"What does IBM know that the rest of the market doesn't? Apparently, a lot. Big Blue just compiled the results of a survey of 2,598 CIOs around the globe.
As you'd expect from in-depth, one-hour interviews with all these CIOs, conducted between January and April, there's a lot of information to sort through. It's been distilled down to 62 meaty pages that compare how to distinguish between the way fast-growth companies use technology compared with slower-growth companies (on the basis of profit before tax).
The findings are the result of a couple of fundamental changes that have occurred in the IT world. First, in many companies CIOs are recognized by other C-level executives as peers rather than the techies who live in the back room. While that isn't always true, it's much more common today than in the past. As such, the CIO now has a seat at the big table. They're much more engaged in overall strategy, solving business rather than just IT problems and building flexibility into the organization. The survey shows that the average time spent on activities that spur innovation is 55%, while the other 45% is spent on traditional IT management."
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