Future of Agile teams after the corona pandemic

Due to the measures surrounding the coronavirus, many Agile teams have suddenly started working from home. This has direct consequences for the practical way of working, because physical contact on location suddenly disappeared. Many Agile teams have introduced new tools to communicate more online and share information. What will the future be for Agile teams after the corona pandemic?

For years, Agile teams have used face-to-face communication. Simple aids such as a whiteboard were used for this. The main reason is that face-to-face communication is the most rich and surefire communication channel for sharing knowledge.

During the corona pandemic, a situation has arisen in which many Agile teams have been forced to work from a home workplace. The experiences with working from home are divided and the reasons are diverse. Some really enjoy it and want to keep doing this in the future. Others miss the personal contacts and want to go back to the work location at the office.

For Agile teams, it will increasingly happen that some are physically present at events and others online. This hybrid form creates new challenges.

Hybrid working

The future of hybrid working will differ per Agile team depending on the context in which the team finds itself. Working from home will continue in the coming period. We will experience what works and what does not work and new techniques will become more and more commonplace.

Seeing each other face to face on a regular basis remains important. Although it has been shown that working from home can be very efficient, in retrospect it is important that you can see each other's reaction.

Due to hybrid working, barriers have been removed and there are more possibilities to put together an international team, for example.

Whatever setting you work in, it remains important to enjoy your work. It is still possible, for example, to organize an online walk with the team. Then everyone is away from the desk for a while, which immediately gives a creative and fresh look.'

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