Why Agile project management is essential for healthcare?
Posted by SCRUMstudy® on July 22, 2024
Categories: Agile Iterative Development Product Owner SBOK® Guide Scrum Scrum Guide Scrum Team
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Agile project management is increasingly finding its place in the healthcare sector due to its ability to adapt to changing requirements and deliver value quickly. In healthcare, where patient needs and regulatory demands can shift rapidly, Agile methodologies like Scrum offer a structured approach to managing projects. By breaking down complex projects into manageable iterations, healthcare teams can prioritize tasks effectively, collaborate closely with stakeholders, and incorporate feedback iteratively. This approach fosters continuous improvement and allows healthcare organizations to deliver high-quality services while staying responsive to evolving patient needs and industry standards.
Scrum is one of the most commonly used forms of Agile. Scrum encourages iterative decision-making and reduces time spent on unknown variables that are prone to change. Scrum embraces change like no other. Scrum is based on delivering the greatest amount of value to the customer in a short period, ensuring a potentially shippable product at the end of each sprint otherwise called iteration.
Agile employs an iterative process, breaking work into short sprints. This approach embraces changing specifications, reducing the time spent on extensive upfront planning. Requirements are prioritized based on business value, and the product owner frequently refines the product backlog to ensure alignment with evolving needs and goals. Agile follows a self-organized style as individuals are not managed and the organization is de-centralized. Since Agile is split into iterations they pick up a small amount of work and the rest can be changed and updated to the prioritized. In Agile the Return on Investment is achieved early as release happens in phases and is received throughout the project life. The customer involvement in the project is very high as the development works on the concept of customer collaboration.
