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Deloitte kicks off the 4th edition of the
IT-Business Balance Survey
Focus on “hot topics” for CIOs all over the world

Deloitte has launched the fourth edition of its annual IT Business Balance Survey, an international initiative designed to gather insights from business and IT leaders through a market survey conducted in more than 30 countries.

The IT Business Balance Survey is aimed at highlighting key points on the topic of alignment between Business and IT, and is developed by a multidisciplinary team of specialists at Deloitte Enterprise Risk Services and Deloitte Consulting.

The survey is currently open and accessible for every company interested in participating via www.itbusinessbalance.com and will run until the end of September. As with previous editions, an extensive report will be published on the findings, alongside a detailed analysis of results and benchmarking points, which will be announced mid-January 2011. Last year’s report can be viewed here.

In 2009, almost 2,000 participants from 28 countries voiced their thoughts and opinions, covering the business and IT balance in companies and organisations in Africa, Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific. This year, greater involvement from Deloitte firms and companies is expected, with 37 countries confirming their participation.

While the Deloitte member firms distribute the survey in their own countries, all central administration, data collection and analysis will be carried out in Belgium. The questions are based on academic research carried out by Deloitte in conjunction with the Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School. They cover topics at the heart of Business-IT alignment, and are related to IT governance, IT management, IT sourcing and IT security and privacy. For example, the survey will investigate how frequently IT is discussed at Board or Executive Committee meetings, as well as whether Business and IT management have a shared vision of the role of IT in enabling business strategies, and to what extent key Business users participate in the design and development of new IT systems within an organisation.
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