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As we approach the start of the planning cycle for the 2011 calendar year, IT leaders are being urged to leverage the tools they used to manage through the austerity of 2009/2010, and ensure that they are prepared with fall-back plans should a further deterioration within the economy occur.
Gartner: CIOs Should Have a Plan in Place Now to Tackle a Second Economic Downturn
To save money as quickly as possible in the event of another business downturn, CIOs should work with executives to determine which IT projects scheduled and approved under the current IT budget may be postponed and which may be entirely canceled. Likewise, once all projects for the next fiscal year are identified, CIOs should determine which of those projects may be postponed and which may be entirely canceled.
Once all projects for 2011 are identified, simultaneously determine which of those 2011 projects are relatively expendable and, therefore, may be postponed and which may be canceled, should deteriorating business conditions warrant such steps.
Gartner: Worldwide Enterprise IT Spending on Pace to Grow 2.9 Percent in 2010
The bottom line is that technology providers need to be prepared for the worst case, where commercial IT markets stagnate and governments transition to fiscal austerity programs.
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