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Exin ASM Exam - Topic 4 Question 98 Discussion

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?
C) The company was too large to transition easily. A successful pilot project should have been done first, to be able to copy from.
A) Scrum was not properly promoted as a best practice and the best way to solve the problems of the organization which created a big risk.
B) The change to Agile was not disruptive enough to provoke a real change and there was not enough commitment to keeping the new process.
D) There was no public display of Agility and, therefore, customers kept asking for Waterfall projects. The company gave up too early.

Exin ASM Exam - Topic 4 Question 98 Discussion

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Question #: 98
Topic #: 4
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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?

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by Evette at Apr 08, 2026, 06:15 PM

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Lorean
5 hours ago
Customers wanted Waterfall, so they panicked and reverted. They gave up too soon.
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Lelia
5 days ago
Definitely, a pilot could have shown real benefits first.
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Audria
11 days ago
I feel like they should have started with a pilot project. Too big of a leap!
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Gracie
16 days ago
Option A makes sense too. Promotion of Scrum was weak.
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Rosita
21 days ago
Agreed, they needed stronger leadership support.
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Stephanie
26 days ago
I think the change wasn't disruptive enough. Commitment was lacking.
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Ailene
1 month ago
They probably gave up too soon; Agile needs time to settle in.
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Roselle
1 month ago
A pilot project would have helped a lot, for sure.
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Rosendo
1 month ago
Wait, how can you expect success without experienced Scrum Masters?
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Kenneth
2 months ago
Totally agree, commitment is key for Agile to work!
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Leila
2 months ago
Sounds like they didn't have enough buy-in from leadership.
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Esteban
2 months ago
Surprised they gave up so quickly! Wasn't there a chance to adapt?
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Lindsey
2 months ago
I think they should've done a pilot first. Too big of a leap!
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Thora
2 months ago
Wait, how can you expect success without experienced Scrum Masters?
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Marva
4 months ago
Totally agree, commitment is key for Agile to work!
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Brittni
4 months ago
Sounds like they didn't have enough buy-in from leadership.
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Elenora
4 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.
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Jolene
5 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.
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Skye
5 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.
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Crista
5 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.
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