Assets are expensive to acquire, create operate, protect and maintain. Assets are at the heart of the success of asset-intensive organisations. Asset management practices that respond quickly to volatile markets, increasingly scarce resources and technological change will deliver success and ensure survival.  Increased uptime, output and asset reliability are non-negotiables today.  This means effective asset planning, scheduling, maintenance, operation, performance monitoring, acquisition & disposal, funding of assets, and accounting for and disclosing of assets

Issues you may be facing

• You are experiencing an increase in the number of unplanned outages, asset
  downtime and general asset reliability
• You have a number of underperforming and aging assets
• You are experiencing scheduling issues, growing maintenance costs, risk and
  safety concerns and environmental issues
• You are experiencing high operating costs and strained cash flows
• You have a challenge in complying with new acts, standards, guidelines and
  regulations that impact on the management of assets
• You have unreliable data with regard to your asset portfolio
• You need to implement a complete enterprise asset management framework and maximise returns
• You lack the technology and skill to implement legislative requirements
• You need a fully ISO 9001-compliant asset management solution
• You have challenges in verifying the physical existence and condition of assets
• You need to unbundle immoveable assets and ensure compliance with accounting standards

How we can help you

• Our enterprise asset management specialists advise on, and work with you to develop and implement an integrated asset management strategy – optimising assets throughout the entire asset life-cycle, from procurement to verification, valuation, maintenance, decommissioning or replacement

Successfully navigating your business through today’s complex and volatile market conditions requires an understanding of the past, a firm grasp on the present, and real insight into the future. Organisations today operate in an increasingly complex and dynamic environment where real-time information is key; whether operational or financial. With globalisation organisations are becoming more geographically dispersed, more complex and thus more difficult to manage. The regulatory burden is also growing forcing organisations to become more transparent. Reliable, timely information is, therefore, essential to survive and compete

Issues you may be facing

• You have no clear picture of performance across your entire business
• You are constrained in providing financial and non-financial analysis of your
  business to the Board and other stakeholders
• You have individual performance targets that are not aligned to business and
  overall organisation strategy
• You have a high reliance on manual intervention to gather and analyse key performance data
• You experience different versions of the truth
• You are faced with unreliable information
• You experience long lead times in reporting

How we can help you

• We work with you to translate your strategy and business environment into a meaningful framework of metrics to effectively manage performance and strategic alignment
• We build your capability to analyse past performance, identify patterns, trends
  and dependencies, report on performance and perform predictive modeling
• Our data and technology specialists work with your teams to design and implement the most appropriate solutions leveraging your current and future investment in technology and data

Many organisations are feeling the increased weight of responsibility for assessing and managing enterprise risks. Evolving compliance and governance challenges are forcing organisations to ensure that their internal audit functions are operating effectively and efficiently. Internal auditors must make certain that risk management, internal controls and governance processes are accomplishing business objectives and meeting stakeholder expectations. If you’re going to improve the value and effectiveness of your internal audit function, you need a comprehensive understanding of the specific objectives, risks, and priorities relevant to your organisation

Issues you may be facing

• Your internal audit function follows outdated routines and practices
• Your internal audit function is slow to respond to changes in your business
• The current structure of your internal audit function is not appropriate to meet
  your requirements
• Your internal audit function is under capacity
• You have a weak internal control environment
• Little or no reliance is placed on internal audit findings and initiatives
• You internal audit function is not seen as independent and objective
• There is a low use of technology within internal audit
• Your internal audit function needs to be benchmarked

How we can help you

• We work collaboratively with you to provide internal audit services ranging
  from full outsourcing to co-sourcing and project-by-project assistance
• We offer enterprise-wide risk management systems and services that provide assurance in improving your business operations
• We work with your audit committees and business managers to review your internal audit function against IIA standards, rules and recommendations, and most importantly, we use our experienced internal audit staff to help you develop a world-class approach to internal audit, involving techniques and tools that meet the needs of your organisation