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Rethinking your Internal Audit Approach Jan 23, 2020

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In this episode, Lauren Massey joins Mike Maali to discuss the changes to the internal audit approach and how internal audit will look and feel different after transformation.
We discuss the following questions:
0:44 - How will internal audit transformation change the way that we address risk?
1:55 - What implications will this have for reporting to the Audit Committee and executive management and other forms of reporting?
3:36 - What’s the difference between an audit spectrum and the traditional audit plan?
6:11 - How are the organization's enterprise risk management process and 3 lines of defense working together to play an important role in this transformation?
9:25 - What are some key takeaways to consider when companies are going down their own internal audit transformation journey?
https://www.pwc.com/us/en/services/risk-assurance/podcasts/rethinking-internal-audit-approach.html

Must-Have Digital Skills of the Next-Gen Internal Auditor Dec 19, 2019

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In this episode, Lauren Massey joins Mike Maali to discuss next-gen internal auditor profiles and the impact that digital skills and collaboration will have on internal audit transformation.
We discuss the following questions:
0:45 - How is the internal auditor skill set changing?
2:50 - What does the next-gen internal auditor career progression look like?
4:53 - How are companies, including PwC, going through the process of upskilling current staff?
8:30 - What are the recruitment aspects of the talent strategy and the changes we are seeing for internal audit?

The Impact of Agile and DevOps on Digital Transformations Dec 12, 2019

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In this episode, Jennifer Lendler and Mike Shipham join Bob Clark to discuss the significance of Agile and DevOps in the workplace today and how they are impacting governance, risk and compliance during a digital transformation.

We discuss the following questions:
0:57 - What is Agile, its background and where is it being used?
3:00 - How do you compare Agile and DevOps and why are they such a hot topic now?
4:49 - How are governance quality and risk management managed by Agile and DevOps?
6:16 - What is needed to achieve a greater level of control through these systems?
8:19 - Who are some of the other stakeholders that need to think about this in the organization?
10:01 - What do the successes with Agile and DevOps look like?
11:48 - What does an organization need to successfully evolve to adapt Agile and DevOp principles?
14:17 - What are some key takeaways when considering Agile and DevOps?
http://www.pwc.com/us/en/services/risk-assurance/podcasts/agile-devops-digital-transformation.html

Transforming the Value Proposition of Internal Audit Dec 05, 2019

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In this episode, Lauren Massey and Dhiraj Malhotra join Mike Maali to discuss internal audit’s new value proposition and why now is the right time for internal audit to transform.
We discuss the following questions:
0:56 - Why is now the time for fundamental transformation in internal audit?
3:45 - What does internal audit transformation look like?
6:18 - How will risk sensing allow us to change the way we think about and assess risk?
8:34 - How does this transformation affect the people within the organization?
10:11 - What are some key takeaways to consider when getting started with your internal audit transformation?
https://www.pwc.com/us/en/services/risk-assurance/podcasts/transform-internal-audit.html

Building a defensible and sustainable privacy program to withstand regulatory and legal scrutiny Nov 13, 2019

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In this episode, Carolyn Holcomb joins Kevin O'Connell to discuss how organizations can build a defensible, reasonable and sustainable privacy program to withstand regulatory and legal scrutiny, and communicate that to their internal and external stakeholders.

We discuss the following questions:

0:38 - Why are privacy-related topics so relevant in today's business environment?
2:39 - What are the common themes that organizations need to consider as they interact with personal data?
4:33 - Once the program has been created, how do you enable it and who assists with that process?
7:19 - What are the needs and expectations of both the internal and external stakeholders?
9:54 - How are companies communicating assurance to their stakeholders?
12:50 - What are some key takeaways in developing and sustaining a defensible privacy program?
https://www.pwc.com/us/en/services/risk-assurance/podcasts/defensible-sustainable-privacy-strategy.html

Enable Your Vision with a Strategic GRC Program and Technology Oct 23, 2019

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In this episode, Jason Plummer joins Bob Clark to discuss GRC programs and technology, their key components, and how they enable an organization's strategic vision and drive sustainable value.
We discuss the following questions:
0:38 - What do we mean by GRC?
1:36 - What are the key components to define your strategic vision enabling you to determine the best GRC technology?
3:30 - How does using a single GRC platform potentially reduce the cost of compliance?
6:57 - How much time and cost savings can be gained by implementing a GRC program
8:40 - What should companies be considering as they start evaluating the value they can derive from a GRC program?
9:59 - Are there ways companies can start small so it does not feel like such a daunting process?
https://www.pwc.com/us/en/services/risk-assurance/podcasts/grc-programs-technology-strategy.html

How to Build and Integrate Trust, Privacy, Security and Controls into a Workday Implementation Oct 11, 2019

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In this episode, Jamie Draper and Gurmeet Sawhney join Bob Clark to discuss some of the opportunities and challenges associated with the transformation journey to Workday and how to build and integrate trust, privacy, security, and controls into a Workday implementation.
We discuss the following questions:
0:50 - What is Workday's journey and the PwC perspective around compliance within Workday?
2:35 - How does the Workday architecture impact controls, design and operation?
5:14 - What are some of the other challenges that clients face when they are implementing and using Workday and what solutions are recommended to help them deal with those challenges?
9:55 - What are some other compliance considerations a company should address when implementing Workday?
https://www.pwc.com/us/en/services/risk-assurance/podcasts/workday-security-controls.html

How Data Governance Correlates with Data Quality Oct 09, 2019

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In this episode, Andy Evans and Amar Reddy join Bob Clark to discuss the correlation between data governance and data quality, why data governance is so critical now and the challenges and key concepts organizations should consider when implementing it.
We discuss the following questions:
0:49 - What is data governance and what are some of the drivers for data governance in the market?
3:32 - What are some of the interdependencies of data quality and data governance and what are the challenges?
4:51 - What are some of the key components of data governance?
6:33 - What are some of the key concepts an organization should consider if they are trying to implement data governance?
7:33 - How do you begin implementing data governance?
8:50 - How do master data governance tools help organizations manage their data?
10:46 - What is a key takeaway around the link between governance and quality?
https://www.pwc.com/us/en/services/risk-assurance/podcasts/data-governance-quality.html

Implementing the Right Level of Security for Global Salesforce Organizations Sep 25, 2019

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In this episode, Andrea Acciarri and Matt Wardrop join Bob Clark to discuss Salesforce and important considerations for effectively designing and implementing security in a Salesforce environment.
We discuss the following questions:
1:02 - In addition to Salesforce's abilities, what should companies do from a security perspective?
3:01 - When looking at the regulatory and compliance issues, what are some of the things that companies need to think about around security?
4:46 - What is the process of using Salesforce to address requirements either in a single or in multiple organizations?
7:14 - How can companies ensure that their Security configurations continue to work properly?
7:53 - What is Salesforce Shield and what value does it bring
10:58 - What are the more common mistakes or challenges of a client's Salesforce security environment when seeing it for the first time?
https://www.pwc.com/us/en/services/risk-assurance/podcasts/security-design-implementation-salesforce.html

Managing Data during a Business and Technology Transformation Sep 11, 2019

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In this episode, Dan Sorensen, Eric Caliendo and Miriam Shou join Bob Clark to talk about the critical role of data management in business and technology transformation, and in particular, the importance of implementing a comprehensive data transformation strategy and how to overcome data quality challenges across the enterprise.
We discuss the following questions:
0:57 - What's driving the demand for business and technology transformation today?
2:47 - Why is having a data strategy really important in terms of driving a transformation and why is that crucial to companies as they go through these?
4:01- What differences are we seeing at clients and in data quality exercises through a transformation lifecycle versus the expectation as part of normal business?
6:32 - What are some of the changes in the approach as people start to prepare for transformation with data?
11:15 - What is the most common mistake to advise against in terms of data and the impact it would have on a transformation?
https://www.pwc.com/us/en/services/risk-assurance/podcasts/managing-data-business-technology-transformation.html

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