Key Issues for IT Executives 2004

This has been a tumultuous year for organizations faced with sharp decreases in revenue that demanded IT budget cuts, initiatives being put on hold, downsizing, and hiring freezes. While many IT organizations have been collaborating with their business partners to leverage IT to help reduce costs and improve productivity across the company, most are moving forward with a sense of foreboding. When this survey was conducted in June 2008 (before the extent of the recession was known), many executives were anticipating an economic downturn—although perhaps not the decline that has developed. The survey results are compared against more recent research.