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IT security and compliance cost as a percentage of total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization
This measure calculates the IT security and compliance cost as a percentage of the total IT cost. IT security and compliance cost covers expenses for security strategy and…
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Percentage of IT workforce requiring retraining or reskilling to accommodate changing business or technology demands
This measure calculates the percentage of IT workforce requiring retraining or reskilling this year in order to accommodate changing business or technology demands. The…
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IT strategy and governance cost as a percentage of total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization
This measure calculates the IT strategy and governance cost (portfolio strategy and value management, technology strategy, governance strategy, enterprise architecture; IT…
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Time in weeks to close an identified IT skill or capability gap
This measure calculates the average time in weeks to close a previously identified IT skill or capability gap. It is part of a set of Cycle Time measures that help companies…
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Contractor cost as a percentage of total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization
This measure calculates the cost of contractor as a percentage of the total IT cost. Total IT Cost or Budget (excluding depreciation/amortization; i.e., based on cash flow)…
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Data security cost as a percentage of total IT security and compliance cost, excluding depreciation/amortization
This measure calculates the cost of data security as a percentage of total IT security and compliance cost. IT security and compliance cost covers expenses for security…
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Security strategy and architecture, governance, risk and compliance control cost as a percentage of total IT security and compliance cost, excluding depreciation/amortization
This measure calculates the cost of security strategy and architecture, governance, risk and compliance control as a percentage of the total IT security and compliance cost…
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IT service management cost as a percentage of total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization
This measure calculates the IT service management cost (help desk: incident management and IT service requests, service delivery control and operations management, service…
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Other cost as a percentage of total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization
This measure calculates cost other than personnel, contractors, hardware, software, public cloud, outsourcing, or facilities/overhead as a percentage of the total IT cost…
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Application maintenance cost as a percentage of total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization
This measure calculates the cost of application maintenance (all bug fixes and anything that doesn't result in new functionality for the end user) as a percentage of the…
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Percentage of total IT internal personnel cost, excluding depreciation/amortization, allocated to infrastructure
This measure calculates the percentage of total IT internal personnel cost (including benefits), excluding depreciation/amortization, allocated to infrastructure. Personnel…
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Network costs as a percentage of total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization
This measure calculates the network costs (LAN and WAN for data and voice including associated hardware, software, and transmission; internet and intranet connectivity, and…
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Typical number of weeks from concept to launch for a small bug fix or minor enhancement
This measure calculates the typical cycle time in weeks from concept to launch (in the marketplace, for commercial applications; or with internal end users, for internal-use…
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Length in years of information architecture planning horizon
This measure calculates the number of years of information architecture planning horizon. Information architecture includes defining information elements, composite structure…
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Percentage of IT purchases where the key decisions are made outside of the IT organization
This measure calculates the percentage of IT purchases where the key decisions are made outside of the IT organization. It is part of a set of Supplemental Information…