Journal of Development Research

Study on Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Implementation of Agile Project Management

Samruddhi Shetty¹ and Nirmala Joshi¹

First Published 8 Jan 2025. https://doi.org/10.1177/22298561241292909

Article Information

Volume 17, Issue 1 June 2024

Corresponding Author:

Samruddhi Shetty, MET IOM, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400051, India.
Email: samruddhishetty@gmail.com

¹MET IOM, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted all aspects of human life during 2020 and 2021, leading to widespread remote work due to strict restrictions aimed at controlling the virus’s spread. This shift affected various industries, including software development, where many teams transitioned to remote work and adopted hybrid project management methodologies. Combining Agile with waterfall approaches helped address the new challenges posed by remote collaboration and communication barriers. The research article concentrates on the impact of COVID on Agile values.

Keywords

Agile, pandemic, COVID-19, Agile software development, questionnaire, remote working, AI Powered Agile, project management, Agile Manifesto

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