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From Local to Global: Bharat’s Journey in Agile Workforce Management for the IT Sector

Suhani Mehta*, Gopa Das** and Sonali Khurjekar***

* Student, IMDR, Pune, Maharashtra, India (E-mail: suhani.2000.mehta@gmail.com)

**Assistant Professor, IMDR, Pune, Maharashtra, India (E-mail: gopa.das@imdr.edu)
***Assistant Professor, IMDR, Pune, Maharashtra, India (E-mail: sonali.khurjekar@imdr.edu)

Abstract

In the light of the difficulties posed by digital disruption, this study examines the increasing use of
agile practice management in the IT industry. The emergence of “agile working” is explained as a

team-based approach that helps businesses swiftly adjust to a changing environment. Because they
are iterative in design and encourage ongoing input and modification throughout the project

lifecycle, agile approaches have been demonstrated to improve the creation of new goods and
services. The article makes a further distinction between classic, linear project management

methodologies and agile practice management. It highlights fundamental ideas like customer

collaboration, iterative development, and enabling self-organizing team. Agile teams may make sure
projects meet expectations and adapt well to shifting market conditions by actively incorporating

stakeholders and giving their input top priority. The purpose of this study is to clarify the growing
acceptance of agile practice management as a vital tactic used by IT firms to negotiate the ever-

changing digital market.

Keywords: Agile; Agile workforce; Agile methodologies; IT sector; Bibliometric analysis.
Introduction

The term 'Agile' has ended up more prevalent in later times since of the drive towards commerce
nimbleness. Spry working, a team-based workstyle, is frequently talked about these days as a

promising reaction to advanced disturbance, empowering organizations to act rapidly as unused

openings or challenges emerge. Dexterous hones have frequently been found to extend businesses'
capability to create modern items, administrations or arrangements quickly, successfully and

responsively. The term 'agile workforce' depicts a gather of representatives who can adjust to a
quickly changing and dubious work environment through information, abilities, and the

appropriation of proactive, versatile, and adaptable behaviors. Dexterous workers have the capacity

to adjust to other ways of working and new job prerequisites. (Gidiagba, 2024)

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