{"id":1158,"date":"2022-08-18T12:56:38","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T12:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/project-management-navigating-the-complexity\/?post_type=chapter&p=1158"},"modified":"2022-08-19T12:31:32","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T12:31:32","slug":"12-4-recent-trends-in-agile-project-management","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/project-management-navigating-the-complexity\/chapter\/12-4-recent-trends-in-agile-project-management\/","title":{"rendered":"12.4 Recent Trends in Agile Project Management"},"content":{"raw":"Organizations, whether they are multinational corporations, non-profits, government agencies, or international organizations, often make use of agile project methods and frameworks. Although agile started with the software development projects (see Section 12.1), its utilization has become common in other IT projects, and eventually non-IT projects such as new product development projects have practiced agile methods increasingly. A survey conducted by PMI (Project Management Institute) found that 23% of the organizations worldwide utilized agile techniques whereas 47% used predictive approach. However, another 23% also used hybrid approaches (e.g., using waterfall\u2019s sequential and linear project life cycle stages while establishing a more frequent communication and feedback system with the client and stakeholders).\r\n\r\nA recent study is the 15th State of Agile Report conducted in 2021 by digital.ai[footnote]Digital.ai. (2021). 15th State of Agile Report. https:\/\/digital.ai\/resource-center\/analyst-reports\/state-of-agile-report<\/a>[\/footnote]. Their data is up-to-date and reflect the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. Their sample is dominantly composed of people who work in agile teams or in organizations which implement agile approach. This report highlights salient insights from the practice as detailed below:\r\n