KPMG Named a Leader ̶̶̶̶ cited for its Data and Analytics Capabilities by Independent Research Firm

KPMG "cracked the code for balancing business and technology expertise"

TORONTO, Feb. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ - KPMG International announced today that Forrester Research has named it a Leader among insights service providers. 

"KPMG cracked the code for balancing business and technology expertise. KPMG comes to the table with an impressive portfolio of data and analytics capabilities, brought together in its Lighthouse center of excellence (CoE)," wrote the report's authors in The Forrester Wave™: Insights Service Providers, Q1 2017. "KPMG's broad ecosystem is the gold standard among insights service providers."

According to Forrester's classifications, "Leaders [have] both strong current offerings and compelling strategies. These providers already deliver comprehensive analytics services, effective insights-to-execution support, and impressive partner ecosystems. They represent the top choices for strategic insights partners."

Forrester noted the work KPMG's teams have done in establishing the importance of trusted analytics.

"Recognizing the importance of trust in an insights provider, KPMG's comprehensive approach to bridging a potential 'trust gap' includes collaboration to define business objectives, design engagements and deliver results. Compelling decision tools present insights, alternative actions, and potential outcomes, and differentiate KPMG's implementation support," the report said.

Christian Rast, Global Head of Data & Analytics and a partner with KPMG in Germany said that the organization's conceptual approach to analytics is the key to overcoming the lack of trust in analytics that many business leaders have expressed in the firm's research.

"As we rely more and more on the insights data and analytics can provide us, we must also be aware that a trust deficit exists among company executives; our research shows us that business leaders lack confidence in their ability to measure the effectiveness and impact of data and analytics, and mistrust the analytics used to help drive decision making. To address this 'trust gap,' we rely on a framework comprising four trust anchors: quality, effectiveness, integrity and resilience," Rast said.

In addition to KPMG's in-house data and analytics capabilities across its audit, tax and advisory services, KPMG has a network of alliances and relationships with a number of technology leaders and academic institutions that help enable the firm to accelerate innovation and deliver world-class data and analytics solutions that are cloud-based and globally scalable.

Brad Fisher, partner and US Leader of Data & Analytics, said that the ranking reflected the strength and depth of KPMG's data and analytics capabilities and the firm's market-leading ability to deliver data and analytics solutions to clients.

"Data and analytics serves as an integral part of decision-making for businesses that want to thrive in this ultra-competitive economic environment. KPMG's Lighthouse, the firm's Center of Excellence for Data & Analytics, provides clients a wide range of innovative services across a broad spectrum of industries," said Fisher.

About KPMG International
KPMG is a global network of professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. We operate in 152 countries and have 189,000 people working in member firms around the world. The independent member firms of the KPMG network are affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative ("KPMG International"), a Swiss entity. Each KPMG firm is a legally distinct and separate entity and describes itself as such.

SOURCE KPMG International