The corporate performance management (CPM) market continues to heat up. Planning is not optional for any company, regardless of size and financial status, and the ability to adhere to a plan in the face of external forces is critical to long-term success. Most CPM vendors have not limited themselves to only planning, while solutions have expanded to cover areas such as financial close, risk management, and business intelligence capabilities. Furthermore, CPM Solutions must also be approachable for non-finance employees as vendors look to address the needs of strategic and operational applications, beyond the traditional Financial Planning & Analytics scope.The Value Matrix places vendors into four categories:

• Leaders
• Experts
• Facilitators
• Core Providers