Methodology: Where Our Outlook Comes FromMethodology: Where Our Outlook Comes From

This marks the sixth year of information Research's annual Outlook report. The Outlook research is the cornerstone of information Research's quarterly Priorities series, which provides an early indicator of business and technology plans for the immediate quarter and the year ahead.

The Priorities series provides trended data on IT budget outlays and includes information's IT Confidence Index, which gauges the near-term outlook for IT budgets, project plans, the economy, and industry and corporate earnings. The IT Confidence Index uses a proprietary weighting scheme to benchmark companies' IT plans.

The Priorities 1Q 2003 study was fielded in December, polling business-technology executives responsible for their organizations' technology budget and planning. information Research conducted 300 telephone interviews drawn from a random, stratified sample of information's base of 440,000 subscribers.

To learn more about the Priorities series or to purchase the complete report, go to information.com/reports.

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