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What are the roles within a scrum methodology?

The correct answer is D. Product owner, scrum master, and scrum team. Scrum defines three core roles that make up the Scrum framework: the Product Owner, Scrum Master, and Scrum Team (which includes developers).

Submitted by salim_om· Mar 5, 2026Software Development Security

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What are the roles within a scrum methodology?

Options

  • AScrum master, retirements manager, and development team
  • BSystem owner, scrum master, and development team
  • CScrum master, quality assurance team, and scrum team
  • DProduct owner, scrum master, and scrum team

How the community answered

(24 responses)
  • A
    4% (1)
  • B
    8% (2)
  • D
    88% (21)

Why each option

Scrum defines three core roles that make up the Scrum framework: the Product Owner, Scrum Master, and Scrum Team (which includes developers).

AScrum master, retirements manager, and development team

'Retirements manager' is not a role that exists in Scrum or any standard project management methodology, making this option fabricated and incorrect.

BSystem owner, scrum master, and development team

'System owner' is not a defined Scrum role; while a 'Product Owner' exists in Scrum, 'System owner' is a term more associated with IT governance and security frameworks like FISMA, not Scrum.

CScrum master, quality assurance team, and scrum team

While a 'Scrum Master' is a valid role, 'quality assurance team' is not a distinct Scrum role - QA responsibilities are embedded within the cross-functional Scrum Team, and 'scrum team' alone without 'Product Owner' omits a critical role.

DProduct owner, scrum master, and scrum teamCorrect

The three official Scrum roles as defined by the Scrum Guide are the Product Owner (responsible for maximizing product value and managing the backlog), the Scrum Master (responsible for facilitating the process and removing impediments), and the Scrum Team (the cross-functional group that delivers the product increments). These are the only formal roles recognized within the Scrum framework.

Concept tested: Core roles defined within Scrum methodology

Source: https://scrumguides.org/scrum-guide.html#scrum-team

Topics

#Scrum roles#Agile methodology#Product owner#Scrum master

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