# What Is an Agile Coach? Key Responsibilities and Business Impact

DevFeed: [What Is an Agile Coach? Key Responsibilities and Business Impact](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/what-is-an-agile-coach-key-responsibilities-and-business-impact-4491.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.toptal.com/project-managers/agile/agile-coach>)

Author: ANTONIA MCCULLOUGH, AGILE COACH @ TOPTAL

Published: 2026-08-31T04:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Toptal Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/toptal-blog.md>)

Topics: [Agile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/agile.md>), [Self-organizing Team](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/self-organizing-team.md>), [software-development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-development.md>)

Tags: [agile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agile.md>), [business](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/business.md>), [collaboration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/collaboration.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [guide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guide.md>), [leadership](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/leadership.md>), [management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/management.md>), [project-management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/project-management.md>), [scrum](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scrum.md>), [software-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-development.md>)

## AI overview

A guide to the Agile coach role, covering its responsibilities, organizational impact, differences from Scrum masters, consultants, and project managers, and the skills needed to support Agile practices across teams and departments.

## Source excerpt

Navigate the evolving world of Agile coaching with this comprehensive guide. From responsibilities and skills to business impact, explore what the role looks like today and what it takes to succeed.