A new worldwide survey of CEO and CIO level executives commissioned by the nonprofit, independent IT Governance Institute (ITGI) has found that more than one-third of CEOs and CIOs worldwide point to problems relating to staff with inadequate skills, while 58% say that insufficient number of staff remains the most common problem experienced in the last 12 months, compared to 35% in a similar survey conducted in 2005.
In addition, 48% said that IT service delivery problems remain the second most common problem.
“Despite recent economic news and employee layoffs, we are seeing an increased demand for qualified information technology professionals throughout the industry. Without a well-trained, fully staffed IT department, the bottom line is that many organisations around the world are needlessly sacrificing money, productivity and competitive advantage. Executives need to direct their IT for optimal advantage, reduce IT-related risks and measure the value provided by IT,” says Lynn Lawton, international president, ITGI.
ITGI commissioned a global survey of 749 CEO and CIO level executives in 23 countries to determine executives’ IT governance priorities and IT-related problems their organisations have faced.
The study is a follow-up to ITGI’s 2003 and 2005 surveys and tracks IT governance trends over the past four years.