The Principal Analyst is expected to: Conduct primary research alongside key analysts on 1) the evolution of modern software development and delivery services, including agile, DevSecOps, cloud-native, platform engineering, and AI-infused delivery models; 2) development team organizational structures, including product-centric operating models, project-to-product transitions, pod-based teams, platform teams, and hybrid client - provider models; 3) how generative AI and AI-assisted engineering are transforming service provider offerings, delivery economics, and client expectations; 4) how service providers help clients build internal capabilities through cocreation, change management, reskilling, and cultural transformation; 5) value measurement, governance, and metrics that shift application delivery from outputs to business outcomes; and 6) the future of the modern software delivery services market as AI compresses the SDLC and reshapes competitive differentiation. Create approximately eight to 12 high-quality, actionable, analytically deep, and fact-based research projects per year which include a mixture of written reports, tools, webinars, videos, blogs, podcasts, infographics, and other intellectual property.