SAPanoptikum March 2017


Innovation from shadow IT
Almost two thirds (62 percent) of managers in Austria see the pioneering role of the IT department in the strategic management of technologies dwindling.
Other specialist departments are taking the lead in strategic management into their own hands, making technological decisions and thus driving innovation.
The decentralization of IT brings numerous business benefits: new products and services can be brought to market faster (65%), companies have more freedom to drive innovation (60%) and respond to changing market conditions (63%).
The fact that other areas besides the IT department also claim responsibility for IT and technology resources has a positive impact on personnel development: employee satisfaction is increased (67 percent) and young talent can be recruited more easily (65 percent).