While a majority of developers are reaping benefits from vibe coding, an Adaptavist Group report today reveals there is a growing demand for better governance and project management.
These same developers also are responding to the fact that the amount of code being produced is for outpacing the ability of teams to review, govern and manage that code. In fact, while 82% of developers say governance and review are essential tasks, 11% indicated they deploy AI-generated code with a human review every time, and 30% noted that happens some of the time. About half said their teams have only a basic additional process to review AI-generated code, while 14% responded that no additional process exists within their organizations.
“Developers are shipping more, and shipping faster,” said Neal Riley, AI Innovation Lead at The Adaptavist Group, in the announcement. “Productivity is no longer the limiting factor. When developers can produce three times the code in half the hours, and code generation accelerates, organisations need better visibility, planning, alignment, review, and orchestration. The teams that win in this era won’t be the ones with the fanciest AI tools. They’ll be the ones with the strongest connective tissue around them.”
Along with the speed of vibe codng, 71% of respondents said the practice creates more coordination work for their team and 63% said vibe coding adds to the complexity of planning and tracking tasks, according to the report. As a resuslt, .73% said that because of vibe coding, they are using project management tools more frequently.
The report also revealed that 2 in 5 developers do not always disclose how much they use AI tools to get their job done, saying they were worried about how they and the work might be seen. This, the report said, created a “visibility gap” into usage that makes it harder for the organization to establish consistent standards for its use.
Risks and rewards
Among the other drawbacks of vibe coding, according to the report, is that it introduces technical debt, some 55% of respondents said. Thirty-three percent of developers surveyed warn of downtime and software failures from AI-generated code, and a full 67% say the practice limits learning opportunites for junior developers, while 39% fear losing their jobs.
On the positive side, large majorities of responsdents agree that vibe coding makes their work more enjoyable, that it improves creativiity, and would support using vibe coding tools throughout their organizations.
“Even as adoption accelerates, developers are already looking to what comes next,” The Adaptivist Group wrote in the report. “Nearly half (49%) believe vibe coding will eventually be replaced by agentic engineering – a more autonomous, workflow-driven approach to software creation – and 30% believe it could make coding even faster and more efficient than vibe coding today. As the productivity milestones are being met, organisations need to align on governance and orchestration.”
