IT Metrics and Benchmarks Sources

Listed below are some of the specific major sources used to obtain and calculate the metrics and benchmarks posted on The itmWEB Site™. These figures will be updated on a regular basis as new studies and credible quantitative information is obtained. These numbers should only be used as a "sanity check" against your operation. All businesses are different, and each has unique requirements based on individual circumstances.

• Direct feedback and data submissions to The itmWEB Site™.
• Robert Half, 2003, Salary Guide.
• Meta Group, 2003, Benchmark Report.
• Rubin Report, eMarketer, 2002.
• Gartner Group, 2002, Research notes.
• Robert Half, 2002, Salary Guide.
• Computerworld, Computerworld's 2001 Annual Salary Survey.
• Dice.com's IT Rate Survey Results.
• Information Week, September 22, 1997, IW 500, Computer Intelligence Survey Findings.
• CIO Magazine, September 15, 1997, CIO/Morgan Stanley Survey Findings.
• Computerworld, September 9, 1997, Computerworld's 11th Annual Salary Survey.
• CIO Magazine, August 1, 1997, "CIO 100 List of Winners".
• Gartner Group, September 23, 1996, Research Note, IS Budgets Fail to Reflect Real IT Spending, By D. Tunick.
• Computerworld, March 12, 1996, Computer Sciences Corp's (CSC) 10th annual "Critical Issues of Information Systems Management" study.
• CHIME: 1995 Healthcare CIO Survey Results: CIO Salaries & IS Budget Details.
• CHIME: Information Services Staffing Survey Results.

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