IT key in recession recovery

IT will be at the center of the recovery next year and will be relied upon by more than half of all CEOs recently surveyed by Gartner. That's good news for IT workers everywhere and for those looking to return to the IT workforce after a forced hiatus.

Gartner's survey found that 62 percent of the 190 senior business executives polled say that IT-enabled changes will be a key element in their post-recovery strategy.

"These preliminary results will help CIOs and their teams with the planning and budgeting work they are doing in the next few months," Mark Raskino, research vice president and Gartner fellow, tells echannelline.com. "Business leaders are gasping for growth after a long period holding their breath, and they are expecting to increase the importance of IT in their post-recession approach."

Not only that, executives are looking to change their focus from cost to revenue which will impact IT as an essential service and a central player in the strategy plan.

"CIOs should expect re-prioritization of some key IT projects during 2010 as the business cycle starts to turn," Raskino added.

The bottom line is that it still will take time to rebuild an economic recovery, one where IT will be essential.

"Now is the time for CIOs and their teams to help power economic recovery and make a major contribution to the future prosperity of their businesses," Raskino said.

For more on IT's role in the recovery:
- see this echannelline.com article [1]