The bad news is that there is very little time left to turn the IT battleship. Over 325 respondents drawn from over 15 industries participated in the study. The Association probed Outlook readers on issues related to testing, precautions, contexts, impacts and outcomes. The survey is conducted electronically. Not every respondent answered every question or supplied demographic information.
Respondents represent both public and private companies as well as government organizations.
Twelve percent of respondents are executives,either presidents, CEOs, CFOs, CIOs or vice presidents. Another 32 percent are directors and managers and 10 percent were programmers or engineers. This number includes program and project managers, consultants, communicators, quality assurance and compliance professionals, coordinators and more. The survey incorporates the views of individuals from over 15 discrete industries. Sixty two percent of those responding work for firms headquartered in the U.S. Add another 18 percent for North America.