Who is responsible for implementing the actions agreed upon by the team during a Retrospective?

Question

Options

• AThe Product Owner
• BThe Scrum Master
• CThe team

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  3% (1)
• C
  94% (31)

Explanation

In Scrum, the entire team collectively owns the improvement actions identified during a Retrospective - not any single role. The Retrospective is a self-organizing, collaborative ceremony where the team diagnoses its own problems and commits to its own solutions, making implementation a shared team responsibility.

Why A is wrong: The Product Owner focuses on the product backlog and maximizing product value, not on improving team processes or internal working agreements.

Why B is wrong: The Scrum Master facilitates the Retrospective and coaches the team, but acting as the sole owner of action items would undermine the team's self-management and accountability.

Memory tip: Think of it this way - whoever makes the commitment owns the commitment. The team agreed on the actions together, so the team implements them together. No single role can "own" what the whole team produced.

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