IT managers predict they will be under even more pressure to deliver more for less next year, new research from CIO Connect revealed this week. In a survey carried out ahead of CIO Connect's annual Team Connect conference for IT Managers in London on July 1st, managers confirmed they will have to batten down the hatches in the coming 12-18 months, as board-level executives demand IT departments focus on driving more value from existing infrastructure.
When asked what would impact most on the role and structure of the IS Department until the end of 2009, respondents predicted executive demands for increased value (80%), increased focus on business processes and process efficiency (73%) and executive demands for cost containment (71%).
During the same time frame, 59% of respondents expected budgets to shrink with 60% of this group forecasting cuts of 5-10%. Of the optimists, predicting budget rises (41%), some 62% of the group forecast only minimal increases of between 1% and 5%.
With just 40% of respondents reporting that their CIO had a place at the board room table, IT managers still seem hesitant about the impact their organisation is having on the business.
When asked what would impact most on the role and structure of the IS Department until the end of 2009, respondents predicted executive demands for increased value (80%), increased focus on business processes and process efficiency (73%) and executive demands for cost containment (71%).
During the same time frame, 59% of respondents expected budgets to shrink with 60% of this group forecasting cuts of 5-10%. Of the optimists, predicting budget rises (41%), some 62% of the group forecast only minimal increases of between 1% and 5%.
With just 40% of respondents reporting that their CIO had a place at the board room table, IT managers still seem hesitant about the impact their organisation is having on the business.
