Sustainable growth is a hot topic in finance.
Economists use it as a model to evaluate the state of nations as well as the upside and downside of public companies' finances. Company founder Kathleen Sindell says she uses the formula to determine whether companies are adequately funded to reach their public growth pronouncements. She says CIOs need to develop their own benchmarks to determine whether they have the capacity to meet growth expectations. Some of the variables to consider are technology performance and its capacity, technical staffing levels and skill sets, project budgets and the company's ability to finance the IT growth strategy. Computerworld Inc. All rights reserved.