Western Europe, Automotive Industry, IS Budget Developments to Support Leading Business Initiatives: An IDC Survey

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• Manufacturing Insights Opinion
• In This Report
  • Methodology
  • Definitions
  • Survey Respondent Profiles
  • Table: Company Size Quotas, Automotive
  • Table: Country Quotas, Automotive
  • Table: Western Europe, Automotive, Survey Respondents Profile by Job Title and Country (% of Companies by Country)
• Situation Overview
  • IS Budget: Maintenance Still Dominates, but New Initiatives Are on the Rise
  • Figure: Western Europe, Automotive, Current Distribution of IS Operating Budget Among Spending Areas (% of IS Operating Budget)
  • Figure: Western Europe, Automotive, Current Distribution of IS Operating Budget Among Spending Areas and Countries (% of IS Operating Budget)
  • IS Budget: Fairly Balanced Internal Versus External IS Budget Spending
  • Figure: Western Europe, Automotive, Current Distribution of IS Operating Budget Between Internal and External Spending and Among Countries
• Future Outlook
  • Business Outlook: Very Positive Picture
  • Figure: Western Europe, Automotive, 12-Month Business Outlook by Country (% of Respondents)
  • Leading Business Initiatives: IT Responsiveness and Efficiency
  • Figure: Western Europe, Automotive, Leading Business Initiatives for the Next 12 Months
  • IT Alignment With Business: Improved, Integrated Access to Relevant Information
  • Figure: Western Europe, Automotive, IT Organization Improvements to Support the Business for the Next 12 Months (From 1 to 5)
  • Key Areas of IT Focus: Gaining Clear ROI Supports New Investments
  • Figure: Western Europe, Automotive, Main Areas of Organization' s IT Focus During the Next 12 Months (% of Respondents)
  • IS Budget Evolution: Signs of Recovery
  • Figure: Western Europe, Automotive, Expected Change in IS Operating Budget for the Next 12 Months (% of Companies)
  • Change in Budget Distribution: Growth in New Strategic Application Investments
  • Figure: Western Europe, Automotive, Expected Change in Distribution of IS Budget for the Next 12 Months by Spending Area (% of Companies)
  • Table: Western Europe, Automotive, Expected Change in Distribution of IS Budget for the Next 12 Months by Area and Country
  • Change in External IS Budgets: Growing Opportunities
  • Figure: Western Europe, Automotive, Expected Change in the Share of External Spending for the Next 12 Months (% of Companies)
  • Figure: Western Europe, Automotive, Expected Change in the Share of External Spending for the Next 12 Months by Country (% of Companies)
• Essential Guidance
  • Actions to Consider
    • For Manufacturers
    • For Technology Vendors
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  • Related Research
  • Synopsis