Turbocharging

software with Gen AI

How organizations can realize the full potential
of generative AI for software engineering

Organizations are reaping multiple

benefits from leveraging generative AI for
software engineering

One in two organizations adopting generative AI sees

improvements in enabling innovative work and quality of software.

Enabling innovative work

61%
(e.g., developing new features, services etc.)

Quality of software 49%

Productivity 41%

Collaboration 36%

Security 34%

Time to market/reduction in lead-time 33%

Cost of software development 25%

Technical debt 12%

Compliance and risk management 9%

Source: Capgemini Research Institute, Generative AI in Software Engineering, Senior Executive Survey, April 2024, n = 412 organizations
Organizations with active* generative AI initiatives have seen 7–18%
represented by n = 412 software leaders that have scaled up or are running pilots with generative AI in software engineering.

improvement in total productivity across the SDLC#

Source: Capgemini Research Institute, Generative AI in Software Engineering, Senior Executive Survey, April 2024, n = 412 software leaders that
have scaled up or are running pilots with generative AI in software engineering.
* active initiatives are those generative AI deployments that are in the pilot or scaling stages.
# Total productivity improvement refers to overall improvement in the productivity of the software professionals from all types of tasks
accelerated by generative AI.

Generative AI benefits extend to job satisfaction and happiness.

2%
6% Frustrated or helpless
Stressed

11%
Threatened or afraid

35% Assisted and

augmented
22%
Neutral

24%
Excited or happy

Source: Capgemini Research Institute, Generative AI in Software Engineering, Software Professionals Survey, April 2024, N = 1,092 software professionals

Generative AI adoption is at an early stage

but will accelerate sharply

Adoption of generative AI in software engineering is

in its early stages, but more than four in five software
professionals are estimated to leverage* it by 2026

Percentage of workforce leveraging generative AI tools in the workforce

85%

1.8x

59%

46%

29%

17%

Today 2025 2026

Estimated future adoption Workforce using generative AI tools that are Workforce that has access to
not officially authorized by their organization generative AI tools offically

Source: Capgemini Research Institute, Generative AI in Software Engineering, Senior Executives Survey, April 2024, N=1, 098 Senior Executives

Note: Today’s data is representative of the survey results, while 2025 and 2026 is estimated on senior executive’s future deployment plans and the
trends in unofficial usage.
* both officially and with unauthorized access

Most use cases are in early stages of adoption.

Percentage of organizations focusing on the following use cases for

implementation (pilot or scaled)

Coding assistance (generation, completion) 39%

UX design assistance 37%

RFP preparation and proposal evaluation 33%

User story generation 30%

Debugging and error prediction 29%

Code review and quality assurance 29%

Global Average 24%

Source: Capgemini Research Institute, Generative AI in Software Engineering, Senior Executive Survey, April 2024, N = 1,098 senior executives;
Software Professionals Survey, April 2024, N = 1,092 software professionals.
Note: Adoption and implementation refers to any scale - from trial/pilot, to a scaled implementation

Lack of foundational prerequisites and

unofficial usage of generative AI pose
significant risks

Organizations lack the governance framework and upskilling

and reskilling programs for leveraging generative AI for
software engineering.

organizations lack
a governance also lack an
61% framework for
generative AI in
61%
61% upskilling/reskilling
program for
software engineering generative AI

More than three in five software professionals using generative

AI are doing so without organizational approval, exposing
organizations to functional, security, and legal risks.

Source: Capgemini Research Institute, Generative AI in Software Engineering, Senior Executive Survey, April 2024, N = 1,092 organizations
represented by 1,092 software professionals.

How can organizations harness the

full potential of generative AI for
software engineering?

Select and prioritize Prepare for generative Put people at the heart of this
high benefit use cases Al use by delivering transformation by creating a learning
technology prerequisites culture at your organization

Mitigate risks around security, Transform your software Adopt a measurement

IP/copyright issues, and code organization to protocol for monitoring the
leakage using a thorough ensure optimal impact of generative AI and
risk management approach usage of generative Al prioritizing use cases.

Source: Capgemini Research Institute.

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