Survey Methodology and Demographics

Protiviti surveyed more than 1,000 CIOs, CTOs, CISOs and other technology executives and leaders to ascertain the status of several concepts around innovation and technical debt across numerous regions, business types, revenue classes and management roles.

The respondents answered 18 survey questions which were collated and then transferred into reportable elements with totals, averages, and divisions based upon the size of the organization, the location of the organization, the industry and the role the respondent played within the organization.

Position

Chief Information Officer 17%
Chief Information Security Officer 15%
Chief Technology Officer 17%
Senior Vice President of Information Technology 14%
Vice President of Information Technology 15%
Director of Information Technology 22%

 

Industry

Government 12%
Consumer Packaged Goods 8%
Retail 8%
Technology (Software/High-Tech/Electronics) 5%
Media and Entertainment 5%
Telecommunications and Data Infrastructure 5%
Healthcare - Integrated Delivery Systems (Provider & Payer) 5%
Healthcare Payer/Insurance 5%
Healthcare Provider/Services 5%
Financial Services - Banking & Capital Markets 4%
Financial Services - Asset & Wealth Management 3%
Manufacturing (other than Technology) 3%
Mining 3%
Oil and Gas 3%
Power and Utilities 3%
Renewables 3%
Financial Services - Mortgage & Consumer Lending 2%
Financial Services - Payments 2%
Financial Services - Private Equity 2%
Insurance (other than Healthcare Payer) 2%
Automotive 2%
Biotechnology/Medical Devices 2%
Chemicals and Materials 2%
Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences 2%
Transportation and Logistics 2%
Warehousing/Distribution 2%

 

Size of Organization (outside of financial services) — by gross annual revenue in U.S. dollars

$10 billion or more 28%
$5 billion - $9.99 billion 24%
$1 billion - $4.99 billion 26%
$500 million - $999.99 million 22%

 

Size of Organization (within financial services) — by assets under management in U.S. dollars

$50 billion or more 29%
$25 billion - $49.99 billion 22%
$10 billion - $24.99 billion      22%
$5 billion - $9.99 billion 27%

 

Organization Type

Publicly held, for profit entity 49%
Privately held, for profit entity - preparing to become publicly held 12%
Privately held, for profit entity - no current plans to become publicly held 26%
Government agency 12%
Non-profit organization 1%

 

Organization Headquarters

United States 27%
United Kingdom 9%
Canada 9%
China 5%
India 5%
Japan 5%
Australia 5%
Singapore 5%
France 5%
Germany 5%
Italy 5%
Netherlands 5%
United Arab Emirates 5%
Hong Kong 5%

 

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