Risk of Securing Specialized Personnel and Engineer Attrition
First written in FY2017. 2 of 4 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 34 of 108 companies on the "Worse" side.
- FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「As the use of advanced technologies, including generative AI, advances rapidly, if the development of talent with the advanced expertise and technical skills required by the company does not proceed as planned, a mismatch may arise with the skills required for business operations. This could make it difficult to respond appropriately to customer needs and maintain competitiveness, potentially affecting the company's business activities and performance.」
In addition to the existing risks related to securing specialized personnel and employee departures, the company specifically identified delays in developing highly skilled personnel able to address advanced technologies such as generative AI, and resulting skill mismatches, as risks. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「Because securing personnel with specialized and technical skills and expertise is important to advancing the company's business, it works to secure such personnel through recruitment and training and also makes use of outsourcing to external companies.」
The company is pursuing the recruitment, training and outsourcing of specialized personnel, while continuing to disclose failure to meet its personnel plans, insufficient external support and the large-scale departure of engineers as risks. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「Because securing personnel with specialized and technical skills and expertise is important to advancing the company's business, it works to secure such personnel through recruitment and training and also makes use of outsourcing to external companies. However, if the recruitment of such personnel does not proceed as planned or the company is unable to obtain support from external companies, its business operations and performance may be affected. In addition, if the company reaches a situation in which development work cannot be carried out under its previous structure, such as as a result of the large-scale departure or resignation of engineers who have accumulated extensive proprietary technology and knowledge through their day-to-day system development work, its business and performance may be affected.」
The company continues to disclose as risks the failure to meet its plans for securing specialized personnel, insufficient external support and the large-scale departure of engineers, while pursuing recruitment, training and outsourcing. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「Because securing personnel with specialized and technical skills and expertise is important to advancing the company's business, it works to secure such personnel through recruitment and training and also makes use of outsourcing to external companies. However, if the recruitment of such personnel does not proceed as planned or the company is unable to obtain support from external companies, its business operations and performance may be affected. In addition, if the company reaches a situation in which development work cannot be carried out under its previous structure, such as as a result of the large-scale departure or resignation of engineers who have accumulated extensive proprietary technology and knowledge through their day-to-day system development work, its business and performance may be affected.」
Against a backdrop of shortages of development engineers, the company is working to secure personnel through recruitment, training and outsourcing, while identifying failure to meet its plans, a lack of external support and large-scale employee departures as business risks.