KPMG EPM Survey

A survey of 545 executives reveals higher growth in revenue and profitability for companies with mature EPM capabilities.

Enterprise performance management (EPM) has been shown to be increasingly crucial in planning, assessing, measuring, and reporting an enterprise’s performance. Based on a company’s mission and vision, different strategic needs may drive how EPM domains are leveraged and promoted within the organization.

In 2021 KPMG surveyed approximately 545 C-Suite, executives and directors to identify key trends in EPM and define the agenda of leading organizations. EPM capabilities were surveyed across a variety of levels, industries, and departments.

What do leading EPM capabilities look like?

Leading organizations are already investing and prioritizing initiatives which enhance predictive analysis link to integrated business planning process, and develop their existing finance talent.

Of top performing organizations…


85%

use a COE for forecasting and/or RPA


94%

have significantly automated their reporting processes


94%

plan investments in upskilling current talent to address skills gaps


72%

of leading organizations in EPM capabilities have seen up to a 20% revenue uplift over the past three years

 

Source: KPMG 2021 EPM Survey

KPMG enterprise performance management survey 2021
A survey of 545 executives reveals higher growth in revenue and profitability for companies with mature enterprise performance

Footnotes

  1. Data taken from respondents in the 2021 KPMG EPM Survey Review.

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Karen Schreiber

Karen Schreiber

Principal, Advisory, Finance Transformation, KPMG LLP

Matthew McGuinn

Matthew McGuinn

Principal, Finance Transformation, KPMG US