About the Authors

We have worked in software our whole lives. With Type A personalities and a strong work ethic, we have both done our share of overtime on death march projects. Eventually we knew we had to find another way. Agile brought us together when we worked at a company trying to do Scrum for the first time.

In 2012, we took the plunge and started our own business, Growing Agile. Since then we have been doing the work that we are passionate about: introducing people to agile and helping teams improve. Best of all we have a positive impact on other people’s lives.

In the 15 years we’ve been doing agile, one thing has become clear: The Scrum Master role is one of the most misunderstood and badly implemented parts of Scrum. We’ve made it our personal mission to help change that. A great Scrum Master can make the difference between an okay team and an awesome team, and we think everyone in this role should be creating awesome teams! Enjoy!