Government & Public Sector

We help public sector organizations maintain a high standard of compliance and internal controls. Our experts ensure adherence to all regulatory requirements and internal guidelines, preparing organizations for audits and strengthening their financial risk management, controls, and reporting. We review and optimize internal control systems to minimize risks and enhance efficiency.

By ensuring that compliance and control requirements are consistently met, we help public sector clients achieve greater transparency and accountability in their financial management — and ensure they are well prepared to meet future challenges.

We can help you with:

• Financial risk management, controls, and reporting
• Audit preparation
• ESG in a public sector context
• Grants administration
• Implementation of new legislation.

Denmark has one of the most well-functioning and digitized public sectors in the world — a position supported by continuous advancements in the use of digital tools. New technological opportunities are constantly emerging, offering ways to improve public sector services, and the use of technology is becoming increasingly accessible to employees across all levels of public organizations.

At KPMG, we help set the direction for digitalization and develop concrete digital strategies that integrate seamlessly with the organization’s overall strategy. We also have extensive experience in implementing automation solutions and leveraging AI effectively — acting not only as strategic advisors but also as hands-on implementation partners. Our data management experts help organizations optimize their data handling, ensuring that data is used strategically to generate value and insights.

A crucial part of the digitalization journey is safeguarding your data and IT systems. Our IT and cybersecurity specialists ensure that clients’ systems are robust, secure, and compliant with applicable regulations. KPMG’s holistic approach to digitalization — combined with deep expertise in data management and IT security — makes us a trusted partner in the public sector’s digital transformation.

We can, among other thing, help with:

• Automating and optimizing processes
• AI implementation across the organization
• Digital strategy development
• Data management
• IT security/cybersecurity.

We offer process mapping and optimization consulting to help public sector organizations improve their operational efficiency.

Our experts work closely with organizations to map current processes, analyze them, and identify opportunities for optimization. Through this systematic approach, we ensure that all processes align with best practices and regulatory requirements. By implementing optimized processes, we help organizations increase productivity, reduce costs, and enhance the quality of their services.

By applying LEAN principles and Business Process Mapping (BPM), we identify and eliminate inefficiencies, resulting in more streamlined and effective workflows. The benefits of implementing LEAN principles in your organization include:

• Elimination of waste: LEAN focuses on identifying and removing activities that do not add value to the end product or service, reducing unnecessary costs and delays.
• Improved efficiency: Streamlining processes creates a smooth and uninterrupted workflow, increasing productivity.
• Increased employee engagement: LEAN methods involve employees in the improvement process, which increases their engagement and satisfaction. 

We draw on extensive global experience in project and program management, leveraging our 3PM Suite of Methodologies, which covers portfolio, program, and project management. Our approach supports agile-scaled setups, waterfall-based projects, and hybrid models. We have established governance mechanisms and a comprehensive toolbox to support key processes and deliverables. Our focus is on efficient organization, planning, and time and financial management, as well as managing risks and dependencies.

In addition to our own tools, our consultants typically hold one or more certifications in PRINCE2 or SAFe and have in-depth experience with the Danish IT project model. This ensures that we can offer project management solutions tailored to our clients' needs, providing support across all project and program phases.

We can help you with:

• Preparing project charters and project plans
• Project and program management
• Establishing and operating the PMO function
• Acting as Scrum Master or Product Owner in agile organizations
• Implementing project and program management methods and tools
• Developing and implementing program plans and strategies.

Efficient and value-driven financial management is essential for a well-functioning public sector. It ensures optimal use of resources and creates value for citizens and society as a whole. With growing demands for transparency and improved efficiency, sound financial management has never been more relevant. It must support political priorities, ensure accurate data, and provide a stronger foundation for decision-making.

At KPMG, we have extensive experience in strengthening financial management within the public sector. We help public organizations develop and implement robust governance models that promote efficient resource use and enhance decision-making processes. Our expertise covers all aspects of public financial management. We contribute both at the strategic level in an advisory capacity and can also provide hands-on operational support.

We can help you with:

• Maturity analysis of financial management, including organization
• Resource management and process optimization
• Design and implementation of budget and management models
• External quality assurance of financial analysis and decision-making
• Business partnering
• Process optimization of financial functions and processes
• Development and implementation of registration frameworks.

To ensure strong governance and the continuous optimization of the public sector, it is crucial to understand both an organization's current limitations and its future potential. With deep professional insight into the public sector, we help analyze all facets of public organizations. We deliver analyses that provide a strong foundation for informed decision-making. An external perspective can offer new insights, identify blind spots, and drive organizational development. Through holistic and operationally applicable analyses, we support the public sector in making decisions that lead to optimization and more efficient use of resources.

We have extensive experience in conducting strategic analyses that give our clients a clear overview of opportunities, risks, and potential consequences. Working closely with our clients, we develop tailored solutions that support better decisions and build stronger organizations.

We can help you with:

• Capacity and capability analyses
• Organization analysis and optimization
• Budget and policy analyses
• Building robust business cases for strategic decisions.