EY.ai Product Development Lifecycle: reinventing software delivery

An AI‑native framework designed for alignment, scale and sustained impact

The product development lifecycle (PDLC) combines advanced AI with proven product methodologies, transforming traditional processes, reshaping roles and creating a more productive environment for innovation.

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Faster time to market

AI agents accelerate every phase of AI-native software delivery, shrinking months of work into days for shippable products up to 80x sooner.

Complete, commercial-grade products

Get more than just code or prototypes. Create mature software products that include code, tests, documentation and infrastructure.

Leaner teams, bigger impact

Pursue more ideas with fewer resources, elevating quality, sparking innovation and creating a competitive advantage while lowering costs up to 70%.

Use case

The EY Cyber Factory Model has delivered significant results for clients. For instance, a Fortune 500 spin-off achieved a 30% reduction in inherited risk and exited TSAs 25% faster than planned. In the advanced manufacturing sector, clients saw a 40% improvement in OT security readiness, enabling operational independence from day one. Additionally, the model's rapid assessments and tailored migration roadmaps have led to a 50% reduction in deferred risk, promoting long-term resilience. These quantitative results demonstrate the model’s capability in accelerating cyber resilience during corporate transactions.

AI animates every phase of delivery

This dynamic AI-driven software development model accelerates cycle time and increases adaptability. Generate product requirements and architecture blueprints; manage scope and tasks; and develop code, operating infrastructure, documentation and resources.

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Reshape roles for the agentic enterprise

With agents taking on day-to-day tasks, teams can turn their attention to ideation, intent and outcomes. Traditional roles converge, overhead dissolves and siloes give way to cross-functional oversight, orchestration and alignment.

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Innovate efficiently and responsibly

The framework uses a proven product delivery toolset featuring industry-leading tech within your development stack. Responsible AI guardrails and governance provide reliability, accuracy and safety. And multidirectional collaboration means more alignment and less specification drift.

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Rewrite the delivery playbook with an AI-orchestrated product development lifecycle

Your organization needs more than efficient code. It needs higher-impact outcomes, faster. EY.ai PDLC is an AI-native framework that reimagines software delivery.

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The EY.ai Product Development Lifecycle team

Colm Sparks-Austin

EY Americas Technology Consulting Leader
People-focused leader. First-principles thinker. Why, not what. Brand above all. Proud Canadian. Fortunate husband. Die-hard skier. Tortured golfer. Yankees fan.
New York, NY, United States

Rakesh Malhotra

Principal, Digital & Emerging Technologies, Ernst & Young LLP
Product leader focused on intelligent distributed platforms. Entrepreneur. Passionate about sports, wine and travel.
Hoboken, NJ, United States

Sinclair Schuller

EY Americas Responsible AI Leader
Technology innovator and inventor. Avid outdoorsperson. Proud father.
New York, NY, United States

EY Partner Ecosystem-powered platform

Built on 8090

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The EY organization has selected 8090 as part of the EY.ai Product Development Lifecycle (PDLC) ecosystem, using the platform internally with digital engineering teams to deliver faster, more cost-efficient outcomes for clients. Through 8090’s AI-powered “factory line” approach, EY.ai for PDCL enables repeatable delivery of complex software patterns, such as enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management and other enterprise systems. Together, EY and 8090 professionals help organizations modernize and retire legacy platforms while accelerating the development of new, high-quality digital products with governance and consistency at scale.

Learn more about the EY and 8090 Ecosystem Partnership

EY refers to the global organization, and may refer to one or more, of the member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young Global Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, does not provide services to clients.