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Assistant Director IT Auditor in Education, 10,001+ employees

Most of my time is spent reading to gain an understanding of the tool capabilities. If the a demo is available, I try to navigate the tool to experience how easy it is to use and the reporting capabilities.

Global CIO in Telecommunication, 5,001 - 10,000 employees

I believe in PoC with real sample data to test the outcome for selected products from shortlist,

Director in Manufacturing, 1,001 - 5,000 employees

This is highly variable. When starting a new project to solve a problem it could be 10-20 hours a week. In a budget tightening cycle it will be zero hours per week for months on end….

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