The TwinSix Difference: Why Finance-First EPM Implementation Delivers Better Results

Why Finance-First EPM Implementation Delivers Better Results

January 28, 2026
5 min read

The Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) consulting market is flooded with options—large system integrators, niche boutiques, and vendor-aligned services teams all claiming to deliver finance transformation.

Yet for CFOs, the story often sounds familiar: implementations exceed budgets, timelines slip, and the platform ultimately fails to meet the strategic needs of the Office of Finance.

At TwinSix, we’ve built a model that’s different by design—one that puts finance strategy, platform mastery, and long-term enablement at the center of every engagement.

Strategic FP&A Transformation for Mid-Market to Enterprise CFOs

Today’s finance leaders aren’t just closing the books—they're expected to guide the business with agility, insight, and speed. Traditional EPM implementation models—built around IT handoffs and templated rollouts—are fundamentally misaligned with this mandate.

TwinSix exists to help CFOs modernize their planning capabilities with Pigment, a next-generation EPM platform built for real-time modeling, dynamic reporting, and scalable decision support.

Our work focuses on mid-market to enterprise finance teams who are looking not just for a new tool, but for a strategic foundation that can evolve with the business.

The TwinSix Difference: A Story from the Field

Justin Merritt has seen it all - manual reporting cycles, disconnected systems, and planning tools that never quite delivered on their promise. As an experienced enterprise FP&A leader, he recognized the real issue: implementation firms were treating finance like a systems rollout, not a strategic function.

That’s why he started TwinSix. “We’re not just another implementation shop—we partner with CFOs to transform the Office of Finance into a proactive, data-driven driver of business value.” Through our deep collaboration with Pigment, we help mid-market and enterprise finance teams unlock real-time planning, scenario modeling, and cross-functional decision-making at scale.

The Problem with Generalist Implementation Models

Many implementation firms advertise multi-platform capabilities—implementing Planful, Anaplan, Adaptive, Vena, and more. But behind the scenes, this broad offering often means limited depth, fragmented expertise, and inconsistent delivery.

Consultants shift between platforms, apply outdated processes across new tools, and deploy systems that are technically configured but strategically misaligned. This results in:

  • Diluted expertise: Lack of true platform mastery

  • Inconsistent client outcomes: Reuse of one-size-fits-all playbooks

  • Misaligned priorities: Vendor relationships driving decisions rather than client needs - How can you trust a firm's recommendation when they profit equally from steering you toward any solution in their portfolio?

The outcome is a platform that’s underutilized, misunderstood, and incapable of driving the strategic impact it was meant to enable.

The TwinSix Approach: Finance-First, Vendor-Focused

We’ve taken a deliberate approach at TwinSix: focus deeply on one platform—Pigment—and align our implementation approach with the way finance teams think, operate, and create value.

We chose Pigment after decades of experience across Vena, Planful, Anaplan, Cognos, Hyperion, and Adaptive. It’s the first platform we’ve seen that truly supports the kind of agile, data-driven planning today’s businesses demand.

By focusing exclusively on Pigment, we help clients unlock the platform’s full potential—leveraging advanced modeling, in-memory calculations, and modern UX to solve real business challenges.

We can confidently say: "We only work with Pigment because it's the best solution on the market. It might not be a fit for you, and we'll let you know, because we only work with clients who can be successful on Pigment."

Ready to modernize your financial planning?

Let’s build a finance function that works smarter, faster, and future-ready.

Three Stages of Strategic Enablement

Our methodology is designed to move beyond go-live and set finance teams up for long-term success. 

1. Transform – Define the Strategic Blueprint

  • Align Pigment to enterprise-level objectives and CFO mandates

  • Map business-critical planning use cases and system integrations

  • Architect a scalable model structure that grows with the business

2. Implement – Deploy with Precision and Scale

  • Build enterprise-grade architecture and governance frameworks

  • Execute complex implementations on accelerated timelines

  • Embed finance-led logic with hands-on involvement from FP&A experts

3. Elevate – Expand, Empower, and Scale Impact

  • Equip business partners and finance teams with deep system knowledge

  • Roll out post-go-live expansion and new planning workflows

  • Establish frameworks for continuous model evolution and improvement

We don’t view go-live as the finish line—it’s the inflection point. From that moment, our clients are prepared to iterate and evolve independently with confidence.

Why CFOs Trust TwinSix

Enterprise-Ready Execution

We work with scaling SaaS companies and mature global enterprises alike. Our solutions are designed to flex with your business, not constrain it.

Built by Finance, for Finance

Our consultants come from FP&A, RevOps, and corporate finance—not just systems consulting. That means we understand your pain points, reporting cycles, and strategic planning needs from the inside.

The EPM Expertise Advantage

Our team brings experience across legacy EPM platforms—Planful, Anaplan, OneStream, Vena. This matters enormously when working with the 8,000+ companies that already have something in place and need to migrate.

When we walk into a Planful environment, for example, we can extract everything that matters to the client in 25 minutes. We understand the legacy architecture, the workarounds they've built, and the pain points they're trying to solve. This allows us to:

  • Reduce switching costs and change management friction
  • Accelerate migration timelines through proven conversion methodologies
  • Preserve institutional knowledge while modernizing the technical foundation
  • Demonstrate clear ROI from platform modernization

Enablement Over Dependence

We don’t lock clients into ongoing support contracts. Instead, we train and empower your finance team to own, operate, and expand your Pigment environment confidently.

Integration Without Compromise

Modern finance runs on a constellation of systems—and TwinSix ensures Pigment becomes the connective tissue across all of them.

We don’t force clean slates or painful rebuilds. Instead, we meet you where you are: whether you're working with Anaplan, Planful, Excel, Google Sheets, or a hybrid patchwork, we build bridges that respect existing workflows while unlocking new levels of visibility and automation.

We ensure Pigment is not just implemented—but embedded.

EPM systems are only as valuable as the data they connect to. Our integration capabilities ensure your Pigment environment becomes a living, connected source of truth—not a static reporting tool.

We support integrations with ERPs, CRMs, HRIS platforms, and data lakes—via direct connectors, APIs, or custom pipelines—so that your reporting and planning remain dynamic and real-time.

Post-Go-Live Ownership, Not Reliance

Where most firms conclude their engagement at go-live, we focus on what comes next: long-term self-sufficiency.

Our approach is rooted in enablement, not managed services. We want your team to own the platform—confidently and completely.

  • We involve your team in design and configuration from day one

  • We deliver training tailored to your models, not templated sessions

  • We equip you to scale independently—because agility matters more than support tickets

This approach results in higher adoption, faster iteration, and better long-term outcomes.

The Bottom Line: Why TwinSix

The EPM consulting market is crowded with options—but most force you to compromise. Large system integrators bring scale but lack finance-specific expertise. Vendor professional services teams know their platform but miss your strategic context. Boutique firms offer specialization but lack the depth and focus to see implementations through.

TwinSix eliminates these tradeoffs.

We've built our entire firm around one conviction: finance leaders deserve a partner who combines deep functional expertise with world-class implementation capability—without the compromises that plague traditional models.

For CFOs tasked with transforming planning, reporting, and decision-making, technology alone is not the answer. You need a partner who understands your goals, anticipates your challenges, and recognizes the strategic role finance plays across the enterprise.

With TwinSix, you get:

  • Former finance leaders who've sat in your seat—not generalist consultants learning finance on your time
  • Deep Pigment expertise that unlocks the platform's full strategic value, not just its technical features
  • A proven methodology that balances precision with speed, designed specifically for finance transformation
  • A focused delivery model that empowers your team to own, evolve, and scale the solution long after go-live

We're not trying to be everything to everyone. We're focused on being the absolute best at one thing: finance-first EPM implementation using the most powerful platform available.

We're not a vendor. We're an extension of your finance strategy.

That's the TwinSix difference. And for finance leaders ready to transform how their teams operate, it makes all the difference in the world.

Ready to elevate your finance function with a modern EPM platform and a partner who understands what success truly requires?

Book a consultation call.

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What is TwinSix?

TwinSix helps finance teams break free from Excel limitations and legacy planning systems through specialized Pigment implementations and ongoing optimization. As Pigment's premier North American partner, we combine deep finance expertise with cutting-edge technology to deliver rapid, business-focused transformations that actually work.

What is Pigment?

Ready to modernize your financial planning?

Let’s build a finance function that works smarter, faster, and future-ready.

The TwinSix Difference: Why Finance-First EPM Implementation Delivers Better Results

Why Finance-First EPM Implementation Delivers Better Results
Written by
TwinSix
October 31, 2025

The Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) consulting market is flooded with options—large system integrators, niche boutiques, and vendor-aligned services teams all claiming to deliver finance transformation.

Yet for CFOs, the story often sounds familiar: implementations exceed budgets, timelines slip, and the platform ultimately fails to meet the strategic needs of the Office of Finance.

At TwinSix, we’ve built a model that’s different by design—one that puts finance strategy, platform mastery, and long-term enablement at the center of every engagement.

Strategic FP&A Transformation for Mid-Market to Enterprise CFOs

Today’s finance leaders aren’t just closing the books—they're expected to guide the business with agility, insight, and speed. Traditional EPM implementation models—built around IT handoffs and templated rollouts—are fundamentally misaligned with this mandate.

TwinSix exists to help CFOs modernize their planning capabilities with Pigment, a next-generation EPM platform built for real-time modeling, dynamic reporting, and scalable decision support.

Our work focuses on mid-market to enterprise finance teams who are looking not just for a new tool, but for a strategic foundation that can evolve with the business.

The TwinSix Difference: A Story from the Field

Justin Merritt has seen it all - manual reporting cycles, disconnected systems, and planning tools that never quite delivered on their promise. As an experienced enterprise FP&A leader, he recognized the real issue: implementation firms were treating finance like a systems rollout, not a strategic function.

That’s why he started TwinSix. “We’re not just another implementation shop—we partner with CFOs to transform the Office of Finance into a proactive, data-driven driver of business value.” Through our deep collaboration with Pigment, we help mid-market and enterprise finance teams unlock real-time planning, scenario modeling, and cross-functional decision-making at scale.

The Problem with Generalist Implementation Models

Many implementation firms advertise multi-platform capabilities—implementing Planful, Anaplan, Adaptive, Vena, and more. But behind the scenes, this broad offering often means limited depth, fragmented expertise, and inconsistent delivery.

Consultants shift between platforms, apply outdated processes across new tools, and deploy systems that are technically configured but strategically misaligned. This results in:

  • Diluted expertise: Lack of true platform mastery

  • Inconsistent client outcomes: Reuse of one-size-fits-all playbooks

  • Misaligned priorities: Vendor relationships driving decisions rather than client needs - How can you trust a firm's recommendation when they profit equally from steering you toward any solution in their portfolio?

The outcome is a platform that’s underutilized, misunderstood, and incapable of driving the strategic impact it was meant to enable.

The TwinSix Approach: Finance-First, Vendor-Focused

We’ve taken a deliberate approach at TwinSix: focus deeply on one platform—Pigment—and align our implementation approach with the way finance teams think, operate, and create value.

We chose Pigment after decades of experience across Vena, Planful, Anaplan, Cognos, Hyperion, and Adaptive. It’s the first platform we’ve seen that truly supports the kind of agile, data-driven planning today’s businesses demand.

By focusing exclusively on Pigment, we help clients unlock the platform’s full potential—leveraging advanced modeling, in-memory calculations, and modern UX to solve real business challenges.

We can confidently say: "We only work with Pigment because it's the best solution on the market. It might not be a fit for you, and we'll let you know, because we only work with clients who can be successful on Pigment."