How employees’ contribution to IT and Business Automation has a direct impact on their company’s knowledge and innovation.
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• 362 responses went through all the questions asked
• 336 responses retained after filtering
1. 1. My company uses the following automation tools:
Automation-Knowledge-Innovation
Last Modified: 01/01/2015
1 BPM 132 132
2 RunBook 58 58
3 Workflow 212 212
4 Workload Automation/Job Scheduling 172 172
5 DevOps 101 101
6 Other (please specify) 34 34
SAP
FinalBuilder
In-house automation applicaitons
M-Control
NA
Sap
Application Release Automation
HPQC
QTP
ERP system
TestBench
OF
SaaS, Datacenter automation, Performance & Availability
Problem Management Tool
Capture
TestTool Server
Eclipse, Quality Centre, Visual Studio, Winrunner, QTP,
marketing automation
Borland Caliber RM, Blueprint RM
SAP
Eg Jira
MDD with Rhapsody
Marketing Automation
Connectors to enable cross platform utilizations
SAP
I have not heard of any of these, if they are bespoke tools / products. We do have a team called DevOps, and I am familiar with the generic concepts of business process
modelling (if that is what BPM stands for)
Agile, Sharepoint, Sigma sure, Pivotal
ITIL
MS SharePoint
All software
HP QuickTest Professional; Eggplant
Automated Testing
sharepoint nintex forms and workflows
Puppet, AutoIT
SharePoint
own
Scrum, RUP, OOP, DDD, SOA, Continuous Integration
ESB
ERP
HP Quality Center , Loadrunner,
# Question (check all that apply) Total Responses
Other (please specify)
2. No ideea/just assuming
Own platforms
quality checking
Project Management
We use a mix of tools, depending on the area within our organization.
hand linked automation integrations
Agile Development Methodology
ARIS
Infrastructure Asset Modelling and Optimisation
bespoke internal tool
Robotic Process Automation
Total Responses 132 58 212 172 101 51
Statistic BPM RunBook Workflow Workload Automation/Job Scheduling DevOps Other (please specify)
3. 2. I'm familiar with the following automation tools:
1 BPM 148 148
2 RunBook 75 75
3 Workflow 173 173
4 Workload Automation/Job Scheduling 152 152
5 DevOps 104 104
6 Other (please specify) 29 29
SAP
FinalBuilder
In-house automation applicaitons
M-Control
NA
Sap
Application Release Automation
HPQC
QTP
ERP system
TestBench
OF
SaaS, Datacenter automation, Performance & Availability
Problem Management Tool
Capture
TestTool Server
Eclipse, Quality Centre, Visual Studio, Winrunner, QTP,
marketing automation
Borland Caliber RM, Blueprint RM
SAP
Eg Jira
MDD with Rhapsody
Marketing Automation
Connectors to enable cross platform utilizations
SAP
I have not heard of any of these, if they are bespoke tools / products. We do have a team called DevOps, and I am familiar with the generic concepts of business process
modelling (if that is what BPM stands for)
Agile, Sharepoint, Sigma sure, Pivotal
ITIL
MS SharePoint
All software
HP QuickTest Professional; Eggplant
Automated Testing
sharepoint nintex forms and workflows
Puppet, AutoIT
SharePoint
own
Scrum, RUP, OOP, DDD, SOA, Continuous Integration
ESB
ERP
HP Quality Center , Loadrunner,
No ideea/just assuming
Own platforms
quality checking
# Question (check all that apply) Total Responses
Other (please specify)
4. Project Management
We use a mix of tools, depending on the area within our organization.
hand linked automation integrations
Agile Development Methodology
ARIS
Infrastructure Asset Modelling and Optimisation
bespoke internal tool
Robotic Process Automation
Total Responses 148 75 173 152 104 51
Statistic BPM RunBook Workflow Workload Automation/Job Scheduling DevOps Other (please specify)
5. 3. My role to process automation is: (check all that apply)
1
Automation Engineer - responsible with the development, test, and production implementation of
automated processes
79 24%
2 Other 34 10%
3 None at this time (by selecting this option you will exit the survey!) 0 0%
4
User/Actor - involved in various IT activities or operations that are automated (e.g. filling up a form,
doing employee onboarding, providing a simple answer, etc.)
167 50%
5
Business Analyst - responsible with understanding requirements and translating them in process
automated actions
140 42%
7
Execution/Monitoring/Control Engineer - responsible with the overall health of the automation
environment
71 21%
8
Beneficiary of automated processes - the process is being automated to improve my team's,
department's, or business needs
148 44%
11 Participant in the change approval for process automation 132 39%
I am part of the automation development team
Value Analysis/ Value Engineering Manager
Project Manger of team
Architect of the needed application
IT manager
Consultant for BPM and Process Mining implementation
Pre-Sales Technical Manager
Coach, mentor
Solution consultation
Project manager of automation project
Value Realisation
Strategist and project manager / PMO chief
Project Manager for delivering Infrastructure and Application based projects for end client.
Vendor of IT automation tools
Sales
Slightly uncertain on this - we are a software product company, and our software products are used in process automation by our customers, but as a start up we use very little
automation internally to run the business. My role as Product Director does include some elements of business analysis of my customer's businesses.
Manage a workload automation team
Architect
Manager
km consultant
Head of Architecture
Change Agent/Program Leader
Influence/Advisory in the implementation of automation tools and processes
Project Manager
Project Manager
Business tools owner, working with all groups to improve workflow and automation
Development Architect
Program Manager
Enterprise Architect
Architect exposing the gaps
Executive Sponsor
Program Manager
OVerall Mgmt
Executive Management
Total Responses 336
# Answer Bar Response %
Other
Statistic Value
6. 4. What functional areas is process automation used for in your company?
(check all that apply)
1 HR 180 54%
2 Help Desk 210 63%
3 Marketing 75 22%
4 R&D 82 24%
5 Sales 132 39%
6 Services 153 46%
7 Manufacturing 52 15%
8 Finance/Accounting 142 42%
9 Purchasing, Inventory 131 39%
10 IT 259 77%
11 Operations 212 63%
12 None at this time 0 0%
13 Other (please specify) 14 4%
14 I don't know 2 1%
General Admin eg Travel Requests etc
Environmental health and Safety management
SCM, procurement, financing, insurance
As a very young start up most things are still done in spreadsheets! We use some workflow tools, like Jira for Service / Help Desk / Operations / IT and Salesforce (poorly
adopted / ignored by the sales team), but I wouldn't call them process automation in the pure sense. I don't have experience of what finance are using. We have recently
adopted Expensify, which has automated our expenses process, and that has been widely adopted. We use AppRiver for our email and spam services, and that is universally
used.
Momentum
External communication
academic advising
Some project auto,ation, use cases in one tool to test cases in another
Data Archiving
currently implementing
Engineering workflow
Strategic Investment Planning
Facilities management
Conferences
Total Responses 336
# Answer Bar Response %
Other (please specify)
Statistic Value
7. 5. Please indicate how you relate to automation complexity:
1 In my opinion it is difficult to automate processes 49 103 54 28 49 45 5 333 3.24
2
Creating and/or modifying processes using
automation tools require special training
6 21 24 20 100 113 51 335 5.18
3
In my company non-automation specialists are
allowed to modify processes in automation tools
57 89 31 46 55 26 5 309 3.17
4
In my company only complex processes are
automated
49 97 71 50 39 20 4 330 3.03
5
If automation tools would be simpler to use, more
processes would be automated
9 28 27 34 89 81 64 332 5.00
6
I would contribute more to automation
enhancements if the automation tools would be
simpler to use
10 39 25 68 67 79 43 331 4.67
7 In my opinion automation tools are difficult to use 34 102 59 44 65 21 8 333 3.30
Min Value 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Max Value 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Mean 3.24 5.18 3.17 3.03 5.00 4.67 3.30
Variance 2.98 2.12 2.89 2.26 2.64 2.71 2.50
Standard
Deviation
1.73 1.46 1.70 1.50 1.63 1.65 1.58
Total
Responses
333 335 309 330 332 331 333
# Question
Strongly
disagree
Disagree
Somewhat
disagree
Neither
agree or
disagree
Somewhat
agree
Agree
Strongly
agree
Total
Responses
Mean
Statistic
In my
opinion it is
difficult to
automate
processes
Creating and/or
modifying processes
using automation
tools require special
training
In my company non-
automation specialists
are allowed to modify
processes in automation
tools
In my
company only
complex
processes
are
automated
If automation tools
would be simpler to
use, more processes
would be automated
I would contribute more to
automation enhancements
if the automation tools
would be simpler to use
In my
opinion
automation
tools are
difficult to
use
8. 6. Please indicate how you relate to automation usefulness:
1
Automated processes are helping me be more
efficient
2 2 3 20 75 141 89 332 5.84
2
Automated processes are helping my team/division
be more efficient
2 1 4 17 66 152 92 334 5.90
3
Our automated processes are not aligned with our
business needs
41 85 56 57 60 24 8 331 3.34
4
In my company the change approval cycle for
automated processes is too slow
14 40 47 60 69 63 39 332 4.43
5
We are allowed to apply manual workarounds when
existing automation processes are not suitable
9 23 16 25 81 155 24 333 5.12
6
We are often in need to apply manual workarounds
for existing automated processes
18 41 45 56 95 72 7 334 4.24
7
Management is using automated procedures as
justification/support against change
32 90 37 81 49 25 10 324 3.43
Min Value 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Max Value 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Mean 5.84 5.90 3.34 4.43 5.12 4.24 3.43
# Question
Strongly
disagree
Disagree
Somewhat
disagree
Neither
agree or
disagree
Somewhat
agree
Agree
Strongly
agree
Total
Responses
Mean
Statistic
Automated
processes
are helping
me be more
efficient
Automated
processes are
helping my
team/division be
more efficient
Our automated
processes are
not aligned with
our business
needs
In my company the
change approval
cycle for
automated
processes is too
slow
We are allowed to apply
manual workarounds
when existing
automation processes
are not suitable
We are often in need
to apply manual
workarounds for
existing automated
processes
Management is using
automated
procedures as
justification/support
against change
10. 7. Please indicate how you relate to process-automation change:
1
I have the necessary skills to modify automated
processes
8 42 26 26 74 110 41 327 4.87
2 I am allowed to modify automated processes 16 66 27 25 78 80 35 327 4.42
4
I would like the ability to create new processes, by directly
using automation tools
9 15 11 41 72 113 63 324 5.29
5
I would like the ability to modify processes that require
adjustments, by directly using automation tools
7 12 7 39 77 119 63 324 5.40
6
I would like to be able to promote automation changes for
approval, by directly using automation tools instead of
using Wiki, documents, emails, etc.
6 6 5 38 61 132 80 328 5.62
7
I would propose more process automation changes if they
had a higher chance of approval
8 14 14 58 66 112 56 328 5.20
8
I would be more inclined to participate in process
definition that directly impacts my job, than if it benefits
someone else
19 43 30 50 59 96 33 330 4.54
Min Value 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Max Value 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Mean 4.87 4.42 5.29 5.40 5.62 5.20 4.54
Variance 2.77 3.35 2.17 1.88 1.64 2.11 3.09
Standard
Deviation
1.67 1.83 1.47 1.37 1.28 1.45 1.76
Total
# Question
Strongly
disagree
Disagree
Somewhat
disagree
Neither
agree or
disagree
Somewhat
agree
Agree
Strongly
agree
Total
Responses
Mean
Statistic
I have the
necessary
skills to
modify
automated
processes
I am
allowed to
modify
automated
processes
I would like the
ability to create
new processes,
by directly
using
automation
tools
I would like the ability
to modify processes
that require
adjustments, by
directly using
automation tools
I would like to be able to
promote automation changes
for approval, by directly using
automation tools instead of
using Wiki, documents, emails,
etc.
I would propose
more process
automation
changes if they
had a higher
chance of
approval
I would be more inclined
to participate in process
definition that directly
impacts my job, than if it
benefits someone else
12. 8. Please indicate how you relate to automation interactive peer-contribution:
(Note: The term interactive peer-contribution refers to collaborative features similar
to Google Docs; i.e. changes made by one user would be propagated instantly to
the other process contributors, allowing them to contribute in real time)
1
I would like to use interactive peer-contribution
techniques to collaborate on process definitions in an
automation tool
2 7 6 37 64 135 80 331 5.66
2
Interactive peer-contribution to process definitions would
accelerate the overall automation process
implementation
1 6 11 23 79 149 63 332 5.63
3
Interactive peer-contribution to process definitions would
contribute to knowledge-creation and knowledge-
sharing in my company
0 4 12 24 63 145 85 333 5.77
4
Interactive peer-contribution to process definitions would
enhance the company's innovation capabilities
0 7 18 29 62 132 86 334 5.65
Min Value 1 1 2 2
Max Value 7 7 7 7
Mean 5.66 5.63 5.77 5.65
Variance 1.42 1.23 1.20 1.49
Standard
Deviation
1.19 1.11 1.09 1.22
Total
Responses
331 332 333 334
# Question
Strongly
disagree
Disagree
Somewhat
disagree
Neither
agree or
disagree
Somewhat
agree
Agree
Strongly
agree
Total
Responses
Mean
Statistic
I would like to use interactive peer-
contribution techniques to
collaborate on process definitions
in an automation tool
Interactive peer-contribution to
process definitions would
accelerate the overall automation
process implementation
Interactive peer-contribution to process
definitions would contribute to
knowledge-creation and knowledge-
sharing in my company
Interactive peer-contribution to
process definitions would
enhance the company's
innovation capabilities
13.
14. 9. Please indicate how you relate to automation costs:
2
Automating new processes is considered costly in my
company
12 41 37 66 77 77 24 334 4.44
3
Adjusting existing automated processes is considered
costly in my company
13 45 46 57 82 72 18 333 4.32
4
Monitoring and controlling automated processes is
considered costly in my company
14 54 54 67 77 49 18 333 4.08
5
Automation costs create a high approval threshold for
implementing new or modifying existing automated
processes
10 29 32 63 98 79 19 330 4.58
6
Misalignments of existing automated processes in
relation to business-needs are leading to high costs
9 22 21 59 84 89 45 329 4.93
7
If automation tools would be simpler to use, automation
costs would be lower
9 23 25 49 92 94 41 333 4.92
8
If change-approval processes would be more simple,
automation costs would be lower
8 23 34 58 86 84 40 333 4.81
9
A lower automation cost would enable more processes
to be automated
3 8 15 35 78 142 51 332 5.43
10
Lower automation costs would close the gap between
business needs and automated processes
4 14 21 52 71 125 45 332 5.19
Min Value 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
# Question
Strongly
disagree
Disagree
Somewhat
disagree
Neither
agree or
disagree
Somewhat
agree
Agree
Strongly
agree
Total
Responses
Mean
Statistic
Automating
new
processes
is
considered
costly in
my
company
Adjusting
existing
automated
processes
is
considered
costly in my
company
Monitoring
and
controlling
automated
processes is
considered
costly in my
company
Automation costs
create a high
approval threshold
for implementing
new or modifying
existing automated
processes
Misalignments of
existing
automated
processes in
relation to
business-needs
are leading to
high costs
If
automation
tools would
be simpler
to use,
automation
costs would
be lower
If change-
approval
processes
would be
more simple,
automation
costs would
be lower
A lower
automation
cost would
enable
more
processes
to be
automated
Lower
automation
costs would
close the gap
between
business needs
and automated
processes
16. 10. What are the challenges with your company's automation tools? (check all
that apply)
1 Integration standards 190 57%
2 Creating definitions 145 43%
3 Updating definitions 107 32%
4 Capturing knowledge 192 57%
5 Executing processes 119 35%
6 Out of date processes 145 43%
7 Incomplete processes 146 43%
9 Lack of expertise 156 46%
10 Complex and lengthy change process 147 44%
11 I don't know 12 4%
12 Other (please specify) 29 9%
13 None at this time 7 2%
Not able to get time from domain experts to contribute to automation
Culture, not understood in the organisation
securities/roles
Insistence on complex processes instead of simplification to automate
To many specialized and complex processes automated
lack of close relationship between business and IT, poor deliverable quality that request a significant amount of reworks.
no third party tools allowed
applying automation to disparate domains
Obsolescence of existing tools
Leadership buy in
Globalization vs. localization
weak alignment of governance
cost of implimentation
few standardized job procedures suitable for automatization
As a start up, we are still defining our business processes, without any thought of automation. We extensively use the wiki, dropbox, google docs for collaboration of process
definition, but most of the time a process may be created and then not used the next time we face a similar challenge, or immediately changed. In many places there is no
process.
external (enterprise) processes antiquated, inefficient
Cost/Budget
Politics and resource limitations
Test and release management
Business understanding of its benefits
lack of communication
Transitioning from legacy processes
hundreds or thousands of potential variables in a process
Any of the above, depending on the group and project
nothing is in place it is a long road
Time to implement
lack of empathy/understanding of those automating
Vision: The people who design and build the automation I find have no vision of what they are trying to build. They just automate the current process and not think about what is
needed and how to improve. This is at all levels from the very top to the bottom of the organization.
Bifurcated processes (some automated, some manual)
Total Responses 336
# Answer Bar Response %
Other (please specify)
Statistic Value
17. 11. My contribution to automation change process, including new processes, is:
(check all that apply)
1 I am proposing automation changes 226 67%
2 I am reviewing automation changes 158 47%
3 I am approving automation changes 95 28%
4 I am implementing automation changes 157 47%
5 I am managing the automation changes process 115 34%
6 Other (please specify) 9 3%
7 None at this time 46 14%
supporting the strategy definition
I also execute automation changes
Change to processes is ad-hoc, and where a process has an element of workflow automation (e.g. service management, proposal management, software change management
in Jira workflows), the automation is light weight and loose, so we don't try to change it too much, because of the cost of change.
Architect
Other
I am advising/influencing automation change selection
project manager
I am using automated processes
advisory
Total Responses 336
# Answer Bar Response %
Other (please specify)
Statistic Value
18. 12. Please indicate how you relate to your company's knowledge management
aspects:
1 My company encourages internally created knowledge 10 18 19 31 53 138 65 334 5.31
3
My company rewards employees that contribute their
knowledge
18 42 25 57 68 84 38 332 4.56
4
My company is trying to enhance its knowledge
management capability
10 20 20 44 79 107 56 336 5.10
5
My company is failing to convert tribal
(personal/local/specialized) knowledge in corporate
knowledge/information
11 41 32 56 88 75 31 334 4.55
Min Value 1 1 1 1
Max Value 7 7 7 7
Mean 5.31 4.56 5.10 4.55
Variance 2.38 3.01 2.36 2.58
Standard
Deviation
1.54 1.73 1.54 1.61
Total
Responses
334 332 336 334
# Question
Strongly
disagree
Disagree
Somewhat
disagree
Neither
agree or
disagree
Somewhat
agree
Agree
Strongly
agree
Total
Responses
Mean
Statistic
My company encourages
internally created
knowledge
My company rewards
employees that contribute
their knowledge
My company is trying to enhance
its knowledge management
capability
My company is failing to convert tribal
(personal/local/specialized) knowledge in corporate
knowledge/information
19. 13. My company stores and manages knowledge using: (check all that apply)
1 Wiki 159 47%
2 Microsoft SharePoint 224 67%
3 IBM Lotus Notes 47 14%
4 Documents 232 69%
5 Other (please specify) 87 26%
6 I don't know 4 1%
SAP
Groupwise Vibe
Jive, Oracle
Jira
3rd party documentation systems eg SI owned systems
Global Enterprise Reporting System (G-ERP)
Google Docs
Enablon documentation repository
blog-like wiki-type function
process models
AS hoc arrangements
company intranet
Server / Cloud
Social communities
File Shares
Central Desktop
Our own technologies
OneNote
proprietary software and tools
CRM
comments within the code/XSDs
confluence
Social Networks
Intranet, servers
Helpdesk system
Salesforce KB
SAP Tools
Office 360
SAP Jam
Formal model-driven specifications
ServiceNow
slack
Box
IBM Connections, IBM Smartcloud for social business
Internal QMS environment
IBM Connections
Dropbox, Synology, Google Docs, Apple iCloud, SourceForge
Share Drives
Agile, Sigma Sure, Pivotal,
Priva
KnowledgeBase
Sharepoint, COTS apps,
Internal tool such as eridoc
Jive based collaboration platform
# Answer Bar Response %
Other (please specify)
20. ServiceNow
Physical files
email, network file shares
Connections Itranet site
Google docs
Alfresco Share
Various
peoples heads
Webex Social
SalesForce.Com
Bespoke systems
Other
email
Google/AO Docs
ITSM Tool
employee brains
ITSM tool
Basecamp and Google Drive
Basecamp
own platform
JIRA
Non centralized wikis or SharePoint for each business/IT area.
Confluence / Jira
fileshare
Fabasoft
Google Sites
ProdPad, Slack
SAP
MS Excel, PowerPoint, Echange.
OpenText Content Server
Remedy
Shared network drives and email
Cisco IWE
IBM Connections
Key people
bespoke web pages
Lots of excel
KX
Local Intranet
ServiceNow
Internal KM Portal
intranet
Google doc
Total Responses 335
Statistic Value
21. 14. Please indicate how you relate to your company's innovation management
aspects:
1 In my opinion my company is innovative 17 29 37 32 78 86 56 335 4.81
2
My company is considered innovative by our
competition
9 21 25 59 64 96 56 330 5.00
3
My company is considered innovative by our
customers
10 21 28 54 74 90 57 334 4.97
4
My company rewards employees that
contribute to innovation
19 23 26 45 85 95 38 331 4.79
5
My company is trying to gain or to retain its
corporate innovative-status
7 16 14 47 78 99 68 329 5.26
Min Value 1 1 1 1 1
Max Value 7 7 7 7 7
Mean 4.81 5.00 4.97 4.79 5.26
Variance 3.03 2.47 2.50 2.70 2.16
Standard
Deviation
1.74 1.57 1.58 1.64 1.47
Total
Responses
335 330 334 331 329
# Question
Strongly
disagree
Disagree
Somewhat
disagree
Neither agree
or disagree
Somewhat
agree
Agree
Strongly
agree
Total
Responses
Mean
Statistic
In my opinion my
company is
innovative
My company is considered
innovative by our
competition
My company is considered
innovative by our
customers
My company rewards
employees that contribute to
innovation
My company is trying to gain or to
retain its corporate innovative-
status
22. 15. Please indicate how you relate to your company's change management:
1
My company is currently going through a major
corporate-wide change effort
11 34 14 51 70 75 66 321 4.94
2
My company is always in the middle of a corporate-
wide change
11 36 27 55 100 67 24 320 4.54
3
The competitive market and economical situation is
forcing my company to change continuously
5 15 17 44 92 98 55 326 5.20
4
My company has too many conflicting change
initiatives
16 43 42 80 64 52 30 327 4.25
5
My company is stabilizing after a major corporate-
wide change initiative
35 53 48 94 45 37 3 315 3.58
6
My company is trying to enhance its
adaptive/change capabilities
12 19 15 50 109 88 34 327 4.91
Min Value 1 1 1 1 1 1
Max Value 7 7 7 7 7 7
Mean 4.94 4.54 5.20 4.25 3.58 4.91
Variance 2.90 2.38 1.94 2.70 2.36 2.13
Standard
Deviation
1.70 1.54 1.39 1.64 1.54 1.46
Total
Responses
321 320 326 327 315 327
# Question
Strongly
disagree
Disagree
Somewhat
disagree
Neither agree
or disagree
Somewhat
agree
Agree
Strongly
agree
Total
Responses
Mean
Statistic
My company is
currently going through
a major corporate-wide
change effort
My company is
always in the middle
of a corporate-wide
change
The competitive market and
economical situation is forcing
my company to change
continuously
My company has
too many
conflicting
change
initiatives
My company is
stabilizing after a
major corporate-wide
change initiative
My company is
trying to enhance its
adaptive/change
capabilities
23. 16. What are the major business drivers causing your company to focus on
business process change? (check all that apply)
1 Need to save money by reducing costs and/or improving productivity 258 77%
2
Need to improve existing products, create new products or enter new lines of business to remain
competitive
230 68%
3
One time event (for example, merger or acquisition, implementing industry's best practices, new
regulations)
73 22%
4 Need to improve customer satisfaction to remain competitive 200 60%
5 Need to improve management coordination or organizational responsiveness 183 54%
6 Need to improve management of IT resources (ERP applications) 144 43%
7 My company is not going through a business process change 8 2%
8 Other (please specify) 9 3%
9 I don't know 6 2%
automated process complexity is causing project delivery delays
faster response to local markets
Significant growth
Market changes
Need of a Start Up to grow fast to please venture capital backers
need near-realtime awareness of performance, issues, resource availability per project/task
camouflage of management mistakes, as usual
New CEO
Every department talks about changing process to improve, spends a lot of money and effort to plan, begins the implementation but then never completes it and starts again.
Total Responses 336
# Answer Bar Response %
Other (please specify)
Statistic Value
24. 17. Please indicate how you relate to your company's market leadership, given
the above definition:
1 In my opinion my company is a market leader 11 26 19 43 72 79 77 327 5.09
2
My company is considered a market leader
by our competition
12 19 23 49 73 85 67 328 5.06
3
My company is considered a market leader
by our customers
11 18 14 51 75 89 69 327 5.15
4
My company is trying to gain or maintain the
position of market leader
6 14 7 34 72 106 85 324 5.50
Min Value 1 1 1 1
Max Value 7 7 7 7
Mean 5.09 5.06 5.15 5.50
Variance 2.80 2.62 2.46 2.01
Standard
Deviation
1.67 1.62 1.57 1.42
Total
Responses
327 328 327 324
# Question
Strongly
disagree
Disagree
Somewhat
disagree
Neither agree
or disagree
Somewhat
agree
Agree
Strongly
agree
Total
Responses
Mean
Statistic
In my opinion my company
is a market leader
My company is considered a market
leader by our competition
My company is considered a market
leader by our customers
My company is trying to gain or maintain
the position of market leader
25. 18. How many people are employed by your company?
1 Less than 50 19 6%
2 50 - 199 35 10%
3 200 - 499 23 7%
4 500 - 999 23 7%
5 1,000 - 4,999 60 18%
6 5,000 or more 176 52%
Total 336
# Answer Bar Response %
26. 19. Where is your company's headquarter located?
1 Asia 14 4%
2 Australia and Oceania 3 1%
3 Central America and the Caribbean 1 0%
4 Europe 94 28%
5 Middle East, North Africa, and Greater Arabia 4 1%
6 North America 202 60%
7 South America 8 2%
8 Sub-Saharan Africa 10 3%
Total 336
# Answer Bar Response %
27. 20. In which industry do you work? (if your company is operating in multiple
industries, please choose the dominant one)
1 Accommodation and Food Services 2 1%
2 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 0 0%
3 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 0 0%
4 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 5 1%
5 Construction 3 1%
6 Educational Services 8 2%
7 Finance and Insurance 46 14%
8 Health Care and Social Assistance 17 5%
9 Information Technology 140 42%
10 Management of Companies and Enterprises 0 0%
11 Manufacturing 20 6%
12 Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 5 1%
13 Other Services (except Public Administration) 7 2%
14 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 12 4%
15 Public Administration 18 5%
16 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 2 1%
17 Retail Trade 10 3%
18 Transportation and Warehousing 10 3%
19 Utilities 9 3%
20 Wholesale Trade 1 0%
21 Other (please specify) 21 6%
Total 336
pharma
Communications Services
telecommunications
Consumer Electronics
Management consulting
Transit
Automotive
Marketing and Advertising
Automotive
Aerospace and military
Telecommunication
Government
Information Technology and Educational Services
Telecoms
Telecommunications
Steel trade & distribution
information services
Consulting
Telecommunications Operator
Development Finance
Marketing
Min Value 1
Max Value 21
Mean 10.79
Variance 18.73
Standard Deviation 4.33
# Answer Bar Response %
Other (please specify)
Statistic Value