During the primary research process, both supply-side and demand-side stakeholders were interviewed to gather qualitative and quantitative data. Supply-side sources included CEOs, VPs of Engineering, project directors, heads of regulatory affairs, and commercial directors from companies that make rolling stock, build infrastructure, do civil engineering work, and provide signaling technology. Demand-side sources included the heads of urban transportation authorities, metro corporations, chief engineers, procurement heads from city governments, ministry of transportation officials, and infrastructure planning consultants from big cities. Primary research confirmed market segmentation by infrastructure types (elevated, underground, at-grade), construction methodologies (cut and cover, deep excavation, bored tunnel, viaduct), technology segments (signal systems, rolling stock, track systems, power supply), and project phases (planning, design, construction, operation & maintenance). We learned about how the government buys things, how public-private partnerships work, how to get money for them, how to predict how many people will use them, and how to make them last longer.
Primary Respondent Breakdown:
By Designation: C-level Primaries (28%), Director Level (32%), Others (40%)
By Region: North America (32%), Europe (30%), Asia-Pacific (28%), Rest of World (10%)