The Great CIO Business Divide

According to the survey, 92 per cent of CIOs encourage innovation, but only 13 per cent formally measure the return on investment it provides.

When asked to name the top issues preventing their success, 61 per cent of CIOs named unclear and unrealistic business objectives as the number-one barrier.

Legacy systems and undersized budgets came in joint third position with 48 per cent of the CIO vote each.
A lack of business involvement and interest came in fourth (42 per cent) and the IT skills shortage nabbed the fifth spot (25 per cent), according to the survey of 125 CIOs and senior IT staff in UK organisations with more than 1,000 employees.

Nearly two-thirds (59 per cent) of CIOs said an "increased interest and involvement of the business in IT strategy and planning" would help them do their job more effectively and 54 per cent asked for a bigger IT budget.

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