Most Effective IT Organizations Spend 7% More, Says Report
Companies with the most effective and efficient IT organizations spend about 7% more on IT than median-performing companies, according to a new report from advisory and consulting firm Hackett Group. This is GREAT information for technology sales reps. Face it, there ain't no easy way to "cut corners" on technology and still expect to be competitive.
The study found that top-performing IT organizations spend more per end-user, but reap the benefits in reduced operational costs. This is a tremendous value statement if I ever heard one.
Hackett's study says that while the top IT organizations have 24% fewer full-time employees than median organizations, those smaller staffs are generally paid about 24% more than IT professionals at the other companies. So essentially those organizations that spend more money on IT, also budget IT dollars in labor to support their investments. Top-performing IT organizations also tend to outsource more than their peers, especially technology infrastructure and applications management, including development and maintenance- which would fall in line with focusing their IT staff on a core competency within their organization and outsourcing those labor or technology intensive initiatives.
Other benefits that these world-class IT organizations experience over the median performers are the advantages of efficiencies and effectiveness that tech-enabled automation and integration provide in other areas of the business. So not only is the impact felt in IT but also other business lines? Not a bad place for you to be supporting your position within an organization is it?
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Most Effective IT Organizations
Hope Blaythorne
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