by Adrienne Bellehumeur | Mar 14, 2023 | AI Governance and Adoption, Finance Transformation
When technology works, it works fabulously well. At its best, technology can lead to true, measurable “transformation” of our processes and how we work. For example, at a recent presentation, I heard a project manager explain a system he implemented that changed the...
by Adrienne Bellehumeur | Nov 3, 2022 | Risk Management
Is “Risk Avoidance” Really “Risk Management”? A quick google search gives you the definition of risk management as being about “mitigating” risk. This is how, in practice, risk management most often works in the corporate world. It is rare to see a Risk Manager say,...
by Adrienne Bellehumeur | Nov 3, 2022 | Documentation Best Practices, Governance
In the world of Internal Controls or GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance), there is tons more value we can extract from documentation and processes, but too many people leave that value on the table. And that’s where the topic of minutes comes in. They are obviously...
by Adrienne Bellehumeur | Oct 19, 2022 | Governance, Internal Audit, Internal Controls, Risk Management
In my many years on the ground (and in the trenches) running internal controls* programs, I can tell you that internal controls programs are a goldmine of opportunity. But only when you “get” what audit and control concepts are about (and not about). Unfortunately,...
by Adrienne Bellehumeur | Oct 19, 2022 | Risk Management
Risk Management is something I get asked about because of the name of our consulting firm, and of course it’s a subject that matters a lot to me and our clients. To give you a quick definition, Risk Management is a process for organizations to identify, rank, track,...
