negotiate the sovereignty of the two separatist regions. The Flash Report also summarized the sanctions that had been imposed by the West in response to Putin’s aggression. Much has…
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