Top 30 Agile Books for Scrum Masters

For several weeks I was collecting a list of the best agile books for scrum masters. I started to ask some communities on social networks where I got a lot of feedback! The contribution was so high that I received more than 100+ unique books. I decided to divide them into 5 different categories – Books for: Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Agile Developers, Leadership & Agile Coaching. In this blog post I will start with the Top 30 Agile Books for Scrum Masters.

The list is ordered based on reviews and ratings on Amazon and GoodReads. If you think that there is an important book that should be added to that list, leave a comment after the list.

Top 30 books for scrum masters recommended by the community

#	Title	Author
1	The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable	Patrick M. Lencioni
2	Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change	Kent Beck
3	Agile Estimating and Planning	Mike Cohn
4	Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team	Patrick M. Lencioni
5	Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great	Esther Derby
6	Succeeding with Agile	Mike Cohn
7	The Agile Samurai: How Agile Masters Deliver Great Software	Jonathan Rasmusson
8	Scrum and XP from the Trenches	Henrik Kniberg
9	Agile Software Development with Scrum	Ken Schwaber
10	Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit	Mary Poppendieck
11	Essential Scrum: A Practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile Process	Kenneth S. Rubin
12	Coaching Agile Teams	Lyssa Adkins
13	Agile Coaching	Rachel Davies
14	The Scrum Field Guide: Practical Advice for Your First Year (Agile Software Development Series)	Mitch Lacey
15	Scrum Guide	Ken Schwaber & Jeff Sutherland
16	Agile Software Development: The Cooperative Game	Alistair Cockburn
17	Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time	Jeff Sutherland
18	#Workout: Games, Tools & Practices to Engage People, Improve Work, and Delight Clients	Jurgen Appelo
19	Agile Project Management: Creating Innovative Products	Jim Highsmith
20	The People’s Scrum: Agile Ideas for Revolutionary Transformation	Tobias Mayer
21	Leading Teams: Setting the Stage for Great Performances	J. Richard Hackman
22	The Secret of Teams: What Great Teams Know and Do (BK Business)	Mark Miller
23	The Lean Mindset: Ask the Right Questions	Mary Poppendieck
24	The Human Side of Agile – How to Help Your Team Deliver	Gil Broza
25	Collaboration Explained: Facilitation Skills for Software Project Leaders	Jean Tabaka
26	Getting Value out of Agile Retrospectives	Luis Gonçalves & Ben Linders
27	Scrum Mastery: From Good To Great Servant-Leadership	Geoff Watts
28	The Professional ScrumMaster’s Handbook	Stacia Viscardi
29	30 Days to better Agile: Effective strategies for getting results Fast using Scrum	Angela Druckman
30	Becoming a Catalyst: Scrum Master Edition: Using Everyday Interactions to Accelerate Culture Change	Len Lagestee

My personal Top 5 books for Scrum Masters that I recommend:

#	Title	Author
1	Agile Software Development with Scrum	Ken Schwaber
2	#Workout: Games, Tools & Practices to Engage People, Improve Work, and Delight Clients	Jurgen Appelo
3	Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Field Guide for Leaders, Managers, and Facilitators	Patrick M. Lencioni
4	Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time	Jeff Sutherland
5	Leading Teams: Setting the Stage for Great Performances	J. Richard Hackman