As the New Year gets underway, many CIOs and IT departments are entering into projects to improve their organization’s overall competitive position in the marketplace.

With this focus in mind, we read with interest an InformationWeek article that suggested six ways IT is still failing the business, with survey data and examples to back up why the authors see these risks.

One of the more interesting aspects of the article is a telling infographic that illustrates the initiatives on the 2013 project list.

Security, infrastructure, and improved data are among the top priorities for those surveyed.