{"id":999979076,"date":"2025-11-03T10:43:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T03:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bizzi.vn\/?p=999979076"},"modified":"2026-06-09T13:38:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T06:38:26","slug":"epm-benefits-for-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bizzi.vn\/en\/epm-benefits-for-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits of EPM for Modern Businesses \u2014 Why Are More and More CFOs Choosing EPM?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EPM is considered the \u201cExecutive Brain\u201d of modern businesses. While ERP only helps manage transactions, EPM helps businesses see the whole picture of performance and forecast the future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With CFOs facing challenges such as fragmented data, manual planning processes, inaccurate forecasting and slow decision making, the role of EPM is more necessary than ever. EPM \u2013 An intelligent platform that transforms the role of finance \u2013 from data management to strategic leadership, moving businesses from reactive to proactive forecasting and performance optimization.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is EPM necessary and why should we use EPM? Let&#039;s find the answer with Bizzi in the article below.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Index<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/bizzi.vn\/en\/epm-benefits-for-businesses\/#EPM_la_gi_va_vi_sao_doanh_nghiep_hien_nay_can_den_EPM\" >What is EPM and why do businesses need EPM today?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/bizzi.vn\/en\/epm-benefits-for-businesses\/#EPM_co_can_thiet_khong_Nhung_loi_ich_EPM_cho_doanh_nghiep_la_gi\" >Is EPM necessary? What are the benefits of EPM for businesses?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/bizzi.vn\/en\/epm-benefits-for-businesses\/#Tu_dong_hoa_va_chuan_hoa_quy_trinh_tai_chinh\" >Automate and standardize financial processes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/bizzi.vn\/en\/epm-benefits-for-businesses\/#Cai_thien_chat_luong_ra_quyet_dinh\" >Improve decision quality<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/bizzi.vn\/en\/epm-benefits-for-businesses\/#Toi_uu_dong_tien_va_loi_nhuan\" >Optimize cash flow and profits<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/bizzi.vn\/en\/epm-benefits-for-businesses\/#Lien_ket_muc_tieu_chien_luoc_voi_hoat_dong_thuc_te\" >Linking strategic goals to actual operations<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/bizzi.vn\/en\/epm-benefits-for-businesses\/#Tai_sao_nen_dung_EPM_thay_vi_chi_dung_ERP_hoac_Excel\" >Why use EPM instead of just ERP or Excel?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/bizzi.vn\/en\/epm-benefits-for-businesses\/#Ket_luan\" >Conclude<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"EPM_la_gi_va_vi_sao_doanh_nghiep_hien_nay_can_den_EPM\"><\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/bizzi.vn\/epm-la-gi\/\">What is EPM?<\/a> And why do businesses need EPM today?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EPM (Enterprise Performance Management) is a business performance management system that helps plan, forecast, analyze and monitor performance based on consolidated data from departments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently, many businesses still make manual plans on Excel, data is scattered across many different systems, leading to a lack of accuracy and difficulty in timely forecasting. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EPM was born to overcome those weaknesses \u2014 helping businesses automate the planning process, connect and synchronize financial and operational data, thereby improving analysis capacity and making strategic decisions faster and more accurately.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999979079\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999979079\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999979079 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/bizzi.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/loi-ich-epm-cho-doanh-nghiep.avif\" alt=\"benefits-of-epm-for-business\" width=\"525\" height=\"284\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bizzi.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/loi-ich-epm-cho-doanh-nghiep.avif 525w, https:\/\/bizzi.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/loi-ich-epm-cho-doanh-nghiep-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bizzi.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/loi-ich-epm-cho-doanh-nghiep-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999979079\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ERP is like the \u201ccentral nervous system\u201d that helps process transactions, while EPM is the \u201cfinancial brain\u201d that helps analyze and make strategic decisions.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"EPM_co_can_thiet_khong_Nhung_loi_ich_EPM_cho_doanh_nghiep_la_gi\"><\/span><b>Is EPM necessary? What are the benefits of EPM for businesses?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EPM not only changes the way businesses plan their finances, but also upgrades their entire decision-making and strategic management capabilities, helping businesses operate proactively \u2013 forecast accurately \u2013 develop sustainably. Let\u2019s analyze the benefits to know why you should use EPM.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tu_dong_hoa_va_chuan_hoa_quy_trinh_tai_chinh\"><\/span><b>Automate and standardize financial processes<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EPM helps businesses significantly reduce the time it takes to create budgets, reports, and forecasts, by automating and standardizing processes on a unified platform. By eliminating manual operations on Excel, the system minimizes errors, while increasing productivity and efficiency for the finance team.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cai_thien_chat_luong_ra_quyet_dinh\"><\/span><b>Improve decision quality<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EPM integrates data from multiple departments, providing a complete financial picture for the business. Thanks to multidimensional analysis and scenario planning capabilities, management can make faster and more accurate decisions, based on data instead of emotions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Toi_uu_dong_tien_va_loi_nhuan\"><\/span><b>Optimize cash flow and profits<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With EPM, businesses can<a href=\"https:\/\/bizzi.vn\/lap-ke-hoach-dong-tien-la-gi\"> cash flow planning<\/a> Proactively forecast capital needs, costs and cash inflows\/outflows in detail. This helps reduce the risk of liquidity shortages, while improving profitability and better financial control.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lien_ket_muc_tieu_chien_luoc_voi_hoat_dong_thuc_te\"><\/span><b>Linking strategic goals to actual operations<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EPM helps to transform financial strategies into specific action plans, measured through real-time KPIs. From there, businesses ensure that all departments operate synchronously and towards the common goals of the organization.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In short, the benefits of EPM for businesses go beyond creating a modern management platform, and also help CFOs and leaders \u201clook beyond the numbers\u201d \u2013 from tracking the past to forecasting the future. EPM has the ability to free the finance team from manual data entry work, focusing on analysis and strategic planning.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999979078\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999979078\" style=\"width: 356px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999979078 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/bizzi.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/loi-ich-epm-cho-doanh-nghiep-3.png\" alt=\"benefits-of-epm-for-business\" width=\"356\" height=\"359\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bizzi.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/loi-ich-epm-cho-doanh-nghiep-3.png 356w, https:\/\/bizzi.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/loi-ich-epm-cho-doanh-nghiep-3-297x300.png 297w, https:\/\/bizzi.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/loi-ich-epm-cho-doanh-nghiep-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/bizzi.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/loi-ich-epm-cho-doanh-nghiep-3-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999979078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">EPM focuses on performance management and strategic planning, drawing on data from ERP and other systems to analyze, plan, and forecast the future.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tai_sao_nen_dung_EPM_thay_vi_chi_dung_ERP_hoac_Excel\"><\/span><b>Why use EPM instead of just ERP or Excel?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While ERP and Excel are still familiar tools in financial management, they are not powerful enough to meet the requirements of strategic planning and decision making in the context of fast-growing businesses and increasingly complex data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To know if EPM is necessary, let&#039;s analyze the characteristics of each tool to see the outstanding features and advantages when implementing:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Criteria<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Evaluate<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Excel<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>EPM (Enterprise Performance Management)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Main function<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manual storage and calculation<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business management, accounting transactions<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enterprise-wide financial strategy and performance management<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Data accuracy<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prone to error, difficult to control change<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accurate in trading but lacks strategic synthesis<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Real-time, synchronized and transparent data<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Planning &amp; Forecasting Ability<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manual, lack of flexibility<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data export is possible but does not support advanced forecasting<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Support planning, scenario planning, smart forecasting<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Scope of management<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Limited to each file, department<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Focus on operations and accounting<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Covers the entire organization, linking strategy with actual operations<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Scalability &amp; Integration<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Low, difficult to share<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good at the operational level<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High \u2013 easy to integrate with ERP, BI, CRM and other analytics tools<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>In short, ERP<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> helps businesses manage transactions and daily operations while <\/span><b>Excel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Useful for small tasks but error prone and difficult to scale. <\/span><b>EPM<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the \u201cstrategic layer\u201d above \u2014 helping to analyze, forecast and optimize overall financial performance, providing competitive advantage in modern business management.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999979069\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999979069\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999979069 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/bizzi.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/EPM-la-gi-1.jpg\" alt=\"benefits-of-epm-for-business\" width=\"1024\" height=\"455\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bizzi.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/EPM-la-gi-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bizzi.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/EPM-la-gi-1-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bizzi.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/EPM-la-gi-1-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bizzi.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/EPM-la-gi-1-18x8.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999979069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">EPM is the \u201cfinancial brain\u201d that helps analyze and make strategic decisions.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ket_luan\"><\/span><b>Conclude<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is EPM necessary? Of course it is. EPM is not just a financial tool, but the \u201cexecutive brain\u201d. The benefits of EPM for modern businesses include performance management, strategic planning and data-driven decision making. The core values that EPM brings can be summarized in four words: Proactive \u2013 Transparent \u2013 Accurate \u2013 Data-centric.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EPM is considered the \u201cExecutive Brain\u201d of modern enterprises. 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