The State of CIO Research Reveals a Top Priority Is to Strengthen IT and Business Collaboration

Pink News Editor | April 27, 2021

Research for the recently released Spring 2021 digital issue of CIO included 1,062 respondents. The publication contains numerous intriguing insights about the impact of the evolving role of the CIO and where they are headed in the next three years.

CIO’s research details some eye-opening results from the respondents:

  • 96% said their role is expanding beyond traditional IT responsibilities.
  • 68% revealed they are responsible for creating new revenue-generating initiatives.
  • 40% reported they are aligning IT initiatives with business goals.
  • 35% indicated their attention is being commanded by business development.
  • 34% stated their CEO’s #2 top priority for IT is to strengthen IT and business collaboration.
  • 28% said they are developing and refining business strategy.
  • 27% revealed CEOs want IT to help them reach specific goals for corporate revenue growth.
  • 20% reported they collaborate with business departments on major customer initiatives.

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