Discuss Exin ASM Exam Topic 4 Question 98

A large company of more than 400 people changes from the Waterfall to the Agile framework. The company uses the approach of applying Scrum to all projects in the organization using an all-in scenario. The leaders are reluctant to fully commit to Scrum and there are no experienced Scrum Masters available within the organization yet. Six months later, Scrum has failed in the company. Many different applications of Scrum have been tried with varying degrees of success. The company gives up and returns to the Waterfall approach.

What is the most likely reason that the transition did not work?

AScrum was not properly promoted as a best practice and the best way to solve the problems of the
organization which created a big risk.

BThe change to Agile was not disruptive enough to provoke a real change and there was not enough
commitment to keeping the new process.

CThe company was too large to transition easily. A successful pilot project should have been done first, to be able to copy from.

DThere was no public display of Agility and, therefore, customers kept asking for Waterfall projects. The
company gave up too early.

Suggested Answer: C

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20 comments · newest first

Lorean 2 months ago

Customers wanted Waterfall, so they panicked and reverted. They gave up too soon.

Lelia 2 months ago

Definitely, a pilot could have shown real benefits first.

Audria 2 months ago

I feel like they should have started with a pilot project. Too big of a leap!

Gracie 2 months ago

Option A makes sense too. Promotion of Scrum was weak.

Rosita 2 months ago

Agreed, they needed stronger leadership support.

Stephanie 2 months ago

I think the change wasn't disruptive enough. Commitment was lacking.

Ailene 3 months ago

They probably gave up too soon; Agile needs time to settle in.

Roselle 3 months ago

A pilot project would have helped a lot, for sure.

Rosendo 3 months ago

Wait, how can you expect success without experienced Scrum Masters?

Kenneth 3 months ago

Totally agree, commitment is key for Agile to work!

Leila 3 months ago

Sounds like they didn't have enough buy-in from leadership.

Esteban 3 months ago

Surprised they gave up so quickly! Wasn't there a chance to adapt?

Lindsey 4 months ago

I think they should've done a pilot first. Too big of a leap!

Thora 4 months ago

Wait, how can you expect success without experienced Scrum Masters?

Marva 5 months ago

Totally agree, commitment is key for Agile to work!

Brittni 6 months ago

Sounds like they didn't have enough buy-in from leadership.

Elenora 6 months ago

I wonder if they just didn’t promote Scrum well enough. I recall a case study where poor communication led to confusion and resistance among teams.

Jolene 6 months ago

I feel like the lack of experienced Scrum Masters really hurt them. I’ve seen similar questions where the absence of skilled roles led to issues in Agile adoption.

Skye 6 months ago

I’m not sure, but I think a successful pilot project could have helped. It seems like trying Scrum across the whole company without experience was risky.

Crista 7 months ago

I remember studying how important leadership commitment is in Agile transitions. If the leaders weren't fully on board, that could definitely lead to failure.

Exin ASM Exam - Topic 4 Question 98 Discussion