Do You Want to Become an Agile Coach?

Agile Coach was recently named one of the best and highest paying jobs. Hear from our agile coaching experts the best path for you to become an Agile Coach.

Anthony Mersino
Leadership and Agility
21 min readMar 12, 2024

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How exactly does someone become an Agile Coach? Recently, several people have reached out to me to ask how they can become an Agile Coach. They have been practicing Scrum Masters and they want to “move up” to Agile Coach.

There are many paths you could take to become an Agile Coach. Below I share some recommendations about how to do that along with a little bit about my own agile journey as context.

And as a bonus, I’ve invited several experienced agile coaches to share their tips for people who want to become an agile coach. So you will get to hear from a dozen practicing agile coaches.

But first, let’s take a look at why I think there are going to be a lot of people wanting to become an Agile Coach.

Agile Coaching is a Great Job

Agile coaching is a great job for those who have the skills and temperament. Back in 2019, Indeed.com listed Agile Coach as one of the top 25 best jobs in the US. Agile Coach was the highest paid of those “best jobs” with an average annual salary of…

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Anthony Mersino
Leadership and Agility

Author, Thought Leader, Agility Consultant and Value Delivery Specialist