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Defining The Business Value Of Technology
Construction & Engineering:
A Year In Review
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INSIDE COMPANIES
Average portion of revenue spent on IT
Companies providing customized solutions to customers
Companies seeking IT patents, trademarks, or copyrights
HOW COMPANIES DIVIDE THEIR I.T. BUDGETS
Hardware purchases
Services or outsourcing
Research and development
Salaries and benefits
Applications
Everything else
INDUSTRY FINANCIALS
Average year-over-year revenue change
Average year-over-year net income change
2001 SnapShot 500/Construction & Engineering
Inside companies
Average portion of revenue spent on IT
2%
Portion of IT organizations that sell services or IT products to other companies
60%
Portion of companies that say wireless E-commerce will contribute to E-business
revenue stream
60%
Senior IT executive is a member of executive management committee
60%
Average portion of customers included in electronic supply chain
33%
How companies divide their IT budgets
New product and technology purchases
19%
IT consulting and outsourcing
12%
Research and development
5%
Salaries and benefits
41%
Applications
18%
Everything else
5%
How often companies re-examine their IT spending plans
Daily
-
Weekly
13%
Monthly
40%
Quarterly
33%
Twice a year
7%
Annually
7%
DATA: INFORMATIONWEEK RESEARCH
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