WHY SHOULD YOU PARTICIPATE IN THIS RESEARCH SURVEY?
The manner in which people organize and interact with technology must inevitably change. In particular, ARC Advisory Group has observed that the convergence and overlap of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) in recent years has created organizational confusion around ownership and responsibility.
ARC Advisory Group are conducting research to identify best practices and the importance of IT/OT organizational design criteria to support a manufacturing environment. The objective of this short survey is to benchmarking the relative importance of organizational attributes as compared to the current IT /OT organizations one can evaluate the current organizational maturity and readiness for change.
All qualified respondents will receive a detailed report of the survey results and all survey participants and the companies at which they work will remain confidential.
Definitions used in Survey
IT – represents the traditional information systems function which provides enterprise level solutions and services including telecom, business systems, hardware, networks and associated applications
OT- represents the traditional process control, instrumentation and real-time information systems typically deployed at the shop floor
3rd Party – represents external OEMs, systems integrators, hosting services or other external solutions providers
WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE?
Participants should be directly involved in the organizational planning process for Automation Engineering Services, IT Services or Manufacturing IT Business Units Typical respondents should include CxO, IT Staff or Management, Automation Engineering Staff or Managment.
We encourage participants to forward the survey link to appropriate individuals within their organizations.
If you have questions about the survey, please contact:
Peter Reynolds
Principal Analyst, Emerging Technologies and Practices
ARC Advisory Group
781-471-1160
PReynolds@arcweb.com
Mike Williams
ARC Associate
ARC Advisory Group
781-471-1000