Question Description
The 25th anniversary North American TTI Survey conducted in 2014 expounded on this trend in the profession and broke down the top IT priorities in the United States and Canada, with more than 3,000 CPAs and chartered accountants weighing in on the most pressing issues affecting their delivery of service in firms, and in business and industry.
Here is a list of the top 10 U.S. initiatives ranked by priority. I will elaborate on the top IT concern below.
- Securing the IT environment
- Managing and retaining data
- Ensuring privacy
- Managing IT risks and compliance
- Preventing and responding to computer fraud
- Enabling decision support and analytics
- Managing system implementation
- Governing and managing IT investment/spending
- Managing vendors and service providers
- Leveraging emerging technologies
Requirement: Review the top 10 technology issues listed up there. Select one of the issues provide at least 5 reasons why you think it is important for accountants to possess knowledge of your selection.