AI-accelerated everything: Accelerating innovation with AI-powered agentic development

AI is no longer a buzzword—it’s a proven catalyst that’s accelerating advancements across every sector. In the finance industry, AI is transforming how organizations identify market trends, optimize trading strategies, and enhance fraud detection. In retail, companies are using AI to create personalized shopping experiences, while in industries like finance, transportation, and natural resources, AI is enabling dynamic pricing strategies.

In software development, AI’s impact is transformative, particularly with the rapid adoption of coding assistants. At Slalom Build, for example, we’ve seen a 30%–50% increase in team velocity and a 20%–30% reduction in project costs by integrating AI into our engineering processes. But the real potential lies in advanced AI tools—like interactive, automated agents—that can accelerate the entire software development lifecycle (SDLC) five- to tenfold. These powerful tools go beyond assisting with code to generating use cases, automating test cases, modernizing legacy code, and optimizing deployment strategies. This is where AI truly transforms software engineering.