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IT Spending, Staffing and Technology Trends Report Set - 2008/2009

Report Code: CE-4101

Date: 7/2008

By: Computer Economics

The 2009/2010 version of this report is available at this page

IT Spending and Staffing Study: Ratios, Benchmarks, and Statistics by Industry/Organization Size

Developing, presenting, benchmarking, or defending information technology spending or IT employee headcount levels can be a difficult exercise. The 2008/2009 IT Spending, Staffing, and Technology Trends study from Computer Economics, which has been published annually since 1990, makes the job easier by providing hundreds of useful IT spending ratios, IT statistics, and other IT benchmarks and metrics on IT/IS budgets, IT staffing levels, IT hardware and IT outsourcing trends, and adoption rates and cost/benefits of new technologies.

Data is presented by industry and organization size for businesses and governments in North America, based on an annual in-depth survey of over 200 IT executives.

The study reviews spending in distince industries and provides objective and comprehensive data to help executives with strategic IT financial management.

Individual chapters are available to deliver just the data you need.

See how this report can help you answer such question as:

How much should my IT budget be?
How can I reduce IT spending?
Which technologies provide the best ROI?
What is the optimal IT training budget?
How are other companies using IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL)?
Should I outsource my desktop support?

Free Report with Your Purchase!

To understand how IT decision-makers are responding to the current turmoil in worldwide financial markets, Computer Economics conducted a special survey in October 2008. You’ll receive a free copy of the Outlook for 2009 IT Spending and Staffing Levels report with your purchase of theIT Spending, Staffing and Technology Trends Report Set - 2008/2009

Sub-Sector Descriptions

Methodology & Participants

Custom Benchmarking

Free Executive Summary

Abstract:

Developing Your IS and IT Budget and Staffing Plans for 2009?

Then you need current benchmarking data to be able to answer questions like:

How does my IT operational budget as a percent of corporate revenue compare to others in my industry and size of organization?
What about my IT Capital Budget as a percentage of the IT Operational Budget?
How does my IT spending per employee compare?
What is the outlook for IT budget changes from 2008 to 2009 for my peer organizations?
What is the IT staffing mix in other similar organizations by industry or by company size?

The answer to these questions and many more are now available in the 2008/2009 IT Spending, Staffing and Technology Trends Report, which, since 1990, has been widely used by individual corporations and government agencies to benchmark the spending, staffing, and performance of their own IT organizations.

For IT decision-makers, this study provides objective data and key metrics that can be used for:

Benchmarking and justifying the organization's IT operational and capital budgets as well as IT staffing levels by comparing them with those of organizations of similar size and industry sector.
Evaluating the state of adoption and the ROI/TCO for various technologies and IT initiatives in order to better understand the business case and risks in implementing them.
Analyzing the implementation of IT management best practices by other firms to determine how an organization's own IT management measures up.
Understanding current trends in IT outsourcing by organization size and industry sector to evaluate where other organizations are increasing use of outside service providers to manage key IT functions.

For providers of IT products and services, this study is a valuable source of insight into the IT buyer spending and staffing priorities, current trends in hardware and operating system platform usage, current levels of outsourcing by IT function and buyer intention, and the rate of buyer adoption and perception of value for many new technologies and IT services. This study provides objective data based on a survey of IT decision makers. As such, it can be a valuable source of information to validate assumptions underlying business development plans.

This year's complete study is published in 25 chapters with nearly 800 tables and charts of detailed statistics.

In addition to being available for purchase as the full two-volume set, there are a variety of purchase options for individual chapters and for money-saving packages of selected chapters. Click Here for details.

Overview of the Full Report Set

The insightful analysis found in the IT Spending, Staffing & Technology Trends Report will help you justify new technology investments and provide the knowledge base needed to gain control over cost drivers in technology spending. The goal of the study is to help you more effectively benchmark your own IT budget planning, staffing, and spending requirements and enhance the capabilities and competitive position of information technology in your organization.

This Invaluable Study Will Help Your Organization:

Develop effective IT budgets that get approved.
Develop accurate line item budget allocations for each technology category, such as high-end servers, midrange servers, PCs and laptops
Justify budget and spending requirements based on real-world comparisons with your peers.
Justify staffing increases and budgets based on comparisons with companies of similar size and in the same industry segment.
Determine which technologies are providing the highest Return on Investment (ROI) and the lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
Allocate effective staffing levels for each IT function based on industry sector and organizational size (small, medium, or large).

Key Benchmark Metrics

The following key metrics are just some of the dozens of benchmarks included in each of the 11 individual industry chapters:

IT Operational Budget Metrics

IT operational budget percentage change from last year
IT operational budget as a percentage of revenue
IT operational budget per employee, per user, and per PC
A breakdown of IT operational budget line items, each as a percentage of the overall IT operational budget
Outsourcing as a percentage of IT Operational Budget.

IT Capital Budget Metrics

IT capital budget change from last year
IT capital budget as a percentage of the IT operational budget
A breakdown of IT capital spending by major category, such as hardware, software, services, and facilities

Hardware/Platform Metrics

Mainframe Trends
High-end Server Trends
Midrange Server Trends
Low-end Server Trends
PC/Workstation Trends
PC/Workstation Trends
Processing Workload by Operating System

IT Staffing Metrics

Ratio of total corporate employees to IT staff
Ratio of total users to IT staff
IT staff level change from last year
Training budget per IT staff member
Contractors/temps as a percent of the IT staff
A breakdown of the IT staff in terms of various job categories, as a percentage of the total IT staff count.

Twenty-five Data-Rich Chapters Included in the Full Set

The following chapters are included in the full set of the 2008/2009 IT Spending, Staffing and Technology Trends Report.

Seven Composite Data Chapters

Eleven Industry Specific Data Chapters

In addition, the following seven Industry Sub-Sector chapters are included with the full report:

Save with the Full Set

Purchasing the Full Set will save you over $6,000 plus you will receive a copy of the 2008 IT Salary Report (CE-4101Z) – a $295 value – at no additional cost.

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		$9500	Full report delivered as PDFs on CD with a single-user license.
		$9995	Set includes printed report in a two-volume binder set with supporting graphics in color plus PDF on CD with a single-user license.