← Latest news 
AI scrambles old IT growth signals forcing Indian firms to rethink metrics fast
Technology
Published on 24 April 2026
Headcount and TCV no longer tell the full story
Indian IT companies historically forecast growth using familiar markers like headcount and total contract value, often even with loose guidance. But AI-driven delivery models are distorting those relationships, making legacy metrics unreliable. Firms are now racing to identify new indicators that better predict demand, productivity, and future revenue trajectories.
- AI is distorting traditional IT growth signals like headcount
- TCV is becoming a less reliable proxy for future performance
- Companies are urgently searching for better predictive metrics
- The shift changes how guidance and targets may be set
Read the full story at The Economic Times
This summarization was done by Beige for a story published on 
The Economic Times