IT leaders are struggling to provide more value from IT to their organizations, but are doing so without corresponding increases in staff of budget. That is the finding of new research from The Hackett Group, which conducted a survey of 150 IT leaders on their top objectives this year. As reported at ZDNet, "information technology executives are aiming to become more valuable to the enterprise (and prove it via metrics), utilize data and analytics better, and revamp the talent pool, according to The Hackett Group, a technology staffing firm. The catch? IT needs to be more innovative and grow businesses amid stagnant budgets and staff cuts." The study revealed that data management; data architecture and data analytics are top priorities. But it also found that IT costs overall will need to be cut to make room for anything innovative. That is due to the projection that IT budgets will only grow by 1.7 percent this year.
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