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...
Archive - May 2023
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...
Prevent Change Saturation by Establishing Air Traffic Control for Change Management
The big picture: Managing organizational change can be a difficult process regardless of the economic climate. Having multiple initiatives that require participation of several of the same employees is a breeding ground...
How M&D Organizations Can Get the Most From SAP on Azure
The big picture: COVID-19 sparked an acceleration of businesses migrating to the cloud. The mothballing of on-premises infrastructure in favor of the cloud continues to gain momentum and shows no signs of slowing. By...
Conducting Workforce Reductions With Compassion
The big picture: Dramatic reductions in force are happening across industries as economic uncertainty leads companies to reevaluate labor expenditures. Why it matters: RIFs are costly to carry out and they damage morale...
Leverage Salesforce to Accelerate Digital Transformation
The big picture: For manufacturing and distribution companies, digital transformation and cloud adoption are essential to growth. Why it matters: A driving force behind this digital shift could be in a manufacturing...
Regulations and Demand for Accountability Set the Tone for the Future of ESG Disclosures
The big picture Recent ESG regulations from across the globe are changing the game for sustainability. The global regulatory picture is anything but simple; companies may be subject to multiple regulations. Stakeholder...
Protiviti-Oxford Survey: Business Leaders Bullish on the Potential of the Metaverse
More than two-thirds of global leaders believe the metaverse will be important to their company’s business success over the next decade. The same number (66%) predict it will have a significant economic impact overall...
CAE Risk Outlook Shows Concerns About the Economy, Talent, Cyber Threats and Supply Chains
The big picture For CAEs, 2023 is shaping up to be a year fraught with significant risk. These views are sharpening further in light of continued unevenness and unpredictability in global markets. The bottom line CAEs...
Prioritizing Cybersecurity in the Energy and Utilities Industry
As the E&U industry becomes increasingly reliant on technology to perform business operations, securing the systems becomes fundamentally important. Attacks in the industry can lead to serious consequences, including...