Advisory Services

IDC Government Insights advisory services deliver relevant, accurate, insightful and innovative research and analysis across multiple technology and business disciplines within the government industry. Our advisory services provide a steady stream of benchmarks, best practices, business cases and innovative concepts for better utilization of information technology to improve the mission performance and service by government entities.

Technology Decision Support for Government

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This research informs critical decision makers on ways to enable improved technology acquisition decisions, implementation, performance, and program management. We cover topics of concern to governments, decipher policy and regulatory goals, present best practices case studies, and assist with developing and employing strategies that leverage IT investments to maximize organizational performance.

Government executives rely on IDC Government Insights' Custom IT Research Access: Industry Technology Advantage Program service for its flexible, cross-disciplinary research coverage, granularity in market information and analysis, and timely delivery. The ongoing service publishes specific data on government industry IT provider profiles, technology forecasts, market trends, and competitive and international market analyses which are critical to staying apprised of the IT marketplace. Government IT decision makers rely on this service for strategic IT planning support and vendor validation as well as technology road maps and product specific insights.

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Market Decision Support for Industry

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These practice areas enlighten vendor communities to trends and drivers affecting government buying and behavior. These programs provide continuous coverage and analysis of IT budget allocation, spending forecasts and trends, and opportunities throughout the government markets, and provide an analytical basis for the assessment of technology markets and opportunities and the development of business strategies and plans. Specific tools such as pivot tables empower supply-side customers with improved confidence in the decision management process and support competitive vendor market strategies with unbiased research.

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