CIOs Face Bumpy Road to Strategic Leadership
Growing Influence
43% of global CIOs and IT directors believe that line-of-business managers will gain more power in terms of IT decisions over the next three to five years.
The Daily Grind
More than one-half say they spend at least 70% of their time on day-to-day management instead of strategic planning and initiatives.
Big Wish
45% would like to spend at least 70% of their time on strategic initiatives.
Clock Management
44% of CIOs say they’d have more time for strategic activities if they could streamline and optimize their IT infrastructure.
Strategic Functions That CIOs Want to Spend More Time On
Business analytics: 42%, Mobile enterprise strategies: 33%, Cloud services: 18%
Top Tech Functions to Outsource:
Mobile Environment: 68%, Storage: 59%, Servers: 59%, Network services: 52%, Network infrastructure: 46%
Bigger Impact
84% of global CIOs and IT decision-makers say enabling strategic goals is a great way to optimize their organizational impact.
Fiscal Considerations
79% say their effectiveness should be measured by whether they make the best use of their IT budget, and 48% say they should be evaluated based on their ability to cut costs.
Maximum Potential
47% say it’s key for a CIO to maximize the life-cycle value of tech investments.
