Utility IT Budget: 2006-2007 Survey

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• Energy Insights Opinion
• In This Report
  • Methodology
  • Composition of Survey Respondents
  • Table: Respondent Companies by Number of Customers, Revenue, and IT Spending, 2005
• Situation Overview
  • IT Spending: Establishing the Value of IT
  • Figure: IT Spending Share of Revenue by Company Size
  • IT Investments Impact Productivity per Customer
  • Figure: Revenue per Full-Time Employee Versus IT Spending per Full-Time Employee, 2005
  • Figure: Revenue per Customer Versus IT Spending per Customer, 2005
    • Comparing IT Spending and Budgeting 2005
    • Figure: 2005 IT Spending and 2006 IT Budget Versus 2005 IT Budget
  • IT Budgeting: Where IT Investments Are Planned and How They Impact Utilities
    • A Deeper Look into Technology Budget Changes for 2006-2007
    • Figure: Expected Change in IT Budget from 2006 to 2007 by Category
    • What Lines of Business Are Utilities Investing in with Their 2007 IT Budgets?
    • Figure: IT Budget Share by Business Area, 2006
    • Figure: IT Spending Share by Business Area, 2004
    • Focus of IT Budget Can Impact Productivity
    • Figure: IT Budget Share by Business Strategy, 2006
    • Figure: Utility IT Budget Share by Company Size and Business Strategy, 2006
    • Figure: Productivity Versus IT Growth Budget for All Companies, 2006
    • Figure: Productivity Versus Run and Productivity IT Budget, 2006
    • Outsourcing or Insourcing - Does It Make a Difference?
    • Figure: Outsourced Versus In-House IT O&M Budget by Company Size, 2006
    • Figure: Productivity Versus Outsourcing Budget at Small Companies, 2006
    • Figure: Productivity Versus Outsourcing Budget at Medium-Sized Companies, 2006
    • Figure: Productivity Versus Outsourcing Budget at Large Companies, 2006
• Future Outlook
  • Top 3 Business and IT Operational Initiatives for 2006-2007
• Essential Guidance
  • CIOs Must Reconcile Cost Containment with New Initiatives
  • CIOs Are Their Business Peers' Partners
  • Information Technology Investments Should Improve the Utility Bottom Line
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  • Related Research
  • Appendix
  • Figure: Age of Utility Technology Platform Architecture by Company Size, 2006
  • Figure: Share of IT Full-Time Equivalent Employees by Company Size and Type, 2006
  • Synopsis