IT Advisory
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While technology presents major opportunities to improve efficiency and global reach, it also creates significant risks. We help our clients to achieve maximum value from their IT investment. We advise them in using technology to help drive growth, improve business performance and to safeguard operational integrity, security and continuity.
At KPMG our global network gives us the expertise to help companies align their IT operations and business objectives with often repeatable and distributable solutions. We help them to use technology to drive growth, improve business performance and to safeguard operational integrity, security and continuity.
IT Advisory plays a critical role in the achievement of business objectives. Not only is it essential to make the right choice about which technology to select; just as important is the management of the IT infrastructure, and its inherent risks, in a way which helps to sustain and maximise competitive advantage.
KPMG’s IT Advisory practice works to help organisations ensure the integrity of their information, and to apply technology which will assist in advancing the business.
The services we provide range from analysis of the risks associated with the development of new systems and their day-to-day operation, to advice on information systems security and IT governance.
They include:
ERP Advisory
Our ERP Advisory professionals assist clients with managing and/or monitoring their major application systems - including, but not restricted to, major ERP packages. Our services and experiences cover a broad range of needs and challenges, including strategy, selection, development, configuration, implementation, control, operation, stablisation, and sustainment.
Information Protection and Business Resilience
Our Information Protection and Business Resilience professionals assist clients in developing processes to protect information assets. We incorporate a full life cycle approach which includes: assessment, architecture, implementation and monitoring services to help ensure that information is protected.
IT Attestation
Our IT Attestation professionals assist clients affected by business IT systems, who often need extra help to satisfy stakeholder expectations. Our team delivers assessments that can provide comfort to clients and their business partners through seals and distributable reports such as SysTrust and SAS70.
IT Project Advisory
IT Project Advisory helps organizations identify and mitigate the risk of project failure. We help clients: Through programs of business change; Evaluate the deliverables of system integrators, contractors, planners and estimators for quality, completeness and timeliness; and Improve the processes associated with developing new projects and products or managing a portfolio of projects.
IRM in External Audit
Our IRM in the External Audit Professionals assist audit teams in assessing controls risk and in dealing with complex tehnology topics in support of financial statement audits and integrated audits. Our team and services are focussed on Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) standards, and support the integrated audit services provided to our audit clients.
IT Audit
KPMG's IT Internal Audit professionals can help clients align their IT Internal Audit capabilities with the strategic and tactical objectives of their organizations – giving them the means to meet their current and future needs as they relate to governance, risk, and control over IT resources. The firm’s professionals do this by leveraging our strong industry, IT control and technology focus and experience; deploying leading methodologies and tools; applying our objectivity; using a balanced approach to growth and risk; utilizing our comprehensive global breadth and local knowledge; and calling upon our deep understanding of relevant business, financial, and regulatory inter-dependencies.
IT Strategy and Performance
Effective IT Strategy and Performance will help organisations ensure that business systems deliver value to the business and that the unique risks inherent in technology are monitored in an appropriate governance framework. This service includes governance, strategy, performance improvement, cost reduction, risk management benchmarking, risk framework and due diligence.
IT Sourcing
IT Sourcing services aim to assist companies with the process of sourcing components (for all) of their Information Technology function. We help clients: Evaluate their sourcing approach; Establish sourcing strategies with controls over implementation and management to reduce concerns about numerous sourcing alternatives; and Increase the benefits that can be realized from shared services, outsourcing, and multi-vendor arrangements. Services exist to assist clients in identifying and managing sourcing risks throughout the entire sourcing life cycle.
Business Intelligence
Business Intelligence is broadly and simply defined as the ability to acquire and transform relevant data via analytics into knowledge to drive business decisions and actions to achieve desired results. In addition, the resulting information has to be tailored to – and distributed to – the appropriate levels of management and operations in a timely manner to be most effective.
For further information, contact:
Olumide Olayinka
Email address: olumide.olayinka@ng.kpmg.com
IT Advisory plays a critical role in the achievement of business objectives. Not only is it essential to make the right choice about which technology to select; just as important is the management of the IT infrastructure, and its inherent risks, in a way which helps to sustain and maximise competitive advantage.
KPMG’s IT Advisory practice works to help organisations ensure the integrity of their information, and to apply technology which will assist in advancing the business.
The services we provide range from analysis of the risks associated with the development of new systems and their day-to-day operation, to advice on information systems security and IT governance.
They include:
ERP Advisory
Our ERP Advisory professionals assist clients with managing and/or monitoring their major application systems - including, but not restricted to, major ERP packages. Our services and experiences cover a broad range of needs and challenges, including strategy, selection, development, configuration, implementation, control, operation, stablisation, and sustainment.
Information Protection and Business Resilience
Our Information Protection and Business Resilience professionals assist clients in developing processes to protect information assets. We incorporate a full life cycle approach which includes: assessment, architecture, implementation and monitoring services to help ensure that information is protected.
IT Attestation
Our IT Attestation professionals assist clients affected by business IT systems, who often need extra help to satisfy stakeholder expectations. Our team delivers assessments that can provide comfort to clients and their business partners through seals and distributable reports such as SysTrust and SAS70.
IT Project Advisory
IT Project Advisory helps organizations identify and mitigate the risk of project failure. We help clients: Through programs of business change; Evaluate the deliverables of system integrators, contractors, planners and estimators for quality, completeness and timeliness; and Improve the processes associated with developing new projects and products or managing a portfolio of projects.
IRM in External Audit
Our IRM in the External Audit Professionals assist audit teams in assessing controls risk and in dealing with complex tehnology topics in support of financial statement audits and integrated audits. Our team and services are focussed on Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) standards, and support the integrated audit services provided to our audit clients.
IT Audit
KPMG's IT Internal Audit professionals can help clients align their IT Internal Audit capabilities with the strategic and tactical objectives of their organizations – giving them the means to meet their current and future needs as they relate to governance, risk, and control over IT resources. The firm’s professionals do this by leveraging our strong industry, IT control and technology focus and experience; deploying leading methodologies and tools; applying our objectivity; using a balanced approach to growth and risk; utilizing our comprehensive global breadth and local knowledge; and calling upon our deep understanding of relevant business, financial, and regulatory inter-dependencies.
IT Strategy and Performance
Effective IT Strategy and Performance will help organisations ensure that business systems deliver value to the business and that the unique risks inherent in technology are monitored in an appropriate governance framework. This service includes governance, strategy, performance improvement, cost reduction, risk management benchmarking, risk framework and due diligence.
IT Sourcing
IT Sourcing services aim to assist companies with the process of sourcing components (for all) of their Information Technology function. We help clients: Evaluate their sourcing approach; Establish sourcing strategies with controls over implementation and management to reduce concerns about numerous sourcing alternatives; and Increase the benefits that can be realized from shared services, outsourcing, and multi-vendor arrangements. Services exist to assist clients in identifying and managing sourcing risks throughout the entire sourcing life cycle.
Business Intelligence
Business Intelligence is broadly and simply defined as the ability to acquire and transform relevant data via analytics into knowledge to drive business decisions and actions to achieve desired results. In addition, the resulting information has to be tailored to – and distributed to – the appropriate levels of management and operations in a timely manner to be most effective.
For further information, contact:
Olumide Olayinka
Email address: olumide.olayinka@ng.kpmg.com
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