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IDC FutureScape Figure
Figure: IDC FutureScape: Worldwide CIO Agenda 2022 Top 10 Predictions
Executive Summary
IDC FutureScape Predictions
Summary of External Drivers
Predictions: Impact on Technology Buyers
Prediction 1: Through 2026, 65% of CIOs Will Sustain a Cycle of Tech-Based Empowerment, Agility, and Resilience Through Collaborative Governance, New Service Delivery Models, and a Business Outcomes Orientation
Associated Drivers
IT Impact
Guidance
Prediction 2: By 2023, 60% of CIOs Will Be Primarily Measured for Their Ability to Cocreate New Business Models and Outcomes Through Extensive Enterprise and Ecosystemwide Collaboration
Associated Drivers
IT Impact
Guidance
Prediction 3: By 2025, 75% of CIOs and CFOs Will Be Forced to Accelerate or Enact Formal Technical Debt Management Practices Due to Project Delays or Failures Caused by Unresolved Technical Debt
Associated Drivers
IT Impact
Guidance
Prediction 4: Given the Rising Imperative for Hybrid and Smart Workplaces, by 2024, 60% of CIOs Will Reimagine User Support and Create COE-Based Teams to Guide the Necessary Investments in Technology and Process
Associated Drivers
IT Impact
Guidance
Prediction 5: By 2026, 85% of Organizations Whose Data Practices Inhibit Their Business and Operating Strategies Will Empower CIOs to Lead Cross-Enterprise Investments in Data Governance, Quality, and Compliance
Associated Drivers
IT Impact
Guidance
Prediction 6: By 2024, 40% of CIOs Will Fail to Effectively Evolve IT's Capability to Deliver Modern Digital Infrastructures, Provide Ecosystem Tech Governance, and Support Architecture-Driven Business Outcomes
Associated Drivers
IT Impact
Guidance
Prediction 7: Driven by Investor Pressure to Minimize SG&A Expenses, by 2024, 40% of Organizations Will Shift at Least 25% of IT Spending to Direct Cost Aligned with Specific LOB Products/Services
Associated Drivers
IT Impact
Guidance
Prediction 8: Despite the Cost and Friction, 60% of CIOs Will Embrace Ecosystemwide Multifactor Authentication for Its Efficacy as an Essential Minimum to Counter Rising Cybersecurity Threats by 2022
Associated Drivers
IT Impact
Guidance
Prediction 9: By 2025, 60% of CIOs Will Collaborate to Harness Industry Ecosystem Capabilities as a Critical Source of Innovation, Data Sharing, Differentiation, and Cybersecurity Risk Management
Associated Drivers
IT Impact
Guidance
Prediction 10: By 2023, Businesses Will Require 55% of G2000 CIOs to Implement Sustainable IT, Embedding Environmental, Social, and Governance Practices into the Technology Life Cycle from Acquisition to Disposal
Associated Drivers
IT Impact
Guidance
Advice for Technology Buyers
External Drivers: Detail
Pervasive Disruption Continues — Volatility, Opportunity, and Resilience
Cybersecurity and Risk — The Threat Environment Just Keeps Scaling
Embracing Digital First — New Strategies for Complexity and Ubiquity
Intelligence on Demand — Navigating the Torrent of Data
Digital Ecosystem — Thriving in a Multiplatform World
Environmental and Social Responsibility — A New Stakeholder-Driven Imperative
Workforce Outlook — Redefining Teams, Reinventing Models, and Rethinking Leadership
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