tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38442127889285634222009-05-17T19:32:53.950+05:30Straight from the lab of an Innovative Risk Consulting Outfit.Narayan Mantrinoreply@blogger.comBlogger73125http://feeds.feedburner.com/CaseStudiesInRiskConsulting?format=skinCaseStudiesInRiskConsultinghttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844212788928563422.post-8979381704105847612009-05-17T19:23:00.003+05:302009-05-17T19:32:53.961+05:30Narayan Mantrinoreply@blogger.com0Why meet proteus Advisors? To introspect and draw analogies about how you are performing using the case studies like below and know more about Innovatricks.Shree Engineering is a firm having good track record for several years and have grown at 30 %...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more!http://www.proteusadvisors.com/2009/05/innovatricks.htmtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844212788928563422.post-29402606633109641802009-04-22T01:16:00.004+05:302009-04-22T01:34:21.643+05:30Narayan Mantrinoreply@blogger.com0There are very few experts who know how to read a balance sheet and tell you where you are going wrong with your strategy. I am training myself in this art for last 16 years. I have been into Internal Audits and reading balance sheets all through...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more!http://www.proteusadvisors.com/2009/04/your-balance-sheet-is-different.htmtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844212788928563422.post-63243131033784477762009-03-29T23:52:00.004+05:302009-03-30T00:12:14.505+05:30Narayan Mantrinoreply@blogger.com0When macroeconomics scenario is not well, it must be a time to focus on micro-economics. Why? Microeconomics deals with individual units in an economy like a firm, a household, an investor, a worker, a single market that makes up the broader...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more!http://www.proteusadvisors.com/2009/03/microeconomics-at-play.htmtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844212788928563422.post-78282753860885975972009-03-05T13:55:00.004+05:302009-03-05T14:26:59.403+05:30Narayan Mantrinoreply@blogger.com0You may lose your head but may not like to bow it. Risk perceptions have changed so as the returns and the negotiation process. Negotiations are heated and getting quite messy these days. Is it a time to be more diplomatic or appropriate? Recession...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more!http://www.proteusadvisors.com/2009/03/breakthrough-in-recessionary-risks.htmtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844212788928563422.post-71260254640126153232009-01-11T14:49:00.002+05:302009-01-11T14:59:12.738+05:30Narayan Mantrinoreply@blogger.com0Raju, a small boy from Satyam never paid attention to the blogs to which he was subscribed to. I know he had read a few stories of ethics in the recent past. Not sure what made him open up for his misdeeds early this year. But, I am sure it's not my...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more!http://www.proteusadvisors.com/2009/01/wipro-cfo-is-wrong.htmtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844212788928563422.post-31281605986296373512008-12-27T19:10:00.002+05:302008-12-27T19:32:14.599+05:30Narayan Mantrinoreply@blogger.com0Suddenly every one is feeling that their cost structures are inefficient. Everyone is feeling that they are overstaffed. Are economic activities within their businesses slowing down? Is there less work? Are employees sitting idle? Were they sitting...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more!http://www.proteusadvisors.com/2008/12/cost-reduction.htmtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844212788928563422.post-31337105579070920622008-11-29T14:40:00.006+05:302008-11-29T15:23:58.449+05:30Narayan Mantrinoreply@blogger.com1Before I give account of the topic I have selected today, I would like to brief you on 'where I am coming from'. I am among the fortunate ones who have done Internal Audit of five star hotels like Taj & JW Marriott in Mumbai and have spent a...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more!http://www.proteusadvisors.com/2008/11/terrorist-attack-on-taj-trident.htmtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844212788928563422.post-8627182482271590022008-11-23T18:58:00.004+05:302008-11-24T10:07:15.122+05:30Narayan Mantrinoreply@blogger.com0When cheaters are invisible, there is surge in crime levels. When victims are invisible; result is the same. It was almost an hour after the midnight. You could hardly hear your own voice due to the loud heart beating music in the pub. The auditor...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more!http://www.proteusadvisors.com/2008/11/invisible-act.htmtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844212788928563422.post-77068300496827274872008-10-12T19:29:00.002+05:302008-10-12T19:35:31.568+05:30Narayan Mantrinoreply@blogger.com0The system is only as strong as its weakest control. Internal Control problems have various perspectives. Some experts have explained that Internal Control problems can be due to Managerial issues or they can be on account of Technical or Procedural...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more!http://www.proteusadvisors.com/2008/10/cube-of-coso.htmtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844212788928563422.post-54680426022888099512008-09-21T16:29:00.002+05:302008-09-21T16:40:43.355+05:30Narayan Mantrinoreply@blogger.com0You talk of vertical integration, horizontal expansion, outsourcing or engaging in merger & acquisitions, forming business alliance or developing new business line, as a leader if you are able to change the paradigm, you are better positioned to...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more!http://www.proteusadvisors.com/2008/09/risk-of-paradigm.htmtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844212788928563422.post-91512892043347079192008-08-29T08:48:00.003+05:302008-08-29T08:55:40.590+05:30Narayan Mantrinoreply@blogger.com0Synergy is achieved when more value is derived from M&A compared to simply added value of the entities. Many describe it by expression "2 + 2 = 5" Equations in areas like production, procurement, R&D, management insight, marketing, and distribution...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more!http://www.proteusadvisors.com/2008/08/do-aur-do-panch.htmtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844212788928563422.post-84654186489864546152008-08-10T16:32:00.007+05:302008-08-10T18:12:42.427+05:30Narayan Mantrinoreply@blogger.com0When Ranbaxy's promoters decided to sell their stake to Japanese Daiichi Sankyo, many believed that the deal was already known to few in the market and a case of insider trading cannot be ruled out looking at the performance of Ranbaxy on the Dalal...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more!http://www.proteusadvisors.com/2008/08/ethical-dilemma-insider-trading.htmtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844212788928563422.post-18278035220464516852008-07-20T00:17:00.002+05:302008-07-20T00:27:54.323+05:30Narayan Mantrinoreply@blogger.com0Why Board of Directors and Audit Committee Members should know about Lean and Six Sigma? These are not the buzzwords often used by this community. Although these words are little technical and used mainly by CEOs and middle managers, the new age...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more!http://www.proteusadvisors.com/2008/07/puzzle-of-value-addition.htmtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844212788928563422.post-26895054733837730622008-07-13T15:52:00.007+05:302008-07-13T16:27:55.732+05:30Narayan Mantrinoreply@blogger.com0Many SMEs operate successfully from an operational and a financial perspective but sustainability needs innovation and professional discipline. There is always a gap in implementing ideas in a better way with improved planning and prioritising....<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more!http://www.proteusadvisors.com/2008/07/smes-way-forward.htmtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844212788928563422.post-45735448952454472772008-06-28T16:49:00.005+05:302008-06-30T20:46:43.411+05:30Narayan Mantrinoreply@blogger.com0Mercedez Benz !!! All VFM Audits are not the same. An automobile chain based out of Muscat to promote a luxury brand in its showrooms had organized a very big bollywood temptations show at Muscat. Response to the event was overwhelming. The...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more!http://www.proteusadvisors.com/2008/06/value-for-money.htmtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844212788928563422.post-14014577046360466892008-06-15T18:28:00.004+05:302008-06-15T19:16:59.032+05:30Narayan Mantrinoreply@blogger.com0This will inspire you to leave the beaten track occasionally and drive into the woods. You will certain to find something you have never seen. You will create new insights about science of doing successful business. However, you need to invest. You...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more!http://www.proteusadvisors.com/2008/06/its-powerful-than-google.htmtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844212788928563422.post-61271309692453855942008-05-31T16:43:00.002+05:302008-05-31T16:53:28.905+05:30Narayan Mantrinoreply@blogger.com0CXOs sound like some kind of phantoms in your organization. These phantoms should have some kind of specialization and leader's role to play. Why CXOs? Mergers, acquisitions and consolidations are transforming virtually every industry, and the...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. 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Was it a great game plan or great team efforts or vibes of monkey distractions or turning pitches?How will next parliamentary election be won? By...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more!http://www.proteusadvisors.com/2008/05/bolt-on-strategy-risk-consulting.htmtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844212788928563422.post-65388442718517466882008-04-20T18:07:00.007+05:302008-04-20T19:20:31.777+05:30Narayan Mantrinoreply@blogger.com0Recently, Risk Head of a fortune 500 company, a top global confectioner, asked me on how to approach monitoring of their accounting shared services function which had been outsourced a year back to a global BPO firm and had not been monitored since...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more!http://www.proteusadvisors.com/2008/04/sharing-or-streamlining.htmtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844212788928563422.post-5620232684893329692008-04-06T10:41:00.007+05:302008-04-06T13:50:26.206+05:30Narayan Mantrinoreply@blogger.com1Recently, one Company had sacked one of its director on disciplinary grounds but it was shown as an amicable parting away. Now, what kind of example it is setting for its employees? Let's talk about business controls from a different perspective...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more!http://www.proteusadvisors.com/2008/04/bench-racing.htmtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844212788928563422.post-20761971992499923572008-03-16T15:09:00.002+05:302008-03-16T15:24:16.122+05:30Narayan Mantrinoreply@blogger.com0What do you think about a popular organized retail chain which changed its ERP system thrice during last seven years? Some individuals with the retail organization had opposed to the frequent change by the top management. Is this really bad a...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more!http://www.proteusadvisors.com/2008/03/best-practices-capability-convergence.htmtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844212788928563422.post-34565918395156084212008-03-02T16:28:00.003+05:302008-03-03T15:34:56.619+05:30Narayan Mantrinoreply@blogger.com0Fraud surveys suggest roughly 80 percent of all frauds during last 80 years were discovered by accident. In early days the primary objective of Internal Audit was to discover fraud but the objective changed gradually while above sort of...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more!http://www.proteusadvisors.com/2008/03/open-fraud-traingle.htmtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844212788928563422.post-32816913168504925622008-02-16T22:31:00.011+05:302008-02-16T23:23:20.287+05:30Narayan Mantrinoreply@blogger.com0Increased focus on financial reporting has changed the way Internal Audit is being done nowadays. Hence, risk consulting firms like PWC and protiviti consulting have suggested adopting a balanced approach to Internal Audit, i.e. balancing the...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more!http://www.proteusadvisors.com/2008/02/reduce-your-cost-of-monitoring.htmtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844212788928563422.post-15447519808636929582008-02-02T15:52:00.000+05:302008-02-02T16:37:41.539+05:30Narayan Mantrinoreply@blogger.com0The sub prime crisis is definitely a credit market problem, first and foremost and thus it's advised that people remain long in equities. The root cause of sub prime crises is conjuring trick of structured finance mismanagement, which basically...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more!http://www.proteusadvisors.com/2008/02/subprime-crisis-microfinancing-in-india.htm