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Innovative CXO Survey - Entering a Game Changing Era

Objective of the Survey

To stay competitive and ensure operational excellence, innovative enterprise leaders are investing heavily in digital transformation so they can revolutionize the way their organizations deliver value to their customers and internal end-users.

This Survey is designed with the aims to
> Explore the business and technology strategies that innovative leaders are using to insure their companies keep pace and lead through innovation
> Examine the hurdles to success, including technologies, talent, culture and various business concerns
> Understand the foundation essential to enable and drive innovation in the digital transformation journey
> Capture the voice of CXOs and other senior-level professionals to understand how they drive corporate innovation within their organizations
What’s in it for you?

Thank you for taking part in this important survey, a survey that allows you to share your perspectives on your organization’s innovation journey, and what this means for you, your teams, your company, and your customers. By completing our short online questionnaire, you’ll play an important role in our research and gain deeper insights from the study’s findings on how technology will shape the future of your organization.

This survey consists of 18 questions and should only take 5-6 minutes to complete.  Be assured that all answers you provide will be kept in the strictest confidentiality.  Survey results will be summarized and sent to all those who fully complete the survey.

Upon submitting your survey responses, you’ll receive an in-depth research report exploring how innovative leaders can transform the business, the workforce and the workplace. We’ll share early notification once the survey report is ready (expected in Q3 2020).

With the survey report, you’ll have throughout understanding of your responses compared to other market peers and additional industry insights that are not publicly available.
Also, respondents may be invited* to join our CXO Forum 2020 which will be held on September 24, 2020 in Hong Kong (* subject to final approval by the Organizer).

For questions or to learn more about our research program and Forum, please contact us at simon.yeung@cloudforum.hk
1.Please fill in your contact information.  
(Be assured that all answers you provide will be kept in the strictest confidentiality. )(Required.)
2.Which one of these titles most closely matches your current role?(Required.)
3.How many employees in total are employed at your company?(Required.)
4.How many employees are there in your company's IT Department?(Required.)
Your Role in Fostering Innovation in Your Organization
5.Which C-level roles are most important to leading your organization’s innovation journey?  (Please choose as many as applicable)(Required.)
Very important
Somewhat important
Not important
CEO - Chief Executive Officer
CAO - Chief Administrative Officer
CFO - Chief Finance Officer
CHRO - Chief Human Resource Officer
CMO - Chief Marketing Officer
COO - Chief Operation Officer
CSO - Chief Sales Officer CIO - Chief Information Officer
CTO - Chief Technology Officer
CSO - Chief Security Officer
6.What is your role and responsibility in the IT budget allocation process?  (Please choose as many as applicable)(Required.)
7.How will your organization's budget for 2020 compare with the budget for 2019?(Required.)
8.What would be the main factors leading to your organization’s IT budget increase in 2020(Required.)
9.In which area(s) will you spend your IT budget in 2020 (Please choose as many as applicable)(Required.)
Digital Disruption - How It Affects Your Company
10.Do you think your business is currently disrupted by the below digital technologies? (Required.)
Massively disrupted
Somewhat disrupted
Moderately disrupted
Not disrupted at all
Analytics and big data
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Big Data and analytics
Cloud services
Cybersecurity
Data Management / Storage
Disaster Recovery
Internet of Things (IoT)
Machine Learning (ML)
Mobility
Social media
11.What value you think the below technologies will bring to your organization? (Please choose as many as applicable)(Required.)
Increased efficiency
Improved customer and user experience
New business and revenue
Competitive edge over competition
No significant advantage expected
Analytics and big data
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Big Data and analytics
Cloud services
Cybersecurity
Data Management / Storage
Disaster Recovery
Internet of Things (IoT)
Machine Learning (ML)
Mobility
Social media
12.Are you using or planning to use the below technologies in your organization? (Required.)
Currently using
Planning to adopt in 1-3 years
No plan to adopt
Analytics and big data
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Big Data and analytics
Cloud services
Cybersecurity
Data Management / Storage
Disaster Recovery
Internet of Things (IoT)
Machine Learning (ML)
Mobility
Social media
CXO  Innovation Priorities
13.What are the key development initiatives you plan to achieve thru adoption of the above technologies? (Please choose 3.)(Required.)
14.What are they key factors that you think are critical to the success of your organization’s digital transformation? (Please choose 3.)(Required.)
15.What are your key initiatives in managing IT function? (Please choose 3.)
(This question is specifically for CIOs and Senior IT Management.  Skip this if you are not in those roles.)


(Required.)
Obstacles/barriers encountered in tech implementation
16.In your view, which key competencies will enterprise leaders possess to make the innovation journey successful? (Please choose 3.)(Required.)
17.What are the top obstacles you encountered in the innovation journey of digital transformation of your organization? (Please choose 3.)(Required.)
18.If you are taking outsourcing as an option to handle the above obstacles, what will be your forecast on budget spending in the coming 1-2 years?(Required.)
Increase
Decrease
More or less the same
Hard to tell
Application development
Application maintenance & support
Data center operations
Database administration
Desktop support
Disaster recovery
Help desk outsourcing
IT security
Network operations
Web hosting and operations
19.We’ll share early notification with the survey respondents once the report is ready (expected in Q1 2020).  Also, respondents may be invited to join our CXO Forum 2020 which will be held in March 2020 in Hong Kong.
Would you like further information on the report and the Forum?(Required.)
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Privacy Disclaimer:
Thanks for taking this survey. By joining the survey, you agree that the information you supply may be used to inform you of related products or services from the Organizer or its business partners.
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