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      An optimised IT architecture for credit risk controlling is becoming increasingly important for companies, as ongoing regulatory requirements demand a high degree of flexibility in data management. Key figures must be provided promptly and with a high level of granularity. The supervisory authorities also expect consistency between the figures from risk, accounting and reporting. In the current low-interest phase, it is also important to reduce run-the-bank and change-the-bank costs by utilising efficient technologies and tapping into synergy potential. Approaches such as data lakes, cloud computing, in-memory databases, analytics and deep learning have found their way into the financial services industry. They are changing the IT architecture and helping to reduce system complexity.

      KPMG has bundled the deep regulatory expertise of the auditor with many years of experience in transformation management. We create planning security - also for your transformation in credit risk controlling. We support you in deriving implications from internal and external requirements and bundle these into target scenarios. Based on this, we carry out an assessment with regard to efficiency potential and investment requirements. We ensure that you achieve your project goals when deriving your target picture and the subsequent operationalisation and support you throughout the entire project life cycle:

      Benchmarking

      KPMG provides you with transparency through quantitative and qualitative benchmarking: on the current coverage of regulatory requirements, the structural and process organisation, the technology stack and the specialist and IT costs of your credit risk architecture.

      Target development

      Following a stakeholder analysis, KPMG analyses your requirements. Together with you, we derive the target architecture picture with alternative solutions. KPMG supports you in this decision-making process with regulatory and technical experts and identifies the options for action. We incorporate the experience we have gained over many years of auditing and transformation into the development of the target architecture and help you select the right standard software for you, for example from Ab Initio, FIS, IBM, Informatica, Misys, Moody's Analytics, Oracle, SAP, SAS or Wolters Kluwer. We also highlight options arising from open source developments such as Apache Spark, HBase and Apache Hadoop. Based on a predefined catalogue of criteria tailored to your strategic goals, you then select the optimal IT architecture target image for you.

      Initialisation and transformation planning

      Based on the target picture, KPMG works with you to draw up the scope statement, the project proposal and a detailed work plan. KPMG provides structured process models and estimation models to set up the transformation using agile development methodology or the waterfall model in such a way that you achieve your project goals within the planned timeframe and with the planned quality. Based on our project experience, we work with you to define the project governance and project organisation. With the help of KPMG's own 3PM programme and project management methodology, the requirements are derived from standard market process models, such as those provided by the Project Management Institute (PMI).

      Conception and test execution

      In the design phase, KPMG describes the regulatory, functional and non-functional requirements of your credit risk controlling solution. Thanks to our close cooperation with the ECB and our audit and project experience, current regulatory developments and market standards, for example based on Basel III, BCBS 239, CRR/CRD IV and the German Banking Act (KWG), are comprehensively covered in the design phase.

      KPMG structures the test phase with a stringent approach, starting with the definition of a test concept that includes test phases, iterations and quality gateways. We define the test steps and specify the criteria for technical acceptance in the User Acceptance Test (UAT). We support efficient test execution with our experience in test automation. In addition to the cost-benefit analysis, KPMG helps you select a suitable tool with a predefined catalogue of criteria that can be adapted to your needs. Our expertise with common tools such as JIRA, HP ALM or HP UFT as well as Tricentis Tosca is another important building block in this phase and enables a smooth handover to operations.

      Contact us for a non-binding discussion, a workshop or to carry out an analysis for your institute or department. Our experts will be happy to assist you.

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