KPMG Opens First Ignition Center

NEW YORK, April 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm, has opened the first of several planned high-tech work environments designed to facilitate the cross-functional teaming critical to the successful design and delivery of emerging solutions to its clients. Dubbed "Ignition Centers," the environments are modeled after leading technology parks and business incubators around the world that feature dedicated, project-focused workspaces designed for information sharing, collaboration and increasing efficiencies during the creative process.

The new Ignition Center, based in Denver, Colo., stands to bring approximately 125 new jobs to the area in highly-sought-after fields including data science, enterprise architecture, application programming, solution development and IT integration.

"While we have offered these types of solutions for some time, we are now focused on centralizing the design and prototyping of these solutions in collaborative workspaces – enabled by the technology necessary to spark innovation," said Stephen Chase, KPMG's U.S. Advisory Management Consulting leader. "Companies today need to think leaner, faster and more efficiently if they want to compete with emerging startups. These new centers will allow us to immerse our clients in an environment that replicates this start-up experience while also facilitating collaboration, creativity and teamwork."

In addition to KPMG's strong presence in the region, Denver was chosen as the location for the first center because its metropolitan area boasts a booming information technology workforce, including software developers and computer programmers, and is rated as a top city for Millennials to develop their careers. KPMG plans to open additional Ignition Centers later this year.

The Ignition Centers also house state-of-the-art tools to facilitate virtual collaboration and interactive demonstrations. Specifically, the centers are designed to deliver capabilities in data & analytics, digital solutions, technology business management, tax transformation & technology, elevating business in the cloud, and HR transformation.

"Innovation is the lynchpin of the global economy," said Chase.  "These new centers are designed to help our clients drive business transformation and innovation by reimagining how teams collaborate to solve complex business challenges. Additionally, our partnerships with companies like Oracle, Workday and ServiceNow help to round out our technology-enablement service offerings, all in a single location."

Office-less, open floor plans, casual dress codes and recreational facilities create a casual, immersive environment for clients to identify and implement solutions that align business strategy with actionable execution. KPMG Ignition will also feature demonstrations of a variety of solutions via an interactive forum, along with seamless and scalable application infrastructure, including servers, internal and externally accessible network, and software labs.

More information on KPMG Ignition Centers can be found at http://www.kpmginfo.com/ignition.

About KPMG LLP
KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm (www.kpmg.com/us), is the U.S. member firm of KPMG International Cooperative ("KPMG International"). KPMG International's member firms have 162,000 professionals, including more than 9,000 partners, in 155 countries.

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