Government – KPI Benchmark Report

What is a KPI Benchmark Report? KPI Benchmark Reports and Dashboards are considered strategic decision-support tools and are used by Executives and Planners to analyze how their institution is performing compared to other similar public sector organizations. Some of the main functionality in this type of comparative report is that it can include any type of benchmark metric for any number of years. In the example below there are four benchmark KPIs: 1) Annual trend in property rates compared to the benchmark average, 2) Current year property rate compared to selected other governments, 3) Per capita income to debt annual trend compared to the benchmark average, and 4) Per capita income to debt compared to selected governments. Any other publicly available information can be used as KPIs in this benchmark report. You find an example of this type of comparative report below.

Purpose of KPI Benchmark Reports Public Sector organizations use KPI Benchmark Reports to assist leaders in aligning strategic goals with comparative government organizations. When used as part of good business practices in Planning and Executive departments, a government entity can improve its accuracy when setting budget targets and multi-year goals, and it can reduce the chances that time and investments are wasted on initiatives to achieve unrealistic or under-stated goals.

Who Uses This Type of Comparative report? The typical users of this type of comparative report are: Executives, strategic planners, budget officers. Other Reports Often Used in Conjunction with KPI Benchmark Reports Progressive Planning and Executive departments sometimes use several different KPI Benchmark Reports, along with strategic plans, financial budget dashboards, strategic plans, annual budgets, government KPI dashboards and other management and control tools.

Where Does the Data for Analysis Originate From? The Actual (historical transactions) data typically comes from enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems like: Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) Finance, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (D365 BC), Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics SL, Sage Intacct, Sage 100, Sage 300, Sage 500, Sage X3, SAP Business One, SAP ByDesign, Acumatica, Netsuite and others. In analyses where budgets or forecasts are used, the planning data most often originates from in-house Excel spreadsheet models or from professional xFP&A solutions.

Built for government finance teams and aligned with Solver's xFP&A platform, this Solver report template connects directly to your ERP data via the Solver Data Warehouse, enabling near real-time analysis with minimal setup. Designed for QuickStart deployment, it can be activated rapidly so your team can focus on analysis and decisions — not data preparation.

What is the Government – KPI Benchmark Report in Solver? The Government – KPI Benchmark Report is a pre-built xFP&A report template in Solver designed for government organizations. It delivers key financial and operational metrics in a single, easy-to-use interface — purpose-built for government finance workflows.

Who uses this Solver report template? Finance leaders at government organizations — including CFOs, controllers, and public sector finance teams — use this template to get fast, reliable answers without waiting on IT or building custom reports. It supports both day-to-day monitoring and strategic decision-making.

Where does the data come from? Data is sourced automatically from your ERP system through the Solver Data Warehouse, which integrates with platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Dynamics 365 Finance, Acumatica, Sage Intacct, and other leading ERP solutions. Once connected, the template updates in near real-time with no manual data entry required.

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