2007-;2008 Forecast for Management: Application of IT: Industry Report

2007-;2008 Forecast for Management: Application of IT

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: August 2007
Product Code: R104-31396

Description

This document is about 2007-2008 Forecast for Management: Application of IT

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

IDC Opinion

In This Study

Methodology

Scope

Significance of Results

Comparison with Previous Report

Structure and Content

Research Demographics

Geographical Segmentation

Figure: Responses by Geographical Segmentation

Industry Segmentation

Table: Industry Sector Groupings with Percentage Respondents to the 2007 Survey

Figure: Responses by Industry Sector

Enterprise Size

Figure: Responses by Company Size (Number of Staff)

Figure: Responses by Annual Turnover

Economic Indicators

Figure: Australia/New Zealand Economic Position 2007

Figure: Global Economic Position 2007 (% Change On A Year Ago)

Situation Overview

Applications

Table: Applications and Disciplines Showing the Highest Growth During 2006 (%)

Table: Applications and Disciplines Showing Highest Forecast Growth Between 2007 and 2009 (%)

Supply Chain Management

Figure: Supply Chain Management Systems Installed and Forecast ? By Organisation Size

Enterprise Resource Planning

Figure: Enterprise Resource Planning Installed and Forecast ? By Organisation Size

Figure: Enterprise Resource Planning Installed and Forecast ? By Country

Productivity Systems

Figure: Workflow Systems Installed and Forecast ? By Sector

Figure: Document Management Systems Installed and Forecast ? By Country

Figure: Document Management Software Installed and Forecast ? By Sector

Business Intelligence Solutions

Figure: Business Intelligence Tools Installed and Forecast

Figure: Business Intelligence Tools Installed ? By Sector

Customer Relationship Management

Figure: Customer Relationship Management Installed and Forecast ? By Country

Figure: Customer Relationship Management Installed and Forecast ? By Sector

Online Training/eLearning

Figure: Online Training Systems Installed and Forecast ? By Country

Systems Development Tools

Figure: System Development Tools Installed and Forecast ? By Country

Geographical Information Systems

eBusiness

Figure: Internet-Centric Activities Adoption and Forecast

Intranets and Extranets

Figure: Intranets and Extranets Adoption and Forecast ? By Organisation Size

Browser-Based Systems

Figure: Browser-Based Business Systems Adoption and Forecast ? By Organisation Size

eCommerce

Figure: Methods of Electronic Commerce Adoption ? By Sector

Figure: Methods of Electronic Commerce Adoption - by Country

Figure: Methods of Electronic Commerce Adoption ? By Organisation Size

Reasons for Using the Internet

Figure: Principal Strategic Use of the Internet

Figure: Principal Strategic Use of the Internet ? By Sector

Obstacles to Using the Internet

Figure: Obstacles to Internet Exploitation

Figure: Obstacles to Internet Exploitation ? By Sector

Figure: Obstacles to Internet Exploitation ? By Country

Figure: IT Security Threat Ranking

Future Outlook

Essential Guidance

The Bottom Line for the Application of IT

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Related Research

Appendix A: Taxonomy of Terms

Appendix B: Communication and IP Definitions

Appendix C: 2007 Forecast for Management Survey Form and Summary of Results

Management Metrics for the IT Department

Section 1 ? Your Organisation

Table: Principal Operating Organisation by Vertical

Table: Location of Organisation Headquarters by State or Country

Table: Approximate Annual Revenue in the Last Reported 12-Month Period

Table: Approximate Number of People Employed in the Last Reported 12-Month Period

Table: Executives' View of the Impact of IT

Table: Organisations Outlook in Six Months

Section 2 ? Systems and Networks

Table: Number of PCs Installed, December 2007-December 2008

Table: PC OS Usage, December 2006-December 2008

Table: Standard PC Specifications Used

Table: Frequency of PC Upgrades

Section 3 ? Technology, Applications and Management Methods

Table: Current and Future Usage of Technologies (%)

Table: Current and Future Usage of Management Disciplines and Applications (%)

Table: Intention to Deploy an Open Source Operating System

Table: Inhibiting Factors to Open Source Operating System Deployment

Section 4 ? eBusiness and Telephony

Table: Strategic Use of the Internet

Table: Obstacles to Successful Exploitation of the Internet

Table: Threats to Organisational IT Security

Table: Areas of the Business Using the Internet

Section 5 ? IT Management Issues

Table: Frequency of IT Strategic Plan Updates

Table: Composition of IT Steering Committee

Table: IT Operations and Performance Indicators

Section 6 ? IT Expenditure

Table: Expected Year-on-Year IT Expenditure Change for the Next 12-Month Period

Table: Organisation IT Expenditure Allocations by 12-Month Operating Period

Table: IT Project Positive ROI Timeframes

Table: Level of Financial Authority for Purchase of Hardware/Software or Professional Services

Table: Level of Constraint from Corporate Parent

Table: Percentage of Total IT Purchases Acquired by Various Distribution Channels

Table: IT Investment Financing

Table: IT Equipment Included in Leases

Section 7 ? IT Resource Deployment/Sourcing Strategies

Table: Employee Headcount by Function, December 2006-December 2007

Table: Changes in Sourcing Strategies Over the Last 12 Months

Table: Sourcing Strategies Preferences

Table: Reasons for Selective Sourcing

Table: Level of Outsourcing by IT/IS Activity Type

Table: Business Process Outsourcing

Table: Offshoring Plans for Next 12 Months

Table: Sources of New Recruits for IS Department

Section 8 ? Roles, Issues and Challenges

Table: Senior IT/IS Manager Reporting Line

Table: IT/IS Manager Responsibilities and Levels (%)

Table: Major Challenges to the IT/IS Department in Next 12-18 Months

Table: Business or Organisational Issue Priority in the Next 12 Months

Table: IT Investment Priority in Next 12 Months

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