Independent Research Firm Cites Protiviti as a Strong Performer in Enterprise Governance, Risk and Compliance Platforms

MENLO PARK, Calif., Dec. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Protiviti Inc. (www.protiviti.com), a global consulting firm, was named a Strong Performer in "The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Governance, Risk, and Compliance Platforms, Q4 2011" (November 30, 2011) by Forrester Research, Inc. According to the report, Protiviti "offers a unique perspective in the enterprise GRC market with its strong consulting background, delivering especially impressive technical capabilities in risk and control management and audit management." 

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The Forrester report also notes that Protiviti "…continues to innovate and develop new content-based offerings for its Governance Portal product, which is capable of addressing a variety of GRC requirements for customers. Protiviti offers a differentiating value to clients through its combination of risk management expertise and an increasingly competitive GRC platform. Protiviti will continue to build on its core audit, risk, and control management strengths while working on further integration with external and internal systems, including working with partners to deliver regulatory compliance content."

"We believe that being rated a Strong Performer in the latest Forrester Wave reflects our success in delivering our customers practical solutions through our consultative approach, business-oriented content and an increasingly comprehensive GRC platform," said Scott Gracyalny, managing director and global leader, Risk Technologies, Protiviti. "As the complexity of the GRC landscape continues to increase, our customers have come to appreciate our focus on creating a simplified platform that can be extended to help them solve their specific governance, risk and compliance challenges on a global scale."

Protiviti's Governance Portal is a flexible technology solution that provides the visibility and oversight organizations need to manage enterprise and operational risks, optimize internal audit processes, monitor compliance risk, reduce the cost of financial controls management and improve IT governance.

About Protiviti Inc.

Protiviti (www.protiviti.com) is a global consulting firm that helps companies solve problems in finance, technology, operations, governance, risk and internal audit. Through its network of more than 70 offices in over 20 countries, Protiviti has served more than 35 percent of FORTUNE® 1000 and Global 500 companies. The firm also works with smaller, growing companies, including those looking to go public, as well as with government agencies.

Protiviti is a wholly owned subsidiary of Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI). Founded in 1948, Robert Half International is a member of the S&P 500 index.

Protiviti is not licensed or registered as a public accounting firm and does not issue opinions on financial statements or offer attestation services.

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