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C-suite Imperatives: Accelerating Innovation in a Shifting Landscape
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C-suite Imperatives: Accelerating Innovation in a Shifting Landscape

What IT imperatives are 4,300 C-suites prioritizing? Get executive insights for your 2026 strategic planning.

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Report overview

Want faster time to market and stronger competitive advantage? Tap into executive insights and strategies of nearly 4,300 C-suite leaders around the globe to get started into your 2026/27 planning and beyond.

See what C-suites are flagging as low-value spend, which ROI-rich investments they are making and what actions they are taking to reduce risk to the business.

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Key findings

Take a peek at the stats you’ll find in our report, analyzing C-suite executives’ innovation challenges, investment expectations and long-term goals.

98
%

of C-suites say a talent shortage is affecting their IT vision

100
%

of C-suites are implementing strategies to mitigate risk

44
%

of C-suites rank AI and automation capabilities as a top need

36
%

of C-suites believe traditional ERP will become obsolete

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Coming soon: DACH, France & Benelux, Israel, Japan and Korea reports

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