Zinnov ProHance Study Finds AI Tools Cut Dev Effort By 21%

The Common Question

How can AI tools accelerate software development?

The Lesson in This Case

A controlled eight-week pilot at a Professional Services GCC cut total development effort by 21% – 80 hours saved across 12 software development activities – by running matched teams with and without AI tools against a shared backlog. That result only became visible because the organization built a pre-AI baseline and tracked workflow-level adoption, not just license counts. With 72% of GCC leaders still operating without a structured ROI framework, the leadership priority is clear: measure before you scale, or you are funding activity rather than outcomes.

Originally reported by digital terminal. Read the full story here.