August 2006 Survey: IT Departments Are Going Through Unprecedented Change - ' The IT morale problem '
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Finding 5: The IT morale problem has stabilized, but it's still serious, especially at large companies.
We were alarmed, in our last IT organization survey, to find that 39 percent of IT executives who were not CIOs believed poor morale was harming their companies. That number has dropped to 31 percent, in part because growth has lessened anxiety. But the stresses of understaffing and rapid change aren't the only factors influencing morale: IT staffs aren't comfortable seeing users take on a bigger role in IT. IT professionals must accept this new reality, and CIOs need to help them do it.
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.
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:
The Downside of Managing Up: Can a CIO Be Too Strategic? (February 2005)
Culture Clash – Special Issue on Alignment issue (October 15, 2004)
Labor Pains (October 2003)
Case study: Johnson & Johnson and Managing IT (December 2001)
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