Rapid Development Using Proprietary Software

「In ultra-high-speed development, progress in core-system reconstruction projects under way resulted in higher revenue and profit. Revenue from ultra-high-speed development increased 19.3% from the previous fiscal year. In the fiscal year ending March 2027, we will make strategic investments in the further evolution of JB Agile through the adoption of AI-driven development methods and in developing the personnel responsible for it.」

「In ultra-high-speed development, performance normalized as large-scale projects progressed smoothly from the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025, and this trend continued during the interim period. Revenue from ultra-high-speed development increased 24.6% year on year. In addition, completion of the development phases, which carry the largest weight of revenue and profit, was concentrated across several projects and contributed significantly to gross profit in the first quarter. We expect performance to remain strong in the second half and will continue to closely monitor the approximately 20 core-system development projects under way while concentrating human resources on their completion.」

「The major projects whose performance was negatively affected by these delays had been completed by the third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025. Performance normalized in the fourth quarter and is moving toward stability. Approximately 20 core-system modernization projects are currently under way, and we aim to complete them steadily in preparation for the conversion of Micro Asset Services into a key initiative of the medium-term management plan.」

「In ultra-high-speed development, the scale of core-system modernization projects has increased, supported by our early efforts in low-code development and a track record of more than 480 implementations. As a result, challenges in industry and business-process understanding became apparent, and delays arose in some projects from the end of the previous fiscal year. We are continuing to concentrate human resources and strengthen our structure, making phased improvements toward normalization during the current fiscal year. The accumulation and application rate of Micro Asset Services in development have steadily increased, particularly in the four priority industries—cram schools, building-material wholesalers, steel and food. Together with continued efforts to promote the acquisition of industry and business-process knowledge, we will improve development quality and productivity.」

「Ultra-high-speed development provides high added value by building core systems in half the conventional development time through a proprietary agile development methodology using low-code tools. We conduct proposal activities and consider systemization strategies on the premise that development components with enhanced versatility and reusability, known as Micro Asset Services, will be used.」

「HARMONIZE ultra-high-speed development responds to customers' needs to systemize their strengths in a short period by using a proprietary agile development methodology based on low-code tools, enabling core systems to be built in half the conventional development time. In addition, focused proposals for industries in which we have extensive experience helped differentiate us from other SIers and packaged products. More than 20 core-system development projects, including large-scale projects in priority industries ordered during the first half, are progressing smoothly, and revenue from ultra-high-speed development reached a record-high level.」

「In ultra-high-speed development, we have been promoting proposal activities focused on four industries in which we have extensive experience—cram schools, food, building-material wholesalers and steel—since last year, and received multiple orders for large-scale projects in priority industries, including food wholesalers. In addition to the Ultra-High-Speed Development Center, a specialist organization within the Group, we are promoting collaboration with external development partners and continuing to develop ultra-high-speed development talent and strengthen our development structure.」

「In systems development (SI), we continue to strengthen our development structure by shifting skills from conventional development methods to ultra-high-speed development, centered on the Ultra-High-Speed Development Center, a specialist organization within the Group. JB Microservices, mentioned above, has designated four industries in which we have accumulated business expertise and assets through development experience—cram schools, building-material wholesalers, steel and food manufacturing—as priority industries, and we are progressively turning these into services. During the quarter, we received an order for a large-scale project for a cram-school operator.」

「Ultra-high-speed development accounted for 60.1% of total SI revenue, up 5.4 percentage points from the previous fiscal year (Note 1).」

「In systems development (SI), the Group as a whole has been shifting its skills toward ultra-high-speed development, and its share of total SI revenue has remained at a consistently high level of 60.0% (Note 1).」

「In systems development (SI), the shift to ultra-high-speed development steadily progressed, and its share of total SI revenue rose to 60.7%, up 7.8 percentage points year on year. Compared with conventional development methods, ultra-high-speed development reduces rework and enables systems to be delivered with high quality and exceptional speed, achieving a high margin of more than 40%.」

「In systems development (SI), the shift from conventional development to high-value-added ultra-high-speed development has steadily progressed. Revenue from ultra-high-speed development was ¥1,940 million, up 41.3% year on year, and its share of total SI revenue rose to 49.6%.」

「In system development (SI), the shift from traditional development methods to high-value-added ultra-fast development (JB Agile) continued steadily. During the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year, ultra-fast development accounted for more than 40% of total SI, compared with 28% in the same period of the previous year. Alongside this shift in development methods, we are making thorough use of assets and components accumulated through past projects to strengthen the quality of all development projects and improve margins by reducing costs.」

「During the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year, ultra-high-speed development accounted for more than 40% of SI, compared with 25% in the same period of the previous year. In addition, based on experience and expertise from more than 400 projects, we make optimal proposals for each customer, and orders and revenue from ultra-high-speed development grew by more than 50% year on year.」

「The acquisition of medium- and large-scale projects through JB Agile, the Group's proprietary ultra-high-speed development methodology, is steadily shifting orders and development from conventional development to high-value-added ultra-high-speed development, an area in which the Group has strengths and distinctive capabilities. Going forward, we will raise development productivity and seek to further improve margins by thoroughly converting previously developed projects into assets and reusable components.」

「The shift from conventional development to New SI (ultra-high-speed development) has progressed. The track record and expertise accumulated in JB Agile Development, the Group's proprietary ultra-high-speed development methodology, have also steadily grown. Particularly in the second half of the fiscal year, we received a succession of orders from new customers for large-scale ultra-high-speed development projects involving core systems. Cloud-native development projects have also steadily increased, and we have begun to build a track record in development using container technology, which will be an important technology going forward.」

「We are also advancing initiatives to further improve development speed and productivity by applying the latest technologies, including implementing container technology, which improves development productivity, in actual projects and putting it into service.」

「For New SI, a key focus area, the company is promoting SE Advanced Activities, in which systems engineers themselves explain its value to customers, and advancing the shift from conventional system development to higher-margin New SI. Large-scale ultra-rapid development projects and business improvement application development projects using Cybozu's cloud-based development platform, kintone, also continued to grow steadily.」

「By closely coordinating with customers and actively using web conferencing systems and remote access tools, the company was able to smoothly bring multiple projects into service. New SI businesses, including large-scale ultra-rapid development projects using the JBCC Agile Development methodology and business improvement application development projects using Cybozu's cloud-based development platform, kintone, also grew steadily.」

「In SI, the company continued to focus on New SI, and cloud-native projects, including ultra-rapid development projects and business improvement application development using Cybozu's cloud-based development platform, kintone, to eliminate paper and Excel, grew. In particular, orders related to customers' core systems have steadily increased in large-scale ultra-rapid development projects using the JBCC Agile Development methodology. Based on this track record, the company will continue to expand the New SI business.」

「Orders for system development and IT construction services were extremely strong, with orders and order backlog for the cumulative second quarter reaching record-high levels. In addition, the high-value-added business areas of WILD7 continued to grow steadily. In system development, the company continued to focus on New SI, and cloud-native projects, including ultra-rapid development projects and business improvement application development using Cybozu's cloud-based development platform, kintone, to eliminate paper and Excel, grew.」

「In system development (SI), the focus on New SI began to bear fruit, with steady progress in orders for large-scale ultra-rapid development projects and business improvement application development projects using Cybozu's cloud-based development platform, kintone. The business expanded and profit margins also improved.」

「System development was below the level of the same period of the previous year for the cumulative third quarter, but entered a general recovery trend during the third quarter. Initiatives in New SI (new system development), including ultra-rapid development and cloud-native development, exceeded the level of the same period of the previous year by more than expected.」

「Overall system development was below the level of the same period of the previous year, but initiatives in New SI (new system development), including cloud-native development and rapid development, exceeded the level of the same period of the previous year.」

「Overall business remained at the same level as the previous year, but the results of initiatives to improve profitability, including rapid development, winning high-margin projects and promoting the cloud business, contributed to earnings.」

「In system development, business grew as a result of winning large-scale rapid-development projects, growth in the financial, public-sector and medical businesses, and the acquisition of high-margin projects.」

「In system development, business grew as a result of initiatives including rapid development and the acquisition of large-scale and high-margin projects.」

「In system development, business grew as a result of initiatives including rapid development and the acquisition of large-scale and high-margin projects.」

「In system development, business remained firm as a result of initiatives including rapid development, the resolution of unprofitable projects and the acquisition of high-margin projects.」

「The company will promote higher quality and greater efficiency in system development through rapid development using JB Group's proprietary software and strengthen its ability to respond swiftly to customers' management challenges.」