2013 North America Top Technology Initiatives Survey from U.S. Certified Public Accountants (CPAs)
18.12.2013
| United States 1) Managing and retaining data 2) Securing the IT environment 3) Managing IT risk and compliance 4) Ensuring privacy 5) Managing system implementations 6) Preventing and responding to computer fraud 7) Enabling decision support and analytics 8) Governing and managing IT investment/spending 9) Leveraging emerging technologies 10) Managing vendors and service providers |
Canada 1) Managing and retaining data 2) Securing the IT environment 3) Enabling decision support and analytics 4) Managing IT risk and compliance 5) Governing and managing IT investment/spending 6) Ensuring privacy 7) Managing system implementations 8) Leveraging emerging technologies 9) Preventing and responding to computer fraud 10) Managing vendors and service providers |
* North American Survey Background
U.S. Survey Participants
Of the U.S. survey participants, 36% are in public accounting, 36% in business and industry and 28% in consulting, government or not-for-profit or other organizations.
As to their positions in organizations, 38% of survey respondents are partners or executives, 22% are directors or vice presidents, 20% are managers, 8% are staff members and 12% are in other positions.
A majority of participants said they “frequently” or “regularly” encounter information technology questions in their field of work.
* Canadian Survey Participants
Among the Canadian survey respondents, 25% work in public accounting; 40% work in business and industry, 15% in government and the military, 10% in consulting and law and 10% in the not-for-profit sector or for other organizations.
Most of the respondents are in management positions, and most said they “frequently” or “regularly” encounter information technology questions in their field of work.
