Enterprise Performance Management (EPM): Powering Business Success
Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) encompasses the methodologies, metrics, processes, and technologies that drive strategic, operational, and financial performance. From budgeting and forecasting to consolidation and reporting, EPM enables organizations to monitor progress, adapt to change, and maximize profitability with accurate, real-time data.
Column5 Consulting, with roots in OutlookSoft (the origin of SAP BPC), has been a pioneer in EPM for over two decades. As SAP BPC versions near end of mainstream maintenance, we’re leading the next era of EPM through our partnership with Darwin Analytics, delivering vendor-agnostic, AI-driven solutions tailored to your needs.
Why Column5 for EPM?
Our EPM expertise spans industries and platforms, ensuring your solution delivers agility, scalability, and measurable ROI. Through Darwin Analytics’ marketplace, we connect you to prebuilt solutions across leading EPM vendors, while its agentic orchestration platform integrates multiple tools into a cohesive, AI-enhanced ecosystem. Whether you’re transitioning from legacy systems or building a new EPM framework, we deliver:
- Streamlined Processes: Replace manual, spreadsheet-based workflows with dynamic, automated systems.
- Real-Time Insights: Access a single version of the truth for faster, data-driven decisions.
- Scalable Solutions: Build flexible EPM ecosystems that evolve with your business.
Our Technology Approach
Column5 leverages a range of modern and legacy platforms to craft tailored EPM solutions:
- Current SAP Analytics Solutions:
- SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC): A cloud-based solution for business intelligence, planning, and predictive analytics, enabling xP&A capabilities and seamless integration with SAP ecosystems.
- SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting: Advanced consolidation for S/4HANA clients, supporting complex financial reporting and planning.
- Vena Solutions: Excel centric EPM platform with fast growing adoption rate
- Darwin Analytics Marketplace: Access prebuilt solutions from many leading EPM vendors, ensuring the perfect fit for your organization.
- Darwin Analytics Orchestration Platform: Integrate multiple EPM tools for a unified, AI-driven process, enhancing efficiency and scalability.
- Legacy SAP Tools: Expertise in SAP BPC, Financial Consolidation (BFC), Strategy Management (SSM), and Profitability & Cost Management (PCM) ensures smooth transitions from older systems.
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