The business leaders involved in buying decisions around communication technologies

Percentage of business leaders in the following functions

I am consulted in the decision-making process, but I am not a primary stakeholder

I am a member of the core decision-making team

I am involved in providing the final decision-making recommendation

I make the ultimate sign off on decisions/ purchases

Finance

leaders

23%

23%

21%

24%

HR leaders

29%

26%

11%

11%

29%

33%

11%

27%

IT Leaders

CEO/MD

18%

21%

29%

32%

Legal

leaders

15%

18%

22%

14%

Marketing

leaders

13%

27%

28%

15%

Operations

leaders

23%

18%

18%

11%

Procurement

leaders

23%

17%

27%

17%

Sales

leaders

19%

13%

24%

14%

Technology

leaders

28%

18%

37%

17%

I am consulted in the decision-making process, but I am not a primary stakeholder

I am a member of the core decision-making team

I am involved in providing the final decision-making recommendation

I make the ultimate sign off on decisions/ purchases

Finance

leaders

23%

23%

21%

24%

HR leaders

11%

29%

26%

11%

IT Leaders

29%

11%

27%

33%

CEO/MD

32%

18%

21%

29%

Legal

leaders

15%

18%

22%

14%

Marketing

leaders

15%

13%

27%

28%

Operations

leaders

11%

23%

18%

18%

Procurement

leaders

23%

17%

17%

27%

Sales

leaders

19%

24%

14%

13%

Technology

leaders

28%

18%

37%

17%

I am a member of the core decision-making team

I am involved in providing the final decision-making recommendation

I make the ultimate sign off on decisions/ purchases

I am consulted in the decision-making process, but I am not a primary stakeholder

Procurement

leaders

Technology

leaders

Operations

leaders

Marketing

leaders

HR leaders

Finance

leaders

Legal

leaders

Sales

leaders

IT Leaders

CEO/MD

21%

29%

17%

18%

24%

18%

18%

13%

11%

22%

24%

29%

17%

21%

27%

26%

23%

19%

15%

28%

23%

27%

18%

29%

11%

23%

37%

28%

18%

14%

23%

11%

27%

33%

32%

14%

15%

11%

17%

13%

I am consulted in the decision-making process, but I am not a primary stakeholder

I am a member of the core decision-making team

I am involved in providing the final decision-making recommendation

I make the ultimate sign off on decisions/ purchases

Procurement

leaders

Technology

leaders

Operations

leaders

Marketing

leaders

HR leaders

Finance

leaders

IT Leaders

Legal

leaders

Sales

leaders

CEO/MD

21%

29%

17%

24%

18%

18%

18%

13%

11%

22%

24%

29%

17%

21%

27%

26%

23%

19%

15%

28%

23%

27%

18%

29%

11%

23%

37%

28%

18%

14%

23%

11%

27%

33%

32%

14%

15%

11%

17%

13%

I am consulted in the decision-making process, but I am not a primary stakeholder

I am a member of the core decision-making team

I am involved in providing the final decision-making recommendation

I make the ultimate sign off on decisions/ purchases

Procurement

leaders

Technology

leaders

Operations

leaders

Marketing

leaders

HR leaders

Finance

leaders

IT Leaders

Legal

leaders

Sales

leaders

CEO/MD

21%

29%

17%

24%

18%

18%

18%

13%

11%

22%

24%

29%

17%

21%

27%

26%

23%

19%

15%

28%

23%

27%

18%

11%

29%

23%

37%

28%

18%

14%

23%

11%

27%

33%

32%

14%

15%

11%

17%

13%