Application Package Software Survey Data

by Cutter Consortium

This survey investigated the extent of organizations’ adoption of application packages, the reasons for adoption, the benefits expected and the benefits realized, software changes, and any difficulties associated with adoption. Of the 76 responding organizations, 45% are based in North America, 16% in Europe, 11% in Asia, 9% in Australia/Pacific, 7% each in South America and Africa, and 5% in the Middle East. Twenty-six percent have more than 5,000 employees, 24% have between 1,000 and 5,000 employees, 33% have between 100 and 1,000 employees, and the remaining organizations have 100 or fewer employees. Twenty-four percent have annual revenues of more than US $1 billion, 20% have annual revenues between $100 million and $1 billion, 38% have annual revenues between $10 million and $100 million, with the remainder having annual revenues less than $10 million. Annual IT budgets range from less than $100,000 (7%) to more than $10 million (25%), with 38% having annual IT budgets between $100,000 and $1 million and 18% between $1 million and $10 million (12% do not know the dollar amount of their annual IT budget). Over 50% of the respondents hold senior management/policy making or IS/IT management titles, with project management, consulting, and QA management being among the other titles.

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Application Package Software Survey Data1 September 2006