Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC), and Cybersecurity

Once upon a time, long, long ago, in the magical world known as ‘Forrester,’ there grew a beautiful idea, a utopian corporate vision where businesses could run harder, better, faster and stronger than ever before. Organisations would flourish,... Read More »

In order to realize the true potential of Intelligent ERP, this blog post gives you an overview of different innovation use cases available in the finance domain in SAP S/4HANA to make your finance processes ‘Intelligent’. It doesn’t dwell... Read More »

In a previous blog, Harmonizing Different Risk Management Terminologies, I shared my conviction that companies should use a single shared terminology if they intend to bring down the walls that have siloed risk management practices by department... Read More »

In today’s hyper-connected network economy, cyber security is a top-of-mind boardroom discussion topic. Information is the new sinews of war. Your customer information, of course, but also your own financial and strategic plans, your employees’... Read More »

Wake up in the morning to the sound of crushing waves and with a progressively lightening-up room. Smell the freshly-ground coffee pouring into your cup via your programmable coffee machine. Scan your empty bottle of milk on your fridge to... Read More »

Have you ever heard about the butterfly effect? Sometimes referred to as the ripple effect, it’s usually defined as the fact that a small change can have drastic consequences. The metaphor that gave its name to this concept is the idea that the... Read More »

I’m not going to say that I have this question every Monday morning, but it does pop up rather more often than I would have expected. This is especially the case when risk, compliance or audit departments ask their IT counterparts to send them a... Read More »

Quite often we get contacted with the question – what does SAP offer as Consulting Services in the area of Cybersecurity & Compliance? Or what are the related services you can get within the support-contract from SAP? Where Do I Begin? Let me... Read More »

I was discussing with a Chief Risk Officer recently about continuity of business in case of a crisis and his reaction surprised me. When asking what processes and procedures were in place, his reply was — “We have full insurance coverage.... Read More »

When I wrote the blog post ORM vs ERM, the Battle that Should Not Have Started almost 18 months ago, I didn’t think that I’d have to write another one focusing exclusively on what Operational Risk Management (ORM) could mean for different... Read More »