A New Concept Re-evaluating Development Productivity as a Management Asset: Launching the 'Development Capital in the AI Era' Formulation Project

Findy Inc. (Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Yuichiro Yamada; hereinafter 'the Company'), a provider of an engineering platform, announced the launch of the 'Development Capital in the AI Era' formulation project. This new concept redefines development productivity in the AI era as a management asset that supports corporate competitiveness. At the same time, the tagline of 'Findy Team+', a SaaS supporting development organizations, will be changed from 'AI Strategy Support SaaS Connecting Management and Development Frontlines' to 'Development Capital Platform in the AI Era Connecting Management and Development Frontlines'.

◆ New Perspectives on Development Productivity Required in the AI Era

With the widespread use of generative AI and AI agents, the premises of software development are undergoing significant changes. As AI integrates into processes such as specification creation, implementation, review, and verification, the output volume from development frontlines increases, and the speed of deploying features along with the frequency of iterations are directly linking to corporate growth potential.

On the other hand, the faster development becomes due to AI, the more critical it is to figure out how to ensure quality, control changes, and connect the continuously growing output to decision-making. Merely introducing AI does not build a strong development organization.

What matters in the AI era is how to accumulate development capabilities, where to invest them, and how to link them to business results. How quickly hypotheses can be verified, how consistently value can be delivered, and how securely development can scale while utilizing AI are no longer just department-level productivity metrics—they are emerging as critical management themes that affect revenue growth, customer satisfaction, and hiring competitiveness.

◆ Materializing 'Development Capital in the AI Era' with Multiple Companies

In response to these changes, Findy is initiating an effort to redefine development productivity in the AI era as 'development capital'. Development capital refers to the organizational capabilities that a company must accumulate, allocate, and manage so that its development organization can continuously create value utilizing AI. We believe it is essential to assess a development organization not simply by how fast it builds, but through three core perspectives: Speed, Quality, and Control.

In this project, working alongside multiple companies actively using AI, we will concretize the concept of 'Development Capital in the AI Era' based on actual changes and challenges occurring on the development frontlines. Leveraging the insights of each company, we aim to develop a practical framework applicable for assessing the state of development organizations, driving improvement activities, and guiding management decisions in the AI era.

◆ Cooperating Companies for Formulation

◆ Three Perspectives Constituting 'Development Capital in the AI Era'

'Development Capital in the AI Era' does not gauge the state of a development organization using a single score. What matters is identifying where bottlenecks exist in a company's development capabilities based on three perspectives: Speed, Quality, and Control.

Perspective What to observe Speed Are we building, releasing, and learning fast? We assess the speed of the cycle of change and learning, which includes not only implementation but also review, CI, deployment, and result observation. Quality Are we moving forward without rework? We assess whether value is delivered consistently while minimizing rework, rollbacks, failures, and degradation of maintainability. Control Can we control changes even when using AI? We assess whether the organization is capable of managing the scope of impact of changes, verification, approval, rollbacks, and complexity.

What should be pursued in the AI era is not speed itself. The true priority is the ability to drive development swiftly, consistently, and with appropriate controls in place. By understanding the organization's state through the lenses of Speed, Quality, and Control, AI utilization can lead not merely to temporary efficiency gains, but to sustained competitiveness.

Through 'Findy Team+', a development capital platform connecting management and development frontlines, Findy has been supporting the assessment and improvement of engineering organizations. Moving forward, through this project, we will refine the concept of 'Development Capital in the AI Era' together with various companies, supporting the creation of AI-driven development organizations and guiding development investment decisions at the management level.

◆ Comment from Kyosuke Nishizawa, Executive Officer in charge of Findy Team+ Business and Findy Insights Business, Findy Inc.

Development productivity in the AI era is no longer an issue confined to the development organization. How quickly we can iterate hypothesis verification, deliver value while maintaining quality, and control AI-driven changes as an organization directly relates to the company's competitiveness itself.

We believe it is necessary to treat these capabilities not as temporary efficiency tools, but as 'development capital' that companies must accumulate. Through the three perspectives of Speed, Quality, and Control, we aim to establish development capabilities in the AI era as a common language between management and the frontline.

◆ What is 'Findy Team+', the Development Capital Platform Connecting Management and the Development Frontline?

'Findy Team+' is a development capital platform for the AI era that bridges management and the development frontline. Offering everything from consulting support for building an AI infrastructure to digitizing development status and return on investment, it provides comprehensive support spanning frontline improvements to management decisions.

Since May 2026, our company has advocated the concept of 'development capital,' which views software development capabilities in the AI era as a management asset. By combining the 'human capital' of engineers with 'technological capital' such as AI investments, we strengthen the development organization as a 'management asset' underpinning corporate growth. It is currently utilized by approximately 1,400 companies (including trials), ranging from startups to major corporations.

◆ About Findy Inc.

Founded in 2016 with the vision of 'Creating a platform for challenging engineers,' our company addresses challenges for both individuals and organizations within the IT engineering domain.

Currently, we provide five services: 'Findy', a job transition service for IT/Web engineers; 'Findy Freelance', a matching service for highly-skilled freelance engineers; 'Findy Team+', a development capital platform in the AI era connecting management and development; 'Findy Tools', a review site for development tools; and 'Findy Conference', a tech conference platform. Our services boast roughly 287,000 cumulative registered members and are utilized by 4,500 domestic and international companies, from startups to large enterprises. (*)

Furthermore, guided by the founding intent of 'Regaining Japan as a Technology-Oriented Nation', and beginning with expansion into India in 2024, we are now deploying 'Findy Team+' in South Korea and Taiwan. By fostering Japan-originated innovations in software development—the wellspring of corporate growth—we strive to create as many Japanese IT companies globally competitive as possible, aiming first to become a universally recognized enterprise in the global market ourselves.

Company Name: Findy Inc.

Location: 5th Floor, Art Village Osaki Central Tower, 1-2-2 Osaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo

Representative: Yuichiro Yamada, CEO