--- title: Don’t Forget to Ask These 10 SAP EPM Strategy Management Questions description: Use our SAP EPM Strategy Management Questions to develop effective balanced scorecard strategies and key performance indicators for peak performance. image: https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/hs-fs/file-55694379-png/images/stick_figure_on_bullseye_text_11288.png --- ![](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/hs-fs/file-55694379-png/images/stick_figure_on_bullseye_text_11288.png) # Don’t Forget to Ask These 10 SAP EPM Strategy Management Questions Table of Contents ## Starting Your SAP EPM Journey Are you about to embark on a **[SAP EPM](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/request-sap-business-planning-and-consolidation-sap-bpc-consulting-support) ([Enterprise Performance Management](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/unleashing-business-success-balanced-scorecard-strategy)) [Strategy Management](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/developing-balanced-scorecards)** development exercise?  Then you should remember to ask or get answers to the following questions: 1. Can you [**communicate**](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/how-to-use-a-project-charter-to-start-a-project) and v**isualize [corporate strategy](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/enterprise-services/it-services/your-5-year-it-strategic-plan-partners)** with all employees and help them understand their role in meeting these [objectives](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/3-marketing-routes-to-reach-your-crm-goals)? 2. Do employees **share insights** or ask questions about **[strategic goals](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/10-steps-to-developing-a-successful-business-intelligence-strategy)?** Is there [a forum](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/learn-7-key-approaches-to-developing-buyer-personas), such as a wiki, tied to the [organization’s objectives](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/how-can-hubspots-growth-suite-actually-help-you) that allows all [shareholders to  collaborate](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-sap-s-hrms)? 3. Can **[performance](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/12-warning-signs-your-epm-system-is-in-trouble) shortcomings** be tied back to [initiatives](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/bsc-initiative-mapping-grid-template-balanced-scorecard-strategy) to correct those shortcomings?  - How are initiatives created to address [tracked performance](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/how-to-use-hubspot-prospects-and-linkedin-sales-strategy) shortcomings? - Can you tie these initiatives to [strategic objectives](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/bsc-strategic-initiative-profile-template-balanced-scorecard-strategy)? - Do [objectives](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/sap-grants-management) have a simple way for employees to maintain their status? 4. Do know **how many metrics do you track**? Does your organization [struggle to determine](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/fully-loaded-cost-calculator) what true key [performance indicators](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performance_indicator) are due to the sheer number of [KPI's](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/business-ratio-formulas-financial-formulas)?  How many metrics/[KPI's](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/5-kpi-design-best-practice-guidelines) do you have? Have you performed a [KPI sweep](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/sap-reporting-strategy-development)? 5. How do you ensure that [resources](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/how-to-nail-sap-partnership-management) are deployed on the initiatives that will have the most [impact on the organization](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/discover-project-managers-utopia-with-these-change-management-tips)? 6. How effective are **Operational Reviews**? Do you have access to live data when it’s needed?  7. Are business KPI's, Measures, and other Leading Indicators / Operational [Analytics](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/12-sap-crm-content-management-system-requirements) implemented **uniformly** and tied to business objectives? 8. Is there active **executive management support** for BI? What can be done to strengthen executive support? 9. What is your utilization [rate](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/consulting-rate-calculator-whats-your-rate) of office-based tools like Excel and PowerPoint to create dashboards and scorecards to measure performance?  - If your dashboards are created in enterprise level tools, like **SAP Webi** or **xCelsius**, are they fed through to these office tools? - Who and how many different groups create these dashboards and how much time do they spend creating them? 10. How can your users get to the **performance information** they need to make their decisions? What are the current challenges to getting this information today? Are there any **pain points** with your current [**Strategy Planning** process](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/senior-executives-use-michael-porters-five-forces-model)? ![SAP EPM Supports Balanced Scorecard](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/hs-fs/file-55694379-png/images/stick_figure_on_bullseye_text_11288.png?width=340&height=291&name=stick_figure_on_bullseye_text_11288.png)   A Successful Strategy Depends Upon a Solid Datawarehouse   ## [SAP Strategy Management](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/8-more-epm-sap-strategy-management-how-to-best-practices) (SAP SSM)   These questions, once answered, should provide a solid foundation for building a [Strategy Management](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/-ab-variant-d947811c-11be-4f19-b620-913f80cba67f) system linked through to your [business intelligence systems](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/enterprise-reporting-strategy-development) and dashboards.  [SAP SSM](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/8-more-epm-sap-strategy-management-how-to-best-practices) is an ideal tool for this.    ## [SAP EPM Consulting](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/9-epm-sap-strategy-management-how-to-best-practices-to-implement-now)   Need some help developing your own [Enterprise Reporting Strategy](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/enterprise-reporting-strategy-development)?  We offer a complete suite of [SAP Enterprise Performance Management Services](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/sap-partnership-advisory-services).   [![Get Help Developing a Reporting Strategy](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/118735/c15c56ae-ebf1-41ba-8932-d12bea4b3b39.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/118735/c15c56ae-ebf1-41ba-8932-d12bea4b3b39)   People who read this article also read: - [7 Questions typically answered by a BI Strategy](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/SAP-BW-Consulting/bid/129768/7-Questions-typically-answered-by-a-BI-Strategy)   Topics from this blog: [Best Practices](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/topic/best-practices) [SSM](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/topic/ssm) [Strategy Management](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/topic/strategy-management) [EPM](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/topic/epm) ### Download SAP BW Mindmap Learn what SAP Business Warehouse is and what it does in under five minutes [![Get this Mindmap](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/118735/8db2ad37-8211-47a3-86ae-09b6b2bb297b.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/118735/8db2ad37-8211-47a3-86ae-09b6b2bb297b) [mailto:someone@yoursite.com](mailto:someone@yoursite.com) ### Lonnie D. 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