Global Competitiveness Is Leading Business Issue in 2009 for Majority of Industry Tailor Marketing to Decentralized, Technical Buying Centers in Addition to Centralized IT to Capture IT Spending Interest Uptick in External Services, Especially Outsourcing by O&G Sector, While Infrastructure Spending Softens BI Analytics and Decision Support Tools Are Highest-Rated Investment Priority in 2009 Visualization Leads New Investment for Digital/Smart Oil Field SAP NetWeaver Integration Platform Leads in Current and Planned Use Internal Technology Intensity and Domain Expertise Challenge TSPs to Capture Interest Continuing Demand for Consulting; Tax and Audit, Managed Network Services Show Resilience Procurement and EH&S Get Biggest Boost in IT Spending by Process Group; Development Gets Biggest Cut Corporate Administration Business Processes: Increased Funding Widespread for New ERM 2009 Initiatives, but EIS and Compliance Reporting Also Win Exploration and Appraisal, Development or Disposal Business Processes: Development Drilling and Environmental Compliance Get Increased Funding for New 2009 Initiatives Procurement Business Processes: Increased Spending for Invoice Verification and External Services; New Initiatives Cited for Vendor Mgmt., Procurement Planning, and Goods/Inventory Mgmt. Financial SCM Business Processes: EBPP and Treasury Management Get Increased IT Spending for New 2009 Initiatives Employee and Transaction Management Business Processes: Benefits and Organizational Development and Management Bump Funding for New 2009 Initiatives Environmental, Health and Safety Business Processes: Waste Mgmt. Leading Target for Spending Increase, but Safety a Widespread Focus for New 2009 Initiatives Production Business Processes: Reservoir Modeling and Depletion Planning Leading Target of New Initiatives With Increased 2009 Funding Energy (O&G) Respondent Demographics Respondent Demographics by Business Model and Primary Geographic Markets |
