State of the CIO :: 2014 A Global Update

Tenure of CIO at All-Time High

Q: How long have you been in your current position? Q: Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements (% showing Strongly Agree/Agree) Source: State of the CIO Survey, CIO magazine, January 2014

Percentage of Strategic CIOs Continues to Climb

60%

52% Transformational
50%

47%

40%

30%
30%

Functional

34%

18%
20%

Business Strategist

19%

10%

0%

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Q: Which of the following activities best characterize your focus and how you spend your time in your current role? Respondents answers were weighted and summed to come up with an overall score which we then used to assign them to a specific bucket. Q: Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements. (% showing Strongly Agree/Agree) Source: State of the CIO Survey, CIO magazine, January 2014

Majority Have Compensation Tied to Overall Profitability

Q: What range best represents your total annual compensation last year (including base salary, bonus and stock options)? Is any part of your compensation package tied to overall corporate sales or profit levels?
Source: State of the CIO Survey, CIO magazine, January 2014

Technology Budgets Controlled by IT

Other Groups that Have/Will Have Budget for Tech Investment
Operations Marketing 1 2

Currently

In the Next 35 Years

42% 39% 34% 27% 24% 23% 22%

39%

1
3 3 5 6 7

40%
30% 30% 25% 24% 21%

Finance/Accounting 3 Sales Engineering Human Resources Administration 4 5 6 7

Which other groups or functions in your organization have/will have budgets specifically earmarked for investments in technology products and services currently? In 3-5 years?
Source: State of the CIO Survey, CIO magazine, January 2014

IT & Business in Agreement on Business Priorities

Q: Which of the following initiatives are likely to be your organizations top business priorities over the next 12 months?
Source: State of the CIO Survey, CIO magazine, January 2014 ; IDG Enterprise IT Role & Influence Survey 2013: GMI Sample

IT Increasingly Becoming a Business Game Changer

19%
-2%

33%
IT Partner
-3%

Business Peer

10%
+3%

Business Game Changer

12%
-2%

Service Provider

+3%

Cost Center

26%

Q: In general, how would you best characterize the way your companys business stakeholders perceive the IT organization current ly? (Please select one only) North American respondents only
Source: State of the CIO Survey, CIO magazine, January 2014

CIOs Mostly Share Goals with the CFO

Shared Goals w/other C-level Execs
CFO COO CMO Chief of Human Resources/top HR executive Chief Legal Officer/General Counsel CRO CAO Chief Digital Officer Other 15% 12% 12% 9% 10% 43% 32% 61% 76%

Q: Do you have mutually shared measurable goals with other c-level executives determined by the CEO/head of your company? Of those who do, with which individuals do you have shared goals?
Source: State of the CIO Survey, CIO magazine, January 2014

For more information

For more information on this study, contact Sue Yanovitch, VP of Marketing, at syanovitch@idgenterprise.com