target audience: TECH BUYER  Publication date: Oct 2021 - Document type: IDC FutureScape - Doc  Document number: # US47148621

IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Future of Digital Innovation 2022 Predictions

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  • Nancy Gohring Loading
  • Al Gillen
  • Mickey North Rizza Loading
  • Gina Smith, PhD Loading
  • Kevin Permenter Loading
  • John O'Brien
  • George Mironescu Loading
  • Jim Mercer Loading
  • Peter Marston Loading
  • Gard Little Loading
  • Chris Zhang Loading
  • Linus Lai Loading
  • Lara Greden Loading
  • Arnal Dayaratna Loading
  • Gary Chen Loading
  • Juliana Beauvais
  • Melinda-Carol Ballou Loading
  • Lizzie Li Loading
  • Jennifer Thomson Loading
  • Mark Thomason

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  • IDC FutureScape Figure

    • Figure: IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Future of Digital Innovation 2022 Top 10 Predictions

  • Executive Summary

  • IDC FutureScape Predictions

    • Summary of External Drivers

    • Predictions: Impact on Technology Buyers

    • Prediction 1: By 2026, Enterprises that Successfully Generate Digital Innovation Will Derive Over 25% of Revenue from Digital Products, Services, and/or Experiences

    • Associated Drivers

    • IT Impact

    • Guidance

    • Prediction 2: By 2022, Organizations that Allocate 50%+ of Their Software Development Projects to Customer-Facing Initiatives Will See Revenue Grow 15% Faster Compared with Those That Focus More on Internal Projects

    • Associated Drivers

    • IT Impact

    • Guidance

    • Prediction 3: To Help Alleviate the Developer Skills Shortage, 55% of Organizations Will Use Cloud Marketplaces and Tech Start-Up Acquisitions as Their Most Important Approaches to Software Sourcing by 2024

    • Associated Drivers

    • IT Impact

    • Guidance

    • Prediction 4: By 2024, Companies That Have Already Invested in Building a Developer Ecosystem Will Expand Their Customer Base by 25%

    • Associated Drivers

    • IT Impact

    • Guidance

    • Prediction 5: Securing the Software Supply Chain Will Be a Core Competency Embraced by 75% of Large Digital Innovators by 2023

    • Associated Drivers

    • IT Impact

    • Guidance

    • Prediction 6: By 2023, Traditional Distribution Models Crumble as 20% of Businesses in Some Sectors Use Technology to Go Direct to Customers, Seeking to Improve Customer Satisfaction and Product Development

    • Associated Drivers

    • IT Impact

    • Guidance

    • Prediction 7: By 2026, 30% of Software Development Teams Will Be Focused on Turning Traditional Products into Outcomes as a Service

    • Associated Drivers

    • IT Impact

    • Guidance

    • Prediction 8: Half of the Global 500 Will Have Insourced Software Development Significantly by 2025, Exacerbating the Software Engineering Skills Shortage and Fueling Interest in Software Development Efficiencies

    • Associated Drivers

    • IT Impact

    • Guidance

    • Prediction 9: By 2024, 55% of Successful Digitally Innovative Products Will Be Built by Teams That Include People with Creative, Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Automation Skills as Well as Software Engineers

    • Associated Drivers

    • IT Impact

    • Guidance

    • Prediction 10: By 2025, 75% of Newly Developed Applications Will Include Some Automatically Generated Code, Freeing up Humans to Focus on Development Tasks That Are Not Easily Automated

    • Associated Drivers

    • IT Impact

    • Guidance

  • Advice for Technology Buyers

  • External Drivers: Detail

    • Pervasive Disruption Continues — Volatility, Opportunity, and Resilience

    • Cybersecurity and Risk — The Threat Environment Just Keeps Scaling

    • The Future Enterprise — Thriving in a Jungle of Agile Innovation

    • Embracing Digital First — New Strategies for Complexity and Ubiquity

    • Digital Ecosystem — Thriving in a Multiplatform World

    • Workforce Outlook — Redefining Teams, Reinventing Models, and Rethinking Leadership

    • Engagement Reimagined — From Responsive to Anticipatory

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    • Related Research