What Business Managers Want (From IT): An IDC Western European Vertical Market

What Business Managers Want (From IT): An IDC Western European Vertical Market Survey, 2007

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: July 2007
Product Code: R104-31030

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This document is about What Business Managers Want (From IT): An IDC Western European Vertical Market Survey, 2007

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

IDC Opinion

In This Study

Methodology

Conceptual Framework

Sample Design

Sampling Unit: IDC's Economic Entity

Sample Quotas

Figure: Vertical Market Distribution (% of Respondents)

Figure: Company Size Distribution (% of Respondents)

Sample Frame and Sampling Method

Figure: Country Distribution (% of Respondents)

Respondents

Interviews

Questionnaires

Interview Schedule

Confidence Intervals

Weighting

Analysis of the Data

Definitions

Vertical Markets

Survey Respondents Profiles

Table: Western Europe, Survey Respondents Profile by Functional Area and Vertical Market (% of Companies)

Executive Summary

Situation Overview

Innovation: Which Role for IT Managers?

Figure: Percentage of Time Spent on IT in Support of Business Strategies By Vertical Market (% of Companies)

Figure: Role of IT Senior Manager Regarding the Company's Ability to Innovate by Vertical Market (% of Companies)

Figure: Role of the CIO in Developing and Executing New Business Initiatives by Vertical Market (% of Companies)

Do Business Managers Need to Be IT Savvy?

Figure: Importance of IT Knowledge of Business Manager by Vertical Market (Mean Score)

IT Management Success Factors

Figure: Importance of the Following Factors in Assessing the Success of the Organization's IT Management by Vertical Market (MEAN Score)

Figure: Level of the Company Business Process by Vertical Market (Mean Score)

Future Outlook

Business Managers Directions to CIO/IT Managers

Table: Western Europe, Average Rating of Positive and Negative Messages to the CIO/Senior IT Department by Vertical Market (Scale From 1 to 5)

Table: Western Europe, Messages to the CIO/Senior IT Department by Vertical Market (Scale From 1 to 5)

Attitude Towards the Future Use of IT

Figure: Future Use of IT in the Company by Vertical Market (% of Companies)

Improvement of Defined/Documented Business Process

Figure: Improvement in the Business Process by Vertical Market (% of Companies)

Essential Guidance

Figure: What Business Managers Want (From IT): A Summary

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