HARVEY NASH / KPMG
CIO SURVEY

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3958

it leaders

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$300bn+

it Budget

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84

Different countries

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20th

Year

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Key Themes

The 2018 report dives into the topics that matter to technology leaders:

Data Privacy

Over a third of organisations were not expecting to be GDPR compliant on 25th May

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Digital

78 percent say that their digital strategy is only moderately effective, or worse

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SECURITY

Cyber crime threats reach all-time high

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INVESTMENT

49% have seen a budget increase – the highest level since we started tracking this 13 years ago

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Gender

Female IT leadership continues on an exceptionally slow upward trend

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skills Shortage

65% report skills shortage, the highest we’ve recorded since 2008

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executive Summary

In last year’s survey, Harvey Nash and KPMG reported how CIOs were holding a steady line in the face of global uncertainty, cutting costs and refining business processes. Whilst much of this geopolitical instability remains, this year’s report shows how CIOs are benefiting from bigger budgets and headcount growth.

Special Report: MIT CISR

Over 1,000 respondents to the Harvey Nash / KPMG CIO Survey provided additional information, including company name, to take part in further analysis by Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Information Systems Research.

SPECIAL REPORT: KPMG

Revenue acceleration for digital leaders: Is your organization keeping up? Many organizations are struggling to turn digital strategies into a reality but three key factors are helping 'digital leaders' stay ahead of the pack.

About the CIO Survey

The Harvey Nash / KPMG CIO Survey is the world’s largest study of IT leadership.

From careers to digital strategies, from managing IT to executing projects, the report covers the key topics that affect IT leaders and organisations across the world.

CIO Survey Launch Events

Last year we hosted 30 events across the world, watch this space as we plan our 2019 event schedule

London - June 12, 2019

Birmingham - June 13, 2019

Leeds - June 20, 2019

Newcastle - June 25, 2019

Manchester - July 10, 2019

Australia

Sydney - Aug 7, 2018

Bristol - Sep 12, 2019

Glasgow - Sep 19, 2019

Switzerland

Zürich - Nov 12, 2019

ARA Events

The Harvey Nash / KPMG CIO Survey is also featured as a key topic as part of the following ARA events. Harvey Nash is a Strategic Sponsor of ARA, which aims to attract, retain and advance women in IT. These events are open to men and women at all levels in technology.

USA

Seattle - Dec 2018

USA

Chicago - Dec 2018

USA