After making the initial decision to try a technology, which of the following is most important for you to experience?

IT Strategy & Roadmap

Length of time to fully evaluate14%

Ability to save work during trial45%

Little effort to configure or set up trial19%

Little effort to demonstrate value to stakeholders16%

No payment or pre-commitment for trial5%

Little effort to understand trial terms

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vp information technology in Consumer Goods3 years ago

The results of the survey are surprising to me. 
I prioritize:
1. no prepayment for anything
2. length of time to evaluate
I guess i got it all wrong.......

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