IT Industry Business Confidence Report H1 2016

Table Of Contents
1 Introduction
1.1 Definitions
1.2 Methodology and sample size
1.3 Respondent profile
2 Economic State, Growth Prospects and Consumer Confidence
2.1 Existing economic environment
2.1.1 In H1 2016, the highest percentage of IT industry executives view the current global economic condition to be stable
2.1.2 The majority of survey respondents highlight a favorable economic environment in Asia and North America
2.1.3 Executives operating in the Rest of the World and Asia-Pacific have more favorable opinions with regard to economic conditions
2.2 Industry and company growth outlook
2.2.1 The majority of IT industry executives project a positive outlook for company and industry growth over the next six months
2.2.2 IT industry executives are more optimistic about company growth prospects compared to industry growth prospects during H1 2016
2.2.3 Overall, 71% of business executives operating in Europe are optimistic about company growth over the next six months
2.3 Expected change in consumer confidence
2.3.1 The highest percentage of survey respondents anticipate a positive change in customer confidence during H1 2016
2.3.2 IT industry executives who operate in North America project higher levels of customer confidence over the next six months compared to what it is now
3 Supplier Prices, Staff Headcount and Sales Performance
3.1 Supplier prices expectations
3.1.1 In H1 2016, industry executives indicate the highest increase in power and energy, and consulting prices
3.1.2 Software prices are expected to increase by 1.9% on average during H1 2016
3.1.3 Supplier prices of hardware products are expected to increase by 0.4% on average during H1 2016
3.1.4 Overall, 29% of respondents operating in Asia-Pacific anticipate no change in power and energy prices
3.1.5 Overall, 30% of executives who operate in the Rest of the World anticipate an increase of more than 10% in consulting prices over the next six months
3.2 Anticipated change in staff head count and sales projections
3.2.1 Respondents from the Rest of the World anticipate the highest increase in staff headcount and sales growth over the next six months
3.3 Anticipated change in spend on key activities
3.3.1 Global IT industry executives expect the highest investments in new product development during H1 2016
4 Business Concerns and Organizational Priorities
4.1 Level of concerns and expected impact
4.1.1 Economical, industrial, and social or political issues impact customer and business confidence
4.1.2 Executives who operate in Europe and Asia-Pacific highlighted cyber crime and the performance of the Eurozone as their major concerns for the next six months
4.1.3 The highest percentage of respondents who operate in North America are concerned about the competition from new entrants in H1 2016
4.1.4 The performance of the Eurozone is the main concern for global IT industry executives in H1 2016
4.1.5 IT industry respondents are concerned about rising cyber crime activities over the next six months
4.2 Significance of potential business priorities
4.2.1 Operational efficiency and customer retention are the top two priorities for respondents who operate in North America and Asia-Pacific in H1 2016
4.2.2 Global IT industry respondents indicated improving operational efficiency as one of their top priorities in H1 2016
4.2.3 Respondents highlighted a slight focus on corporate and social responsibility initiatives over the next six months
5 Appendix

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List Of Figures
Figure 1: Profile of Respondents
Figure 2: State of the Economy: Key Takeouts
Figure 3: Current Economic Condition - Overall (H1 2016)
Figure 4: Current Economic Condition - Region
Figure 5: Current Economic Condition - Those Who Operate and Do Not Operate in a Region
Figure 6: State of the Economy- in Their Words-1
Figure 7: State of the Economy- in Their Words-2
Figure 8: Growth Prospects and Consumer Confidence: Key Takeouts
Figure 9: Industry and Company Growth Prospects - Overall
Figure 10: Industry and Company Growth Prospects - Overall - In detail
Figure 11: Industry and company growth prospects - Region
Figure 12: Anticipated Variation in Consumer Confidence - Overall (H1 2016)
Figure 13: Anticipated Variation in Consumer Confidence - Region
Figure 14: Growth prospects and customer confidence: in their words
Figure 15: ICT Products and Services Price and Expenditure: Key Takeouts
Figure 16: Category Wise Supplier Prices Highlights
Figure 17: Projected Change in Supplier Prices - Software - Overall and Regional
Figure 18: Projected Change in Supplier Prices - Hardware - Overall and Regional
Figure 19: Projected Change in Supplier Prices - Power and Energy - Overall and Regional
Figure 20: Projected Change in Supplier Prices - Consulting - Overall and Regional
Figure 21: Staff Headcount and Sales Outlook - Regional - H1 2016
Figure 22: Expenditure Projection on Key Activities - Overall
Figure 23: Priorities and Concerns: Key Takeouts
Figure 24: Concerns: Overview
Figure 25: Top Five Business Concerns - Region
Figure 26: Business Concerns - Regional Highlights
Figure 27: Business Concerns - Overall and Regional - A
Figure 28: Business Concerns - Overall and Regional - B
Figure 29: Top Five Organizational Priorities - Region
Figure 30: Organizational Priorities - Regional Highlights
Figure 31: Organizational Priorities - Overall and Region

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