London February 12th, 2025: KPMG International today announced KPMG Velocity – a new AI-enabled platform, that combines KPMG firms’ existing multibillion-dollar business transformation suite* with AI-tools and a common methodology. Designed and built to accelerate change in an AI world, the new platform will be rolled out in Australia, China, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, UK, and the USA in mid-2025 then extended to member firms globally.
KPMG Velocity combines KPMG Connected Enterprise, KPMG Powered Enterprise, KPMG Trusted Imperative and KPMG Elevate with industry insights, AI, data, ESG, cyber, risk and regulatory considerations, transformation assets and more, in one place The new enterprise platform integrates thinking, methods, tools and technology to empower KPMG professionals to help clients design and execute smarter, faster digital transformation journeys.
With over 88% of global CEOs going through two or more transformations at once [KPMG’s report Transforming the Enterprise of the Future, 2024], the business landscape is changing quickly. KPMG Velocity is designed to give organizations the ability to face such uncertainty with confidence, enabled by a leading practice, multidisciplinary digital platform, powered by AI.
“With the world changing at pace, organizations must move quickly to stay ahead and see through complex challenges while effectively sustaining change. Isolated transformations are no longer enough,” said Ian Hancock, Global Head of Consulting, KPMG International. “To keep advancing, clients need the pace to get ahead and the strategic direction to stay there. KPMG Velocity gives them both by eliminating inefficiencies and helping to ensure each step of the transformational journey is secure and in sync with their long-term goals, allowing them to navigate complexity with ease,” explained Hancock.
“KPMG’s substantial investments in building transformation technology solutions have made it possible to build one transformation environment for our clients that seamlessly integrates our digital transformation capability. This will enhance the speed, agility, precision and confidence with which our clients can move forward and build value,” said Carl Carande, Global Head of Advisory, KPMG International and Vice Chair – Advisory, KPMG in the US.
The new platform is designed to help organizations change at an enterprise, operational and technology level, using one consistent method and portfolio of tools and enablers across all leading global technology platforms.
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*KPMG’s digital transformation suite consists of KPMG Connected Enterprise, KPMG Powered Enterprise, KPMG Trusted Imperative and KPMG Elevate.
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About KPMG Velocity
KPMG professionals will use KPMG Velocity on client transformation projects to design and execute smarter and faster transformation journeys.
Whether growing, merging, modernizing, embracing AI or evolving to lead an ecosystem, organizations will have the insight and guidance to:
- Retool technology foundations: KPMG Velocity is designed to build on the trusted digital foundations that client organizations need to transform and evolve.
- Redesign business functions: KPMG Velocity is designed to modernize every function and operating model in client organizations by integrating them with the state-of-the-art AI and tech.
- Reimagine an enterprise: KPMG Velocity paves the way for transformative growth by connecting the client’s current strategy and technology to a future blueprint – creating lasting change that brings lasting value.
- KPMG Velocity consists of propositions, journeys etc. and includes assessments, tools, templates and pre-configured solutions to help clients implement change on their platform of choice
Sources: KPMG’s report Transforming the Enterprise of the Future, 2024. Read in full.
For further information, please contact:
Daniel Caines
Senior Manager, External Communications
KPMG International
+44 7732400262
daniel.caines@KPMG.com
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