Agentic software development:
Leading the AI revolution

Agentic software development can accelerate innovation, improve quality, and reduce both costs and risk. But capturing the full value requires much more than just deploying new tools.

Featured Insights

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How frontier AI is rewriting software security rules

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As AI makes it easier and faster for cyberattackers to discover and exploit vulnerabilities in software, companies must change their approach to safeguarding their digital assets and infrastructure.
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What is a forward-deployed engineer?
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Forward-deployed engineers work inside another company’s own systems. Three McKinsey leaders explain how FDEs help companies...
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McKinsey Technology Trends Outlook 2026
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Which frontier technologies matter most for companies in 2026? Our annual report highlights the latest technology innovations,...
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Beyond the copilot: Scaling the agentic product development life cycle
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Only a few software teams are seeing real impact from incorporating AI. The key is launching an AI-driven redesign of the entire...
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AI-native development: Rethinking software from the ground up
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AI-native engineering can accelerate innovation cycles, increase reliability, and reduce costs, but it requires a fundamental...

Featured case study

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Case Study

When AI becomes part of the workflow: Redesigning how software gets built

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AI is already transforming how software is built—but most organizations are capturing only a fraction of its value. At Sonar, teams redesigned the product development life cycle and showed AI can unlock step-change gains in speed, quality, and scalability.

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AI-powered software development: How technology is rewriting the rules
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From individual productivity hacks to full workflow and role reinvention—three McKinsey experts explain how AI is changing the...
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Rewiring software delivery for the agentic era
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The way agentic AI is being used in software development is a harbinger for broader changes in the delivery model.
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Can agentic AI (finally) modernize core technologies in insurance?
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Insurers have long understood the need to transform their core technologies. So, why haven’t they? Agentic AI may finally make...
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The AI revolution in software development
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If gen AI has a killer application, it’s software development—one of the most profound shifts in the history of programming.
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Unlocking the value of AI in software development
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Many software teams are seeing some impact from AI, but a select group is experiencing more significant gains by rethinking roles,...
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The agentic organization: Contours of the next paradigm for the AI era
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Companies are moving toward a new paradigm of humans working together with virtual and physical AI agents to create value. We...
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How an AI-enabled software product development life cycle will fuel innovation
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AI has the potential to fundamentally transform the development of software products, increasing the pace of the process and...

Executive voices

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Securing software in the age of AI: Red Hat CTO Chris Wright
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Open-source veteran Chris Wright explains why AI-driven vulnerability discovery is forcing a reckoning for software security,...
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How Miro is redefining collaboration across the product development life cycle
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Miro cofounder and CEO Andrey Khusid reflects on the company’s evolution from a digital whiteboard to an AI-powered workflow...
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Resolve AI CEO Spiros Xanthos: AI’s impact on software production systems
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Automating software’s deployment, production, and monitoring systems has been challenging. Resolve AI’s CEO explains how AI could...
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Interview
HackerOne CEO Kara Sprague on how AI is reshaping cybersecurity
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HackerOne CEO Kara Sprague discusses how AI is reshaping the cybersecurity landscape and why security teams must shift from finding...
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Paving the road for AI agents: Interview with Factory CEO Matan Grinberg
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Factory CEO and cofounder Matan Grinberg discusses why scaling AI in software engineering depends less on flashy demos and more...
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Building trust to scale AI: Interview with the CEO of Stack Overflow
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As AI reshapes software development, how can companies build trust and deploy AI at scale? Stack Overflow CEO Prashanth Chandrasekar...
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How AI is shaking up coding: Interview with Sonar CEO Tariq Shaukat
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The role of AI in coding is evolving quickly. Sonar CEO Tariq Shaukat offers his perspective on what’s next for software...
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Measuring AI in software development: Interview with Jellyfish CEO Andrew Lau
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As AI transforms coding, how will companies ensure it is actually effective? Jellyfish CEO Andrew Lau shares his thoughts on...