itopia IT Benchmark Study
Raise the Bar
A company’s financial success relies heavily on making efficient use of information technology. However, the optimum degree of IT support and automation depends on the situation. For this reason, you will find that straightforward cost comparisons fall short when you need to make decisions about your IT investments and operating models.
We understand the financial-service-provider value chain and that of your partners. And we have mastered the art of technology management. This means we can map IT expenditure and investment against KPIs for your business, and help you to improve.
How Our Benchmarking Experts Can Help
Annual itopia IT Benchmark Study
Peter Drucker once wrote that “What gets measured gets managed.” Since 2000, itopia has been carrying out an annual IT benchmark study on behalf of retail and private banks based in Switzerland and the principality of Liechtenstein. This has enabled the management teams at the banks to steer their investments in IT more effectively.
The results for recent years are available here:
- itopia IT Benchmark Study 2023/2024 and Focus topic: Cyber risks
- itopia IT Benchmark Study 2022/2023 and Focus topic: IT Staffing
- itopia IT Benchmark Study 2021/2022 and Focus topic: Digitalisation
- itopia IT Benchmark Study 2020/2021
- itopia IT Benchmark Study 2019/2020
- itopia IT Benchmark Study 2018/2019
- itopia IT Benchmark Study 2017/2018
We will be happy to provide you with further itopia benchmark studies on request. Details of the benchmarking exercise can also be found in the fact sheet.
Individual Advice
Looking for accurate and detailed information? We will answer your specific questions based on data from itopia and third parties. If necessary, we will collect additional data as part of our consulting engagements.
In this way, we can supply the figures you need to make sound decisions – e.g. when defining the optimum focus for investment.
Community Benchmarking
Do you believe that there’s strength in numbers? We can support groups of similar companies by carrying out direct comparisons between them. It is up to them where the focus should be –whether it should be on specific business or IT services, or on suppliers and outsourcing partners.
As for us, we can provide the experience, the methodology, and the supplementary data required. Our quantitative analyses are complemented by qualitative data, allowing you to come to a better understanding of your peers and, ultimately, yourself.
Contact Us
Do you want to take part in the itopia IT benchmark study in the future? Or do you need an objective outsider’s view for upcoming decisions? If so, please contact Benjamin Schlup or René Stierli.