In CIO Insight’s most recent digital publication, author Shelby Hiter considers the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on agile project management.  Specifically, Hiter cites such changes as Virtual Meetings over onsite visits, stronger data management practices, growing involvement in change management, and moving agile practices beyond the software world and into other areas of project management as major impacts (Hiter, 2021).  I can attest to experiencing all of these shifts in routine operation; the result of emergency measures undertaken industry-wide through-out the healthcare space.  The transformation to virtual meetings has been particularly impactful, leading to more meetings scheduled back-to-back as physical conveyance from one meeting room to another has been reduced or eliminated.  In fact, as we begin the shift back to a more in-person approach, we have found the need to adjust our thinking in terms of scheduling meetings to accommodate getting from one area of the hospital to another.

Read Hiter’s article here, and then return and comment on how the pandemic has altered your approach to agile project management.

Hiter, S. (2021, July 2). COVID’s Impact on Agile Project Management. CIO Insight. https://www.cioinsight.com/collaboration/agile-project-management/.