Who is the owner of a Sprint Backlog Item during the Sprint Planning meeting?

Question

Options

• AThe entire team owns all Sprint Backlog Items.
• BThe Product Owner owns all Sprint Backlog Items.
• CThe team member working on the item owns that item.

• A
  91% (31)
• B
  6% (2)
• C
  3% (1)

Explanation

In Scrum, the entire Development Team collectively owns the Sprint Backlog, meaning no single individual "owns" any item - the team self-organizes and shares responsibility for delivering the Sprint Goal together.

Option B is wrong because the Product Owner owns the Product Backlog, not the Sprint Backlog; during Sprint Planning, the team pulls items in and takes collective ownership of them.

Option C is wrong because even when one person works on a task, Scrum treats it as a team commitment - if that person gets blocked, the whole team is responsible for resolving it.

Memory tip: Think of the Sprint Backlog as a shared team contract, not a task assignment list. The word "team" appears in every Scrum accountability that touches the Sprint - if an answer says "individual," it's almost always a distractor.

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