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# Plan your application development

# Plan your application development {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
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* Updated January 30, 2025
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

The planning process is the most important step in building an application. Thinking through design and configuration before building has both immediate and long-term benefits for the application.

## Fit for the ServiceNow AI Platform {#plan-your-app-development__section_mwv_rxf_sxb}

Not every application idea is a good fit for the ServiceNow AI Platform. During the planning stage, consider what makes an application a good or a poor fit for the ServiceNow AI Platform. Keep the good fit characteristics in mind while planning the
application.  
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| Good fit | Poor fit |
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| * Simple forms * Task management * Request management * Spreadsheet-driven processes * Repeatable processes * Third-party integrations * Orchestration of multiple systems * Single experience from functions in multiple systems * Web and mobile access to the same apps and data simultaneously {#plan-your-app-development__ul_oqd_5mn_swb} | * Unstructured data * Unrepeatable processes * Content that needs graphics processing * Streaming audio or video * Highly customized user interface {#plan-your-app-development__ul_xyc_ymn_swb} |
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* **[Plan before you build](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/7ZnINm9SFmJWkM6bWuXruA)**   
  Essentially, an application is a digital program that supports user tasks. Some actions you take when building an application might be irreversible. Be aware of these actions and plan for them in advance.
* **[Use agentic AI to build and edit applications](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/c02JqktGYDBjRV8Yj~IRvQ)**   
  Use agentic AI to help create and edit applications. Agentic AI can also summarize what an app does and help you generate code.
* **[Manage app development](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/mwvp8maHAiFKfo3WiDFAMg)**   
  Govern app development on the ServiceNow AI Platform.