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Cost Versus Profit Centers: The Proof Is in the Spending -- and the Attitude

Posted February 9, 2006 | Leadership | Leadership |

I'm sick to death of companies that claim they're strategic technology investors when they're actually technology cheap skates. We know from industry analyses that "strategic" technology investors spend around 7%-10% of their gross revenue on technology, while companies that are considered "tactical" investors spend 1%-3% of revenue on technology. (Those in the middle I guess are "operational" investors.)

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Steve Andriole
Stephen J. Andriole is a Fellow with Cutter Consortium, a member of Arthur D. Little's AMP open consulting network, and the Thomas G. Labrecque Professor of Business Technology at Villanova University. His specialty areas include digital transformation, emerging technology trends, cloud computing, social media, technology due diligence, software IP valuation, business technology strategy, business technology management, technology governance,… Read More
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