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title: "Agile/Scrum Roles"
source: Microsoft Code-With Engineering Playbook
source_url: https://github.com/microsoft/code-with-engineering-playbook
licence: CC-BY-4.0
domain: engineering
subdomain: microsoft-code-with-playbook
date_added: 2026-04-25
---

# Agile/Scrum Roles

- We prefer using "process lead" over "scrum master". It describes the same role.

This section has links directing you to definitions for the traditional roles within Agile/Scrum.  After reading through the best practices you should have a basic understanding of the key Agile roles in terms of what they are and the expectations for the role.

- [Product Owner](https://scrumguides.org/scrum-guide.html#product-owner 'Product Owner')
- [Scrum Master](https://scrumguides.org/scrum-guide.html#scrum-master 'Scrum Master')
- [Development Team](https://scrumguides.org/scrum-guide.html#developers 'Developers')
