Friday, 21 February 2014

ICT procurement trends in Norway - Enterprise ICT investment plans to 2013

Reportstack has announced a new market research publication on ICT procurement trends in Norway - Enterprise ICT investment plans to 2013 which presents the findings from a survey of 45 Norwegian enterprises regarding their approach to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) procurement. The survey investigates the way that Norwegian enterprises like to purchase technology, as well as the major IT and business objectives influencing their IT investment strategies. To highlight the criteria on which Norwegian enterprises select their ICT providers as well as the roles which have influence while making ICT purchasing decisions.Norwegian enterprises are proving to be quite optimistic, with most enterprises planning to increase their ICT budgets in 2013. Moreover, the preference towards hosted services is also gaining traction among Norwegian enterprises.Norwegian enterprises' emphasis on improving efficiency and reducing complexity is providing an impetus to adoption of managed and hosted services. Global ICT Intelligence has invested significant resources in order to interview CIOs and IT managers about their IT Procurement. Very few IT analyst houses will have interviewed 40+ ICT decision makers in the Norwegian market in H2 2012.

Key Features and Benefits
Provides insights into Norwegian enterprises' preferred buying approaches.

Comprehend the business objectives that Norwegian enterprises are looking to achieve through their IT investment strategy.

Appreciate the IT objectives that Norwegian enterprises are looking to achieve through their IT investment strategy.

Understand the factors that are influencing Norwegian enterprises' decision to select an ICT provider.

Understand which organizational roles influence ICT purchasing decisions and signing off budgets.

Key Market Issues
The survey shows that Norwegian enterprises have closer relationships with local resellers compared to national resellers, as the former are in a much better position to offer instant support services to customers.

In the face of continued economic uncertainty, ICT vendors are looking to develop solutions which enable enterprises to achieve operational efficiency, improve customer satisfaction, and increase productivity.

Using IT to support revenue growth has been given a lower priority in the survey (with an average rating of X), as most Norwegian enterprises are looking to improve their operational efficiency, profitability, and customer service through the adoption of technologies.

Norwegian enterprises consider price to be the most important criteria in choosing an ICT provider, requiring ICT vendors to develop new pricing models.

With increasing complexity of the ICT environment, Norwegian enterprises are faced with technology management issues.

Key Highlights
The adoption of the hosted model by Norwegian enterprises is higher in comparison to other European countries such as the UK, Germany, and Netherlands where X%, X%, and X% of enterprises prefer this model respectively.

Raising efficiency is a primary business objective influencing IT investment strategy amongst Norwegian enterprises with the highest rating of x on a scale of 1 to 4.

According to the survey, Norwegian enterprises have assigned the highest rating (X on a scale of 1 to 4) to the IT objective of 'align IT with overall business goals'.

With the highest rating of X (on a scale of 1 to 4), both the CIO and CFO have been selected as the most influential authority by Norwegian enterprises in making ICT purchasing decisions.

Norwegian enterprises consider price to be the most important criteria in choosing an IT provider, with an average rating of x on a scale of 1 to 4.
To view the table of contents and know more details please visit ICT procurement trends in Norway - Enterprise ICT investment plans to 2013.

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