IT Strategy Survey

1. The Statement :

IT strategy often contains much about What, When and How in the guise of purchasing decisions (e.g. this stack vs that stack), operational decisions (e.g. improve this KPI), tactical choices (e.g. BYOT) and implementation details (e.g. build a private or public cloud).

The "Why" of action in Strategy often appears to be the most vague with notions of either "efficiency" or "innovation" or "because the business wants it" or "because everyone else is doing it".

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Neutral	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
Do you agree with the above statement?	*The Statement : IT strategy often contains much about What, When and How in the guise of purchasing decisions (e.g. this stack vs that stack), operational decisions (e.g. improve this KPI), tactical choices (e.g. BYOT) and implementation details (e.g. build a private or public cloud). The "Why" of action in Strategy often appears to be the most vague with notions of either "efficiency" or "innovation" or "because the business wants it" or "because everyone else is doing it". Do you agree with the above statement? Strongly Agree	Do you agree with the above statement? Agree	Do you agree with the above statement? Neutral	Do you agree with the above statement? Disagree	Do you agree with the above statement? Strongly Disagree

2. The Statement :

In some cases, the real reason "Why" a decision is made to purchase a technology is not related at all to Strategy but due to personal self interest such as boosting a CV with new skills.

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Neutral	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
Do you agree with the statement?	*The Statement : In some cases, the real reason "Why" a decision is made to purchase a technology is not related at all to Strategy but due to personal self interest such as boosting a CV with new skills. Do you agree with the statement? Strongly Agree	Do you agree with the statement? Agree	Do you agree with the statement? Neutral	Do you agree with the statement? Disagree	Do you agree with the statement? Strongly Disagree

3. In your view, what % of decisions to purchase large systems are strongly influenced by

	0%	1% - 25%	26% - 50%	51% - 75%	75% - 100%
The "Business" wants it	*In your view, what % of decisions to purchase large systems are strongly influenced by The "Business" wants it 0%	The "Business" wants it 1% - 25%	The "Business" wants it 26% - 50%	The "Business" wants it 51% - 75%	The "Business" wants it 75% - 100%
Other companies are doing it (e.g. case studies, hype cycles)	Other companies are doing it (e.g. case studies, hype cycles) 0%	Other companies are doing it (e.g. case studies, hype cycles) 1% - 25%	Other companies are doing it (e.g. case studies, hype cycles) 26% - 50%	Other companies are doing it (e.g. case studies, hype cycles) 51% - 75%	Other companies are doing it (e.g. case studies, hype cycles) 75% - 100%
Self interest, such as CV boosting	Self interest, such as CV boosting 0%	Self interest, such as CV boosting 1% - 25%	Self interest, such as CV boosting 26% - 50%	Self interest, such as CV boosting 51% - 75%	Self interest, such as CV boosting 75% - 100%