Bridging the gap: Bringing agile innovation to the water sector
June 04, 2025
For Water Online, Pooja Mahajan writes about the need to adopt the agile tech development model for innovation in the water industry
The water industry has long been grounded in reliability, regulatory compliance, and proven engineering practices. These strengths have kept our systems running for decades¡ªbut they have also made the sector slow to adopt modern technologies. As utilities face rising challenges¡ªfrom aging infrastructure and climate volatility to workforce shortages and increasing public expectations¡ªthe need for digital tools has never been clearer.
Yet our approach to building and implementing technology often clashes with how digital solutions are actually developed. To meet the moment, we need to rethink not just what tools we use, but how we partner to build them.
