Final Report: Vendors

10. IT Budget and Staff

Client CIOs are the primary IT decision makers. Vendor staffing needs are greatest in the area of programming.

When asked to identify who, in their experience, was the primary IT decision maker within their clients' organizations, 45% indicated it was the chief information officer, 25% indicated chief executive officer, and 10% indicated chief financial officer.

Within their organization, respondents indicated that IT staffing needs were greatest in the areas of programming (28%), system design and implementation (26%), and network and architecture support (25%).

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Figure 18. Primary IT Decision Maker at Client Facilities
Figure 19. 2002 IT Staffing Needs

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