A few weeks ago I learnt that SekelaXabiso had again won its case against the SABC and the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), after years of attempts by the broadcaster to cancel the black-owned professional services firm’s contract on the basis that it did not follow due process. So I picked u...
Public Sector Outlook: Outdated Technology and Processes Underscore Long-Term Concerns. Stress on operations stemming from the pandemic. Cultural resistance to change. Need to attract and retain talent in a more expensive job market and to upskill the current workforce to perform in the digital env...
CFOs and finance leaders are focusing more time, expertise and innovation on their organization’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) and Human Capital investments and reporting. Not only do ESG and Human Capital metrics and measurement rank among the higher priorities for CFOs and finance ...
Enterprise transformation demands technology to work and people to adopt it. The “people” component of enterprise transformation can make or break digital transformation. If people within the organization are given the right tools and are enabled and empowered to use them, they can achieve the d...
Collaborating with internal audit to minimize cost overruns and maximize value Data analytics has proven to create significant benefits across most industries and organizational functions, including internal audit. In fact, nearly two-thirds of internal audit functions now use data analytics as part...
To get past those limitations, companies need people at every level of the organization who understand the digital economy, even if they themselves don’t possess every competency it demands. Having a small “digital team” doing “digital things” in a sea of traditionalist...
According to the findings from Protiviti’s 2020 Next Generation Internal Audit Survey, chief audit executives (CAEs) and internal audit leaders report their next-generation competency levels in three vital areas – governance, methodology and enabling technology – to be remarkably low. There is...