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ScrumStudy SMC Exam - Topic 3 Question 121 Discussion

Actual exam question for ScrumStudy's SMC exam

Question #: 121
Topic #: 3

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Which one of the following statements about the history of Scrum is NOT correct?

AThe idea of Scrum was derived from a ''rugby'' approach, in which ''a team tries to go the distance as a unit,
passing the ball back and forth.''

BTakeuchi and Nonaka proposed that product development should be like a sequential relay race.

CScrum was based on a flexible and all-inclusive product development strategy where the development
team works as a unit to reach a common goal.

DTakeuchi and Nonaka based their approach on manufacturing case studies from various industries.
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Takeuchi and Nonaka proposed that product development should not be like a sequential relay race, but
rather should be analogous to the game of rugby where the team works together, passing the ball back and
forth as they move as a unit down the field. The rugby concept of a ''Scrum'' (where a group of players form
together to restart the game) was introduced in this article to describe the authors' proposal that product
development should involve ''moving the Scrum downfield''.

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by Claudio at Jan 26, 2026, 08:13 PM

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Carmelina

15 days ago

I think it's tricky!

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Stanford

20 days ago

Are we sure about the timeline? Seems off.

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Mollie

25 days ago

No way, Scrum is way older than that!

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Justine

1 month ago

Definitely a game changer in project management.

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Garry

1 month ago

I thought it was earlier than that!

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Leonor

1 month ago

Scrum was created in the early 1990s.

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Jani

2 months ago

Scrum was obviously invented by a bunch of guys high on coffee and Red Bull.

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Aleisha

2 months ago

I thought Scrum was developed by a bunch of monkeys on typewriters.

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Dong

2 months ago

Wasn't Scrum created by a team of elite hackers in a basement somewhere?

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Reiko

2 months ago

I'm pretty sure Scrum was invented by a group of ninjas in a secret dojo.

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Twanna

2 months ago

I vaguely recall that Scrum was influenced by Lean principles, but I can't remember if that's relevant to this question.

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Milly

2 months ago

I’m a bit confused about the roles in Scrum's history. Wasn't there something about it evolving from other frameworks?

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Marylyn

3 months ago

There was a practice question about the origins of Agile methodologies, and I feel like Scrum was part of that discussion.

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Adaline

3 months ago

I think I remember that Scrum was developed in the early 1990s, but I'm not sure about the exact timeline.

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Elvera

4 months ago

Time to put my Scrum knowledge to the test! I'll carefully consider each option and select the one that doesn't fit.

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Richelle

4 months ago

Ugh, I'm a bit fuzzy on the details of Scrum's origins. I'll have to make an educated guess on this one.

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Pamela

4 months ago

I feel pretty confident about the history of Scrum, so I think I can eliminate the incorrect statement here.

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Rebecka

4 months ago

Okay, let me think this through. I know the key events and milestones in Scrum's development, so I should be able to spot the odd one out.

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Ty

4 months ago

Hmm, this is a tricky one. I'll need to carefully review my notes on the history of Scrum to identify the incorrect statement.

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