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Tim Sheedy

Senior Advisor serving CIOs

Based in Sydney, Australia, Tim serves CIOs. He helps clients better manage their IT departments and ensure IT is delivering the solutions required by the business. His research focuses on the key IT challenges for CIOs and IT departments in Asia Pacific, as well as providing insights into the technologies that will deliver significant business value over the next few years. He also assists clients with the design of IT organizations, IT governance and processes, and IT/business alignment.

Tim also works with members of The CIO Group in the Forrester Leadership Boards in Asia Pacific. In this role, he writes CIO-targeted research, answers or facilitates answers for individual members' business and technology inquiries, and facilitates CIO Group member exchanges and peer-to-peer discussions.

Previous Work Experience

Tim comes to Forrester with more than 10 years of IT analyst experience with ICT vendors and IT research providers. Most recently, he was the research director of IT solutions at IDC in Australia, where he assisted IT vendors in designing solutions to better fit market requirements and assisted user clients with their strategies to improve the effectiveness of their IT functions. In this role, he developed a reputation as a respected and sought-after industry analyst and an entertaining and informative public speaker on many of the key trends in the IT market.

Prior to this role, Tim worked with Hutchison 3G as an analyst, helping to launch and optimize its direct sales channels and developing strategies to increase the use of non-voice products on the high-speed 3G network. He also spent a number of years working as an independent ICT analyst. In addition, he worked for IDC in the UK, managing its European Wireless & Mobile Communications research program.

Tim is a highly regarded industry speaker, presenting regularly to CIOs and senior IT and business audiences at IT conferences in Asia Pacific and across the globe.


Education

Tim holds a bachelor's degree in marketing and research from the University of Technology, Sydney.

Research Coverage:

Application Development, Customer Experience Management, Digital Business Architecture, Governance, IT Organization, Mobile Services, SOA & Web Services, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Sourcing & Procurement, Strategy, Planning & Governance of IT, Telecommunication Services, Vendor Management

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  • Tim Sheedy
  • IT Services

  • For CIO Professionals

    Report:Cloud Services In ANZ Begin To Mature

    CIOs Should Step Cautiously — Not All Segments Are Market-Ready

    Tim SheedyMarch 17, 2011

    CIOs in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) are beginning to examine the impact cloud can have on their businesses. This is the first step in broad market adoption of cloud computing. Before they make...

    • Downloads: 435

  • For CIO Professionals

    Report:Benchmarking Asia Pacific CIOs' Attitudes Toward Cloud Computing

    Tim SheedyMarch 15, 2011

    In mid-2010, Forrester surveyed 598 CIOs and other senior IT managers across Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, and New Zealand on their current cloud implementations and their plans for and...

    • Downloads: 622

  • For CIO Professionals

    Report:Benchmarking ANZ IT Budgets And Priorities

    CIOs Drive IT Efficiency To Free Up Resources For Business Priorities

    Tim SheedyNovember 19, 2010

    CIOs across Australia and New Zealand are emerging from the global financial crisis with a renewed vigor to ensure they effectively meet the needs of the rest of the business. However, their keen...

    • Downloads: 335

  • For CIO Professionals

    Report:ANZ CIOs Should Experiment With The Cloud In 2010

    Tim SheedyAugust 2, 2010

    Cloud computing is coming to your organization — if it is not there already. However, most IT organizations in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) do not have a full understanding of the impact...

    • Downloads: 418

  • For Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals

    Report:Systems Integration Project Pricing Model Selection Tool

    Tim SheedyFebruary 11, 2010

    Knowing when to use the best pricing model for your IT consulting and systems integration projects can be difficult to determine. This tool helps you better select the appropriate pricing model based...

    • Downloads: 23

  • For Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals

    Report:The Right Pricing Model For Your Systems Integration And IT Consulting Projects

    Introducing A Tool To Help Simplify The Selection Process

    Tim SheedyFebruary 10, 2010

    Sourcing executives trying to strengthen their relationships with business and IT users can do so by helping the users understand not just scope but the financial implications of their choices. One...

    • Downloads: 790

  • For CIO Professionals

    Report:Benchmarking ANZ IT Budgets

    Despite A Resilient Economy, IT Spending Plans Remain Conservative

    Tim SheedyNovember 13, 2009

    Since the credit crunch began to bite, Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) IT leaders have faced more positive market conditions than their peers in many other countries around the world —...

    • Downloads: 255

  • For CIO Professionals

    Report:IT In The Public Sector In Australia

    Benchmarking Your Practice Against Your Global Peers

    Tim SheedyOctober 28, 2009

    With the tightening of IT budgets in the Australian federal government due to the review of IT operations by Sir Peter Gershon, the considerable consolidation of public sector agencies at the state...

    • Downloads: 434

  • For Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals

    Report:Seeking Flexible Outsourcing Deals

    Australia's Department Of Defence Lays The Groundwork For A New Sourcing Strategy

    Tim SheedyAugust 25, 2009

    For many IT sourcing customers, the arguments and potential legal battles concerning what is in scope and what is not — both for project work and managed services engagements — are...

    • Downloads: 441

  • For CIO Professionals

    Report:Understanding Today's Demand For IT Services

    Project Work Is Down But Has Growth Potential; IT Outsourcing Is Just Weak

    Tim Sheedy, Andrew BartelsAugust 11, 2009

    The IT services market is behaving peculiarly in this tech downturn. While project-based IT consulting and systems integration work is now falling, it: 1) held up remarkably well until Q4 2008; 2) is...

    • Downloads: 833

  • For CIO Professionals

    Report:Australian And New Zealand CIO Priorities In 2009

    Managing The Balance Between Cost Cutting And Business Priorities

    Tim SheedyJune 2, 2009

    With IT departments really feeling the pinch in 2009, there is considerable pressure on CIOs to make a concerted effort to cut costs while at the same time delivering the essential capabilities that...

    • Downloads: 417

  • For Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals

    Report:Industry Knowledge And Company Familiarity Are Key To Selecting SOA Systems Integrators

    Tim SheedyMay 22, 2009

    Many IT projects these days require service-oriented architecture (SOA) skills — however, SOA is one area where internal skills can be very thin on the ground. Therefore, it is often necessary...

    • Downloads: 193

  • For Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals

    Report:The Forrester Wave™: EMEA SOA Systems Integrators, Q2 2009

    IBM, CSC, And Wipro Lead, With THBS And Accenture Close Behind

    Tim SheedyMay 8, 2009

    In Forrester's 62-criteria evaluation of EMEA service-oriented architecture (SOA) systems integrators, we found that IBM Global Services (IBM), CSC, and Wipro lead the pack because of their broad and...

    • Downloads: 953

  • For Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals

    Report:The Forrester Wave™: North American SOA Systems Integrators, Q2 2009

    IBM And Infosys Lead The Pack, With Wipro Close Behind

    Tim SheedyMay 5, 2009

    In Forrester's 62-criteria evaluation of North American service-oriented architecture (SOA) systems integrators, we found that IBM Global Services (IBM) and Infosys led the pack because of their...

    • Downloads: 893

  • For Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals

    Report:Australian Financial Services Firms Ramp Up Their IT Offshoring Efforts

    Tim SheedyFebruary 3, 2009

    The move toward IT offshoring is already popular within the finance sector in Australia — particularly in the banking sector. Some firms have moved IT roles offshore to their own captive...

    • Downloads: 293

  • For Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals

    Report:Don't Let Resourcing Issues Delay Your 2009 Projects

    Tim SheedyJanuary 14, 2009

    As enterprise appetite for IT project work slows down, systems integrators and IT consultants are trimming staff and reining in growth plans to ensure continued profitability. This might affect their...

    • Downloads: 173

  • For CIO Professionals

    Report:Vendor Management In The Public Sector

    Tim SheedyOctober 9, 2008

    This data chart examines the latest vendor management data from our Enterprise IT Services Survey, North America And Europe, Q2 2008 as it pertains to the public sector.

    • Downloads: 2

  • For CIO Professionals

    Report:Vendor Management In The Finance And Insurance Sectors

    Tim SheedyOctober 8, 2008

    This data chart examines the latest vendor management data from our Enterprise IT Services Survey, North America And Europe, Q2 2008 as it pertains to the finance & insurance sector.

    • Downloads: 1

  • For CIO Professionals

    Report:Vendor Management In The Manufacturing Sector

    Tim SheedyOctober 3, 2008

    This data chart examines the latest vendor management data from our Enterprise IT Services Survey, North America And Europe, Q2 2008 as it pertains to the manufacturing sector.

    • Downloads: 1

  • For CIO Professionals

    Report:Vendor Management In The Retail And Wholesale Sectors

    Tim SheedySeptember 30, 2008

    This data chart examines the latest vendor management data from our Enterprise IT Services Survey, North America And Europe, Q2 2008 as it pertains to the retail and wholesale sectors.

    • Downloads: 1

  • For CIO Professionals

    Report:Vendor Management In The Business Services Sector

    Tim SheedySeptember 30, 2008

    This data chart examines the latest vendor management data from our Enterprise IT Services Survey, North America And Europe, Q2 2008 as it pertains to the business services sector.

    • Downloads: 1

  • For CIO Professionals

    Report:Vendor Management In The Utilities And Telecommunications Sectors

    Tim SheedySeptember 30, 2008

    This data chart examines the latest vendor management data from our Enterprise IT Services Survey, North America And Europe, Q2 2008 as it pertains to the utilities and telecommunications sectors.

    • Downloads: 1

  • For Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals

    Report:Enterprise Adoption Of SaaS In China

    Tim SheedyAugust 6, 2008

    This data chart examines the latest Forrester data on SaaS usage in China from the Enterprise Technology Adoption Survey, Asia Pacific, Q4 2007 and the Enterprise And SMB Software Survey, North...

    • Downloads: 5

  • For CIO Professionals

    Report:The Global Information Management Services Forecast: 2007 To 2012

    Business Intelligence Services Dominate A $7.3 Billion Market

    Tim SheedyJuly 31, 2008

    Information management solutions are moving to the center of IT strategies as a way of driving IT and business alignment and delivering real and visible value to the business. And wherever there is a...

    • Downloads: 1035

  • For Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals

    Report:People Management Is Fundamental To The Success Of Large Systems Integration Projects

    Tim SheedyJune 12, 2008

    For large IT projects, firms usually hire IT services partners to assist with the design, implementation, support, and management of the solution. The partners provide simple staff augmentation,...

    • Downloads: 365
 
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