Last month, Gartner published its 2006 EXP CIO membership program survey report (clients: see "Growing IT's Contribution: The 2006 CIO Agenda"). It sheds some light on the appetite for business-change-directed IT among the 1,400 end-user organizations that responded. Despite an overall conclusion that there remains softness in average IT expenditure growth, it identifies some segments where organizations are investing more in IT. For example, companies with more-ambitious business growth percentage targets are investing significantly more than the average in IT. The report's lead author, head of EXP research Mark McDonald, also notes attitude changes among CIOs toward their role in business change. The EXP research team sees a shift coming, with more CIOs working "on" the business (helping to reshape its future products, services and structure), rather than fulfilling on the traditional role of working "in" the business (addressing current operational requirements and tactical improvements).