For some organizations, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are one-time events. For others, they’re a practiced way of life. This U.S. company has used two decades of M&A to add scale and offerings as a multiline insurer. When KPMG advised the company during its most recent acquisition, its executive team articulated a bold mandate: use the post-merger consolidation to rethink the entire back office as a foundation for continued growth.

KPMG utilized its Powered Enterprise approach to take on the challenge. Simply put, Powered Enterprise is a project approach that includes a pre-configured Workday cloud solution for HCM and ERP based on leading practices. The approach includes all aspects of a client’s business: process models, controls, organizational model, role descriptions, and performance management—and was utilized to create a single cloud-based platform for all of the company’s HR and finance operations within a year.