IT Tactical Spend



Data Quality



Financial Ratios



Data Accessibility and Reporting



Utilization of the IT Portfolio



IT Asset Age



Alignment of Business and IT Plans



Executive Cohesion



Role of the IT Organization



Workforce IT Training and Competency

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Our IT tactical and operational spending is...

  • Based on effective vendor contracts
    • Strongly Agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly Disagree
    • Don't Know
  • Cost effective and good value for money
    • Strongly Agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly Disagree
    • Don't Know
  • Going up annually at a reasonable level
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    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly Disagree
    • Don't Know
  • Very transparent and easy to manage
    • Strongly Agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly Disagree
    • Don't Know
  • Being spent on the wrong things compared with best in class and our competitors
    • Strongly Agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly Disagree
    • Don't Know

Our Data...

  • Is accurate
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
  • Is current
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
  • Directly helps me and the other executives manage with excellence
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
  • Is all available in our corporate systems
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
  • Is deficient in the corporate sytems and I need to keep personal and departmental databases
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know

Financial Ratios

  • More than 50% of our IT spend is on new projects
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
  • Our main competitors spend more than we do on IT
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
  • We routinely complete new IT projects on time, budget and schedule
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
  • We expect to increase our IT spend year over year in the next 2 years
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
  • We get the best available financial deals from our IT vendors
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know

Reporting - I get my key business information by...

  • Directly accessing our corporate databases / scorecards/dashboards
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
  • Picking up the phone and calling a specialist analyst or IT expert
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
  • Downloading data to a spreadsheet
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
  • Waiting for routine hardcopy reports
    • Strongly agree
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    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
  • Attending presentations at formal Executive meetings
    • Strongly agree
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    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know

Our Utilization

  • Our software licenses are all in use in the company
    • Strongly agree
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    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
  • Our data storage provides optimum technical and cost performance
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
  • We know what software is installed on servers and desktops and we routinely review usage
    • Strongly agree
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    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
  • We decommission legacy hardware and software when a new project has gone live
    • Strongly agree
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    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
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  • We offer excellent web based solutions to our customers and vendors
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know

Our IT Assets

  • Installed software is never more than 2 versions behind
    • Strongly agree
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    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
  • We routinely refresh user desktops and laptops on a regular cycle
    • Strongly agree
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    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
  • Our maintenance costs are routinely reviewed to understand the real operating costs
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
  • Our employees have the appropriate technology to do a great job
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
  • We routinely plan server and storage capacity on a minimum 2 year horizon
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't Know

Our IT and Business Plan

  • Our corporate goals are fully supported by the IT priorities
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
  • Our IT governance effectively manages changes to IT projects and priorities as business demands change
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
  • Our Executive team manages IT as an asset which is crucial to business success
    • Strongly agree
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    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
  • We tolerate all IT investments as a necessary evil
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
  • Our IT directly helps the business grow and prosper
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know

Our Executive Team...

  • Is in total harmony on the IT strategic direction
    • Strongly agree
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    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
  • Is accountable for and supportive of projects with an IT content
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
  • Is good at planning the organizational changes needed to maximize the return from new IT projects
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
  • Is good at identifying and resolving issues raised during the planning and implementation of IT projects
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
  • Is informed enough about IT to make good decisions
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know

Our IT Organization...

  • Has an excellent working relationship with the business
    • Strongly agree
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    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
  • Is agile and responds quickly to new business needs
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
  • Brings new ideas and innovation to our organization
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
  • Compares well with our main competitors
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
  • Is driven more by its own technology versus business projects
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know

Our Workforce...

  • Is well trained on the IT tools they need to use
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
  • Is regularly assessed for IT competency
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
  • Is provided with all the IT tools they need to do an excellent job
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
  • Is able to use IT tools with little help from IT experts
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
  • Is very dependent on the IT help desk
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Don't know
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