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title: Exploring Delegated Development
description: Delegated Development allows designated users without a system admin role to develop or deploy applications on the ServiceNow AI Platform.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/application-development/delegated-development-and-deployment/exploring-delegated-development.html
release: australia
product: Delegated Development and Deployment
classification: delegated-development-and-deployment
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Delegated Development, Planning your application, Building applications]
---

# Exploring Delegated Development

Delegated Development allows designated users without a system admin role to develop or deploy applications on the ServiceNow AI Platform.

## Delegated Development overview

If you have the application-specific admin role or the system-level admin role, you can delegate application development to designated developers at the application level.

## Delegated Development users

|User|Description|
|----|-----------|
|Admin|Admin user can delegate developers.|
|Application Administrator|If [Application administration](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/application-administration.md) is enabled, only an application administrator of the target application can delegate developers to an application. If application administration is not enabled, an admin user can delegate developers.|

## What to explore next

To learn more about configuring and using Delegated Development, see:

-   [Configuring Delegated Development](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/delegated-development-and-deployment/configuring-delegated-development.md)
-   [Administer Delegated Development Delegated Development](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/delegated-development-and-deployment/administer-delegated-development.md)