--- title: Why Teams Are Building Their Own Internal Software... description: Internal business processes like vendor renewals, onboarding checklists, and approval workflows have historically stayed informal because building proper tools... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/why-teams-are-building-their-own-internal-software-instead-of-waiting-on-it-gdbryibzz twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Why Teams Are Building Their Own Internal Software Instead of Waiting on IT | daily.dev og:description: Internal business processes like vendor renewals, onboarding checklists, and approval workflows have historically stayed informal because building proper tools... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-teams-are-building-their-own-internal-software-instead-of-waiting-on-it-gdbryibzz og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/GdBRyIBZZ.png og:image:alt: Why Teams Are Building Their Own Internal Software Instead of Waiting on IT og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Why Teams Are Building Their Own Internal Software Instead of Waiting on IT **[Medium](https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Internal business processes like vendor renewals, onboarding checklists, and approval workflows have historically stayed informal because building proper tools felt disproportionately costly compared to the benefit. A 2026 State of GRC Report notes spreadsheets remain the most-used tool in governance and compliance despite abundant commercial alternatives. Gartner forecasts 75% of new enterprise applications will use low-code or AI-assisted development by 2026, up from under 25% in 2020. The author, who works at 8080.ai, argues that low-code and AI-assisted platforms are now letting non-technical operators build narrow, specific internal tools in days rather than waiting weeks on IT, and highlights that platforms planning access controls and data structure upfront matter more for tools handling sensitive data. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What percentage of new enterprise applications will use low-code or AI-assisted development by 2026? Gartner forecasts that 75% of new enterprise applications will be built using low-code or AI-assisted development by 2026, up sharply from under a quarter of applications in 2020. This trajectory reflects a broader shift toward faster, more accessible application development tools that don't require traditional coding skills or dedicated developer time. _Teams evaluating low-code adoption timelines can follow platform and tooling coverage on daily.dev._ ### Why do spreadsheets remain more popular than dedicated GRC software for governance and compliance tasks? Spreadsheets remain the most-used tool in governance, risk, and compliance work, ahead of every dedicated commercial platform, according to the 2026 State of GRC Report. The reasoning is practical rather than a matter of quality: spreadsheets are already open and familiar, while purpose-built platforms require reshaping workflows around software often designed for much larger organizations. _Anyone weighing spreadsheets against dedicated tooling can track similar build-vs-buy debates on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [How to succeed with AI-powered, low-code and no-code development tools](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-succeed-with-ai-powered-low-code-and-no-code-development-tools-lgcukx7wj) · InfoWorld · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Coding agents made building easy. 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