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IT is the decision maker 81-100% of the time23%

IT is the decision maker 61-80% of the time49%

IT is the decision maker 41-60% of the time19%

IT is the decision maker 21-40% of the time6%

IT is the decision maker 0-20% of the time1%

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Director, IT Architecture in Software, 5,001 - 10,000 employees

Note: IT is the technology decision maker in these instances, but the business does evaluate the requirements of each solution. So it is a collaborative 50-50 effort.

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