How often do you regret IT purchases (whether the final decision was yours or not)?
Almost always11%
Often37%
Sometimes34%
Rarely15%
Never
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Almost always11%
Often37%
Sometimes34%
Rarely15%
Never
Yes37%
Yes, but not enough, we want/need to ramp up39%
No17%
No, but I expect this will change soon5%
Better position60%
Worse position34%
About the same position6%
No selling.
No recruiting.
No self promotion.
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Ideally a regret situation appears when decisions are made without 100% understanding about the statement of requirement.