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| The "Industry" Effect: IT Trends and Expenditures
in the U.S. Construction Industry |
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This report provides a deep dive look at the construction
industry and the trends and expenditures in information technology. IT spending
& forecasts are included from 2002 to 2008, along with detailed analysis of the
most critical business problems, important areas of investment, expenditures by
IT category, and information on purchasing channels. Categories include computer
hardware, applications, network hardware, telecom services & equipt., IT personnel,
and outsourcing/hosted services.
This market’s under-utilization of telecom and IT is steadily changing.
The construction industry is well poised for IT investment, especially as it relates
to workforce management, remote communications, wireless data, and project management.
The research shows that these influential buyers are feeling pretty good about
the economy this year and even better about the performance of their business
entities. This, combined with the increased need to improve or maintain timely
schedules and improve worker productivity through better tools, suggests that
construction businesses will investment in new “solutions” in 2004 to improve
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- Executive Summary
- Methodology
- Forecasting
Techniques
- Definitions
- Structured
Research Sources
- Sample Demographics
- Vertical
Representation: IT Purchasing, 2003
- Title of
Respondent: IT Purchasing, 2003
- Enterprise Market
Demographics
- Number of Firms
- Number of Employees
- Perceptions
of Performance
- US Economic
Performance
- Operating Performance
- Factors Affecting
IT Spending
- Most Critical
Business Problems
- Important Areas
of Investment
- Aggregate IT
Expenditures
- Average Expenditures
per Firm
- Market Forecasts
by Size of Business
- Segmentation
of Expenditures, 2004
- Market Forecasts
by Category
- Categories of
IT Expenditures
- Computer Hardware
- Applications
- Network Hardware
- Telecom Services
& Equipment
- IT Personnel
- Outsourcing
and Hosted Services
- Purchase Channels
- Computer Hardware
Channels
- Factors
Influencing Purchase Decisions: Computer Hardware
- Applications
Channels
- Factors
Influencing Purchase Decisions: Applications
- Data Networking
Solutions Channels
- Factors
Influencing Purchase Decisions: Data Networking Solutions
- Telecom Services
& Equipment Channels
- Factors
Influencing Purchase Decisions: Telecom Services & Equipment
- Conclusion
- Table 1. Number
of Firms - Construction, 2003-2008
- Table 2. Number
of Employees - Construction, 2003-2008
- Table 3. IT Spending
(US $ in Thousands) - Construction, 2003-2008
- Table 4. IT Spending
by Type (US $ in Thousands) - Construction, 2003-2008
- Table 5. Computer
Hardware Spending (US $ in Thousands) - Construction, 2003-2008
- Table 6. Applications
Spending (US $ in Thousands) - Construction, 2003-2008
- Table 7. Network
Hardware Spending (US $ in Thousands) - Construction, 2003-2008
- Table 8. Telecom
Services & Equipment Spending (US $ in Thousands) - Construction,
2003-2008
- Table 9. IT Personnel
Spending (US $ in Thousands) - Construction, 2003-2008
- Table 10. Outsourcing
and Hosted Services Spending (US $ in Thousands) - Construction, 2003-2008
- Figure 1. IT Spending
(US$ in Billions) - Construction, 2003-2008
- Figure 2. Sample
Demographics: Vertical Industry (% of Firms) - US Business, 2003
- Figure 3. Sample
Demographics: Title of Respondent (% of Respondents) - Construction,
2003
- Figure 4. Perceptions
of the US Economy in 2003/Expectations for 2004 - Construction, 2003
- Figure 5. Perceptions
of Operating/Financial Performance in 2003/Expectations for 2004 - Construction,
2003
- Figure 6. Most
Critical Business Problems - Construction, 2003
- Figure 7. Most
Important Areas of IT/Telecom Investment - Construction, 2003
- Figure 8. Average
IT Spending per Firm by Size of Business (US $) - Construction, 2004
- Figure 9. IT Spending
Allocation - Construction, 2004
- Figure 10. Purchase
Channels for Computer Hardware - Construction, 2004
- Figure 11. Most
Influential Sources of Computer Hardware Purchase Information - Construction,
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- Figure 12. Purchase
Channels for Applications - Construction, 2004
- Figure 13. Most
Influential Sources of Applications Purchase Information - Construction,
2004
- Figure 14. Purchase
Channels for Data Networking Solutions - Construction, 2004
- Figure 15. Most
Influential Sources of Data Networking Solutions Purchase Information
- Construction, 2004
- Figure 16. Purchase
Channels for Telecom Services & Equipment - Construction, 2004
- Figure 17. Most
Influential Sources of Telecom Services & Equipment Purchase Information
- Construction, 2004
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