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Finding 7: The division between the IT organization and the rest of the business is diminishing.
Respondents at half of large companies—and a significant percentage of other companies—tell us that business users, not the IT staff, are generating most of the new ideas for using IT. This is a stunning indication of the enormous role users now play in IT. It doesn't matter whether IT is considered strategic or not: The business side now makes decisions, and does work, that previously was done by the IT function alone. These results indicate that a new generation of business users is on the rise who are familiar and comfortable with technology.

Research Guide:

Finding 1: IT organizations are getting larger, not smaller.

Finding 2: Large companies are relying on contractors, outsourcers and H1B visa holders.

Finding 3: CIOs are looking for business-savvy technologists to build new systems.

Finding 4: Most IT executives believe their departments are undergoing more change than ever

Finding 5: The IT morale problem has stabilized, but it's still serious, especially at large companies.

Finding 6. Only half of IT executives say their companies view IT as strategic.

Finding 7. The division between the IT organization and the rest of the business is diminishing.

For more data and analysis, see CIO Insight 's Research Center blog at go.cioinsight.com/researchcentral

Read our previous surveys on the IT organization's current state and future:

The IT Organization: Why is Morale So Bad? (November 2004)

The Future of IT (January 2005)

The Future of IT 2004 : What's in Store for Today and Tomorrow? (January 2004)

Related stories:

Review: Does IT Matter? (April 1, 2004)

Marianne Broadbent: Don't Just Implement Strategy. Evolve It. (February 2005)

Case study: Continental Airline's Tech Strategy Takes Off (July 2006)

Case study: Thomson Aims to Cultivate Able Managers (July 2005)

Culture Clash – Special Issue on Alignment issue (October 15, 2004)

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