Over the years, the Centium team has assisted many organisations to design, build, implement and maintain effective corporate governance structures. These help coordinate the business rules, relationships, policies, systems and processes used to manage performance, reduce risks, control operations and ensure compliance, all towards achievement of organisational goals and objectives. Situation We were appointed by […]
Usually, corporate investigations are the consequence of some sort of wrongdoing that results in the organisation having to recovery from an undesirable loss or impact such as fraud, reputational damage or regulatory non-compliance. However, sometimes there can be a positive outcome. The following account describes a recent investigation that Centium was asked to undertake where […]
Situation Centium was engaged by a leading NSW Government Agency to undertake an internal audit of the fiduciary controls framework for a smaller business entity in the Cluster, whose corporate and administrative services were transitioned across to the Agency following a restructure. The review formed part of the due diligence process of the Agency for […]
Situation Our client is a medium sized, regionally-based organisation with significant community contact. The work undertaken by employees has rapidly changed over a short period of time, with many employees now required to work outside normal business hours and on weekends to meet community service deliver expectations. Task We were initially engaged to confirm that […]
Situation Our client is a medium sized agency that employs a diverse range of occupations, including professionals, managers, para-professionals, administrators and outdoor employees. Roles were not well defined, which had implications for individual performance and overall corporate governance. Task We were engaged to prepare a full suite of role descriptions for employees across the agency. […]
The NSW Auditor-General conducted a review of ten NSW universities and has issued his findings as part of his Volume 2 Report. The audit found that NSW universities are generally in a sound financial position and performed well over the past year. However there are emerging financial pressures for universities including uncertainty over the impact of […]
The Department of Finance, Services & Innovation has issued the NSW ICT Assurance Framework (IAF) that sets out the Gateway Review process and other assurance requirements for ICT projects including mandatory due diligence reviews, health checks, deep dive reviews and project status reporting. It also sets out that all NSW Government ICT investment decisions must […]
Situation The NSW Digital Information Security Policy requires all agencies to build, operate and continually improve an Information Security Management System (ISMS) in line with the ISO 27001 standard. Agencies whose risk profile warrants it, or who provide shared services, need to attain formal certification to the standard. Developing an ISMS from scratch can be […]
Situation A business resiliency audit of a NSW Government Agency by the NSW Audit Office found that its ability to respond to emergencies, recover IT systems and to continue business operations was lacking and the Agency’s plans were inadequate, somewhat outdated, and had not been adequately “proven”. Task Centium was engaged to review and remediate […]
