"Just the potential for a second business downturn should be sufficient to compel CIOs to plan for another business downturn," says Ken McGee, vice president and Gartner fellow. "However, most CIOs will not have a response strategy prepared if a second business downturn occurs."
"As questions, or even doubts, grow about the ability for economies to recover, CIOs in 2010 have one advantage over their predecessors," McGee continues, noting that many CIOs today possess extremely recent and practical experience dealing with a recession. "In light of this fact, we strongly urge these recession-hardened CIOs to leverage their recently acquired and economic battle-scarred experiences by proactively preparing their entire enterprises should another economic downturn occur within the next 12 to 18 months."
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