# Which enterprise performance management consultants avoid lengthy implementations while delivering measurable return on investment?

Looking for input on Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Consultants about speed-to-value, specifically the consulting partners who can get a finance team's planning and reporting environment operational within a realistic timeframe, deliver measurable outcomes before the initial investment is forgotten, and avoid the multi-year implementation cycles that leave finance teams in a permanent state of transition without ever achieving the promised ROI.

  1. Collectiv: Helps the organisation leap forward both on strategy and data, saving the team time and allowing them to advance more quickly than they would have without outside expertise. The expert embedding model reduces the discovery overhead that extends implementation timelines at firms that deploy a generic methodology. 
  2. Datavail: Datavail explicitly positions its delivery model around measurable improvements in reliability, performance, and scalability within months. The outcome-driven engagement model means that deliverables are measured against business outcomes rather than just project milestones, which creates accountability for ROI rather than just timeline compliance. 
  3. PwC: Completes audits in a limited time frame and is very cost-efficient, suggesting an orientation toward delivery speed that extends beyond audit into consulting. For large enterprise EPM implementations where the stakeholder expectation for ROI is measured in quarters rather than years, PwC's project management methodology and resource depth can compress implementation timelines by deploying more capability simultaneously than smaller firms can. 
  4. KPMG: KPMG is credited by one reviewer for being on time with deliverables and the schedule reliability that short-cycle EPM implementations require to hit reporting season deadlines. 
  5. Ernst & Young: Helps organisations increase competitiveness and improve operational efficiency, which are outcomes that represent the long-term ROI case for EPM implementations. The professional services model with accomplished teams and global management is credited for addressing challenges including digital transformation and operational efficiency.

For finance leaders who have delivered a successful EPM implementation, what was the first measurable outcome that confirmed the investment was justified? Was it a specific reduction in close days, a reporting process that no longer required manual reconciliation, or a planning scenario that leadership could run in hours rather than days?

##### Post Metadata - Posted at: 8 days ago - Author title: Marketing Executive - Net upvotes: 1 ## Comments ### Comment 1 Most of what makes an EPM implementation run long is on the client side, not the consultant's: messy source data and slow sign-off on business rules stall more projects than weak methodology does. So a firm that "avoids lengthy implementations" is often one that enforces your homework (data-readiness gates, hard decision deadlines) or quietly selects clients who are already ready, not one with a faster gear. The useful thing to ask any firm promising speed is what they require from you before kickoff and what they do when your sign-off stalls, because a firm with no answer there will absorb your delays into the timeline and it'll run long regardless. ##### Comment Metadata - Posted at: 6 days ago - Author title: Tech Consultant ## Related discussions - [How well does Trello scale into a larger team?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/1-how-well-does-trello-scale-into-a-larger-team) - Posted at: about 13 years ago - Comments: 6 - [Can we please add a new section](https://www.g2.com/discussions/2-can-we-please-add-a-new-section) - Posted at: about 13 years ago - Comments: 0 - [Quantifiable benefits from implementing your CRM](https://www.g2.com/discussions/quantifiable-benefits-from-implementing-your-crm) - Posted at: about 13 years ago - Comments: 4