Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Blogs February 7, 2022 Ascend to the cloud: consuming digital services on demand Galvanised by the need to digitise, more and more businesses are moving operations to the cloud – but a careful strategy is required if full value is to be achieved Cloud-based services allowed many businesses to continue to function productively at the peak of the pandemic, thanks to the flexibility they offer. Digital acceleration and working from home policies are likely to result in further… Blogs February 7, 2022 Changing it up: reviving innovation in the enterprise Innovation is critical for the longevity and continued profitability of an organisation but maintaining the momentum that originally fuelled it can be problematic. Consultancies can bring objectivity, expertise and energy to the challenge. What qualifies them for their role, and how can they pull it off? Blogs February 7, 2022 From service providers to partners How the nature of value in consulting is changing as clients seek deeper relationships with their consultants post-pandemic In the face of multiple pressures, organisations are increasingly leaning on the support of management consultants. The pandemic has created the need for clients and consultants to work together more closely than ever before; so, how does co-creation work in this new… Newsletter November 17, 2022 Is ESG Receiving Sufficient Attention in North America? Worldwide, there is awareness that environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations will prove to be essential drivers and components of profitability and sustainable business over the next 10 years. The reality is, however, that the level of engagement with ESG — as an integral component of business strategy — is significantly higher outside of North America than within it, and to an… Newsletter October 13, 2022 The ESG Debate: Where Does Your Company Stand? A University of Oxford and Protiviti global survey reports that North American companies are less committed to ESG than their counterparts in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. The questions are why this disparity exists, and where does your organisation stand? The Oxford and Protiviti survey findings suggest that North American companies may be underrating the importance of external… Newsletter October 14, 2022 The Board’s Role in the Transformation of Work The pandemic has had a lasting effect on people and the workplace. Seven in 10 business leaders expect the market will be embracing a hybrid work model 10 years out, up from 22% pre-pandemic. What is the board’s role in this transition? The pandemic has transformed how, where, when and even why we work. It accelerated workplace redesign as offices closed, entire industries were upended and… Podcast Transcript June 1, 2022 Transcript | A UK-Based Quantum Computer via Amazon Quantum computing via cloud access feels global, but there are reasons to have these machines located in a particular region. Oxford Quantum Circuits released a quantum computer named Lucy on Amazon Braket that not only helps customers with regulatory concerns, but also brings an exciting new type of transmon technology to the industry. Join host Konstantinos Karagiannis for a chat on the coaxmon… Whitepaper July 27, 2022 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… Whitepaper April 4, 2023 Tech CFOs Discuss Banking Market Disruption and People Problems Chief financial officers (CFOs) in the technology sector met to discuss leading industry practices, trends and other topics of mutual interest in a virtual roundtable conducted under the Chatham House Rule. The agenda for this virtual exchange, hosted by Protiviti Managing Directors Gordon Tucker, Christopher Wright and Fran Maxwell, was created through a series of pre-interviews. Comments from… Podcast November 3, 2023 Podcast | Accelerate: Assessing CFO and Finance Leader Priorities for the Coming Year – with Kerry Buchar and Chris Wright The volume of CFO priorities has increased for years. In the past 12 months, the intensity of these urgencies also spiked, forcing finance leaders to make higher-stakes decisions more quickly and implement major adjustments with far-reaching implications.Results from the latest Global Finance Trends Survey conducted by Protiviti show that CFOs recognise the volume and magnitude of the challenges… Load More