Study Of The Impact Of The Economic Slowdown On The Business Of Software

Study Of The Impact Of The Economic Slowdown On The Business Of Software
The papers have been full of news of the global economic crisis. While there are a ton of rumours and a dozen different theories about the causes and the impact, there's little actual information about the impact of this crisis on the business of software development. This survey is an attempt to gauge sentiment and understand the impact on the software business.

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There are 23 questions in this survey.

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Software Development Work

*Have you noticed a change in the quantum of software development work in October 08 as compared to October 07?
Choose one of the following answers

Up 0 to 25 %

Up 25 to 50 %

Up 50+ %

No Change

Down 0 to 25 %

Down 25 to 50 %

Down 50+ %

Can't Say

*What is the change in the quantum of software development work that you expect in the next 6 months?
Choose one of the following answers

Up 0 to 25 %

Up 25 to 50 %

Up 50+ %

No Change

Down 0 to 25 %

Down 25 to 50 %

Down 50+ %

Can't Say

*Do you see the possibility of losing your job ?Â
Choose one of the following answers

in 1 month

in 3 months

in 6 months

in 1 year

Can't say

*What is your current level of utilization in terms of percentage of time spent on billable work?
Choose one of the following answers

Not Billable - 0%

less than 25%

25 - 50 %

50 - 75 %

75 - 100 %

*Rank the ways in which a software company can handle the current economic turmoil?

Click on an item in the list on the left, starting with your highest ranking item, moving through to your lowest ranking item.

Your choices:

	Your ranking:
1:
2:
3:
4:
5:

Click on the scissors next to each item on the right to remove the last entry in your ranked list

*Rank the ways in which a software professional can best handle the current economic situation?

Click on an item in the list on the left, starting with your highest ranking item, moving through to your lowest ranking item.

Your choices:

	Your ranking:
1:
2:
3:
4:

Click on the scissors next to each item on the right to remove the last entry in your ranked list

*The current turmoil in the economy will be over and things will improve in...
Choose one of the following answers

in 1 month

in 3 months

in 6 months

in 1 year

Can't say

*How do you think each of these kinds of software companies will be affected?

	Up 0 to 25 %	Up 25 to 50 %	Up 50+ %	No Change	Down 0 to 25 %	Down 25 to 50 %	Down 50+ %	Can't Say
Software Startups
Software Services Companies
Software Product companies
Outsourced Software Services Companies
Outsourced Software Product Development Companies

Respondent Information

*First Name

*Last Name

*Sex

Female
Male

*Age

Only numbers may be entered in this field

*City

*Country:

Choose one of the following answers

Company Name

*Work Experience (in years)

Only numbers may be entered in this field

*Are you a software business owner / employee?

Choose one of the following answers

Owner

Employee / Contractor

No Answer

*Designation

Choose one of the following answers

Developer
Technical Lead

Project Lead
Project Manager

Technical Architect
Quality Engineer

*Primary area of expertise

Choose one of the following answers

Programming
Project Management

Quality Assurance
Business Development

No Answer

*How often do you use these technologies?

	Never	Rarely	Occasionally	All The Time	No Answer
Java
.NET
Python
Ruby
PHP

*Company Size

Choose one of the following answers

Less Than $50000

$50,000 - $500,000

$500,000 - $10 million

Greater than $10 million

No Answer

*Company Strength

Choose one of the following answers

Less Than 50

50 - 500

500 - 5000

Greater than 5000

No Answer

*Email

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