Network World

Juggling your worries

Network executives shoulder a wide range of daily responsibilities, from keeping the network secure to determining staff workloads. Our annual Top Concerns survey queries 100 of them on which of their responsibilities are most pressing. This year, technology issues generate the most concern with management, network industry and career issues trailing.

By Julie Bort, Network World
July 21, 2003 12:02 AM ET

Less concern over these items
Of the 20 items that earned lower concern scores this year over last, eight dropped by 10% or more.

Item	2003	2002	%change
Managing outsourced contracts	3.83	4.87	-21%
Costs of salaries/benefits for employees	5.76	6.96	-17%
Integrating e-commerce and e-business applications	4.70	5.53	-15%
Securing reasonable budgets for projects	6.84	7.98	-14%
Obtaining competitive salary and benefits	6.24	7.04	-11%
Obtaining bonuses and stock options	5.07	5.68	-11%
Replacement of your staff with outsourced services	3.83	4.29	-11%
Having a reasonable number of qualified vendors	5.13	5.69	-10%