X

Canada

More likely to...

rate themselves as "excellent" business partners
promote work/life balance to recruit and retain talent
adopt Public Cloud

Less likely to...

focus on maintaining IT operations
have talent gaps in technology strategy & architecture
have problems recruiting

X

South America

More likely to...

have seen an increase in the IT budget
have been in current role for more than 10 years
be motivated by an improved salary when considering a new role

Least likely to...

have skills gap for staff that can communicate effectively

X

Western Europe

More likely to...

have talent gaps in communications and business analysis skills
see budget constraints as barriers to business partnering

Less likely to...

adopt BYOD or to have moved beyond monitoring analytics and big data

X

Northern Europe

More likely to...

be supporting "business as usual" IT

Less likely to...

provide access to cutting-edge projects to attract and retain talent

X

Southern Europe

More likely to...

have experienced IT budget cuts
rate themselves as an "excellent" business partner
have talent gaps in compliance, risk & security

Least likely to...

be experiencing problems recruiting

X

Africa

More likely to...

have seen an increase in the IT budget
be supporting "business as usual" IT
have an established IT Business Partnering function
be experiencing problems recruiting
adopt analytics/big data and social media

Least likely to...

provide access to cutting-edge projects to attract and retain talent

X

Eastern Europe & Russia

More likely to...

rate themselves as "excellent" business partners
promote work/life balance to recruit and retain talent
have talent gaps in compliance, risk & security

Less likely to...

have an established IT Business Partnering function

X

Asia

More likely to...

have seen an increase in the IT budget
be supporting change and growth activities
have an established IT Business Partnering function
be experiencing problems recruiting
be implementing augmented reality technology and reinventing ERP
have been in current role for more than 10 years

Least likely to...

be meeting business expectations for providing high quality data and insight, enabling business strategy, and optimising business processes

X

Middle East

More likely to...

have talent gaps in compliance, risk & security

Least likely to...

Promote work/life balance to attract and retain talent

X

Australia

More likely to...

be supporting "business as usual" IT
promote work/life balance to attract and retain talent
have been in current role for less than 2 years

Least likely to...

have an established IT Business Partnering function