Identified Agile Approach Research

Imagine that you are a departmental manager in a large health care organization’s information technology (IT) department. The chief information officer (CIO) has asked you to initiate a change from the traditional waterfall project structure to an agile approach. Complete the following for this assignment: Research different agile methodologies, and identify 1 approach that you will suggest to the CIO. Explain why this method would be beneficial to the IT organization. Identify challenges that are specific to the health care industry that will need to be addressed during the transition to an agile project format. Identify the 5 greatest challenges that you will need to mitigate for the transition. Explain a sample implementation plan to transition the organization from waterfall to the identified agile approach. Note: Use APA style to cite at least 2 scholarly sources from the last 5 years.