Novadoc uses IBM BOB and AI to drive innovation

The discussion around Artificial Intelligence (AI) in software development is often centered around automation: generating code faster, reducing manual work and making development cycles more efficient. But if you look at how experienced developers are actually using AI today, something more fundamental is happening.

AI is not only changing how software is written, but above all changes how technical knowledge is built, applied and accelerated. And that may have the greatest impact on the software development process.

For years, software development has been strongly organised around specialisations: frontend, backend or infrastructure. Those boundaries are rapidly fading. Modern systems consist of complex technology stacks that no single developer can fully oversee anymore. The role is therefore shifting from “knowing everything” to “being able to navigate complexity and plan your development steps carefully”. AI assistants are playing an increasingly important role in this. Not as a replacement for developers, but as an accelerator of insight, context, planning and decision-making in complex systems. This development is not only visible globally, but also highly relevant for organisations in the Benelux.

Within IBM, we see how companies are embracing this shift. They combine deep technical expertise with new AI tools to tackle complex IT challenges. A concrete example of such an advanced AI assistant is IBM Bob.

NOVADOC

Novadoc, a Dutch consultancy and IBM partner, used IBM Bob to accelerate a complex IBM FileNet modernization, analyzing legacy architecture and Java code, generating documentation, and turning it into a modern configuration management application for IBM FileNet P8 in a weekend instead of weeks. “Using IBM Bob, we completed a complex FileNet modernization project in a weekend instead of weeks. What would normally take at least two weeks—even for a rough demo—was delivered in just days. The value of this acceleration goes beyond developer efficiency: being able to create a scalable, tested, and deployable Java application in such a short time fundamentally changes how a consultancy can move from a one-off project to a reusable asset,” says Hans Boef, Manager Technical Consultants and Support, Novadoc.

Read about IBM BOB and innovation with AI in the complete article here!