Summary
“IT Industry Business Outlook and Procurement Report H1 2015” is a new report by Kable that globally analyzes top priorities, key emerging and developed markets apart from merger and acquisition activity. In addition, it examines key procurement areas, future procurement budget and supplier prices outlook.
Key Findings
- Expand in current market and improving operational efficiency are key business priorities for IT organizations in H1 2015 (June-November 2015)
- The US and the UK will present significant growth prospects during the next six months
- Rising competition and responding to pricing pressures are major concerns for IT organizations
- Procurement activities for IT services and technology and license purchases are anticipated to increase during June-November 2015
- Overall, 14% of respondents anticipate the global procurement budget to be up to US$100,000 over the next six months
- The highest percentage of executives anticipate supplier prices to increase in H1 2015
Synopsis
This report examines executives opinion on business outlook and procurement activities over June-November 2015. It also highlights key business priorities, supplier price variations, changes in capital expenditure and organizations perspective on e-procurement. Additionally, it provides information categorized by region and company type.
IT Industry Business Outlook and Procurement Report H1 2015 also includes:
- Key business priorities: examines the IT organizations important priorities for June-November 2015.
- Emerging and developed markets: provides information about key emerging and developed markets, which will offer most growth over H1 2015.
- Change in MandA activity: analyzes IT industry executives opinion on changes in merger and acquisition activity globally.
- Business concerns: identifies major business concerns which are likely to impact IT organizations.
- Change in capital expenditure: tracks the expected change in capital expenditure both globally and regionally.
- Change in procurement activities: evaluates how procurement activities will change in the IT industry over the next six months.
- Procurement budget outlook: projects procurement budget allocation along with changes in procurement expenditure over June-November 2015.
- Supplier prices outlook: determines the expected change in supplier prices over June-November 2015.
- e-procurement: identifies executives perspective towards e-procurement within the IT industry.
Reasons To Buy
- Highlights key business priorities thus helping IT companies to realign business strategy.
- Develop or adjust business expansion plans by using significant growth offering emerging and developed markets
- Make changes in procurement budget allocations through procurement budget projections anticipated by executives for June-November 2015
- Implement effective price management by viewing supplier price variations highlighted for H1 2015
Table Of Contents
Introduction
Definitions
Methodology and sample size
Respondent profile
Global Business Outlook in H1 2015
Strategic business priorities
Emerging markets with significant growth potential
Growth potential for developed markets
Mergers and acquisition
Leading business concerns
Capital expenditure projections
Procurement Behaviors and Strategies
Potential changes in procurement resources and objectives
Procurement activity outlook in key areas
Global procurement budget projections
Planned change in procurement expenditure
Supplier prices outlook
Organizations viewpoints on e-procurement
Appendix
List Of Tables
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List Of Figures
Figure 1: Organizations Top Priorities - Overall, Jun 2015-Nov 2015
Figure 2: Organizations Top Priorities - By Region, Jun 2015-Nov 2015
Figure 3: Organizations Top Priorities - By Company Types, Jun 2015-Nov 2015
Figure 4: Emerging Market with Significant Growth Opportunities - Overall, Jun 2015-Nov 2015
Figure 5: Top Five Emerging Market with Significant Growth Opportunities - By Region, Jun 2015-Nov 2015
Figure 6: Top Five Emerging Market with Significant Growth Opportunities - By Company Types, Jun 2015-Nov 2015
Figure 7: Developing Markets with Prominent Growth Prospects - Overall, Jun 2015-Nov 2015
Figure 8: Top Five Developing Markets with Prominent Growth Prospects - By Region, Jun 2015-Nov 2015
Figure 9: Top Five Developing Markets with Prominent Growth Prospects - By Company Types, Jun 2015-Nov 2015
Figure 10: Change in Mergers and Acquisitions, Overall and Regional, Jun 2015-Nov 2015
Figure 11: Change in Mergers and Acquisitions, By Company Types, Jun 2015-Nov 2015
Figure 12: Major Concerns for Organizations - Overall, Jun 2015-Nov 2015
Figure 13: Major Concerns for Organizations - By Region, Jun 2015-Nov 2015
Figure 14: Major Concerns for Organizations - By Company Types, Jun 2015-Nov 2015
Figure 15: Change in Capital Expenditure in Key Areas - Overall, Jun 2015-Nov 2015
Figure 16: Change in Capital Expenditure in Key Areas - By Region, Jun 2015-Nov 2015
Figure 17: Change in Capital Expenditure in Key Areas - By Company Types, Jun 2015-Nov 2015
Figure 18: Procurement Resources and Objectives Expectations - Overall, Jun 2015-Nov 2015
Figure 19: Top Four Procurement Resources and Objectives Expectations - By Region, Jun 2015-Nov 2015
Figure 20: Top Four Procurement Resources and Objectives Expectations - By Company Types, Jun 2015-Nov 2015
Figure 21: Change in Procurement Activities in Strategic Areas - Overall, Jun 2015-Nov 2015
Figure 22: Change in Procurement Activities in Strategic Areas - By Region, Jun 2015-Nov 2015
Figure 23: Change in Procurement Activities in Strategic Areas - By Company Types , Jun 2015-Nov 2015
Figure 24: Global Procurement Budget Outlook - Overall and Regional, Jun 2015-Nov 2015
Figure 25: Global Procurement Budget Outlook - By Company Types, Jun 2015-Nov 2015
Figure 26: Change in Procurement Expenditure - Overall and Regional, Jun 2015-Nov 2015
Figure 27: Change in Procurement Expenditure - By Company Types, Jun 2015-Nov 2015
Figure 28: Supplier Prices Expectations - Overall, Jun 2015-Nov 2015
Figure 29: Supplier Prices Expectations - By Region, Jun 2015-Nov 2015
Figure 30: Supplier Prices Expectations - By Company Types, Jun 2015-Nov 2015
Figure 31: Organizational Perspective on e-procurement - Overall
Figure 32: Organizational Perspective on e-procurement - By Region
Figure 33: Organizational Perspective on e-procurement - By Company Types
