Who is responsible for managing the Product Backlog?

The correct answer is D. The Product Owner. The Product Owner is solely responsible for managing the Product Backlog. This includes ordering items to best achieve goals, ensuring the backlog is visible and clear, and ensuring the Development Team understands items sufficiently. While the Development Team may help refine…

Submitted by viktor_hu· Apr 18, 2026Scrum Framework

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AThe Development Team
BThe Scrum Master
CThe Key Stakeholders
DThe Product Owner

How the community answered

(42 responses)

A
2% (1)
C
5% (2)
D
93% (39)

Explanation

The Product Owner is solely responsible for managing the Product Backlog. This includes ordering items to best achieve goals, ensuring the backlog is visible and clear, and ensuring the Development Team understands items sufficiently. While the Development Team may help refine items and the Scrum Master may coach on backlog management, the accountability rests exclusively with the Product Owner. This responsibility cannot be delegated - if the Product Owner makes decisions, others in the organization must respect them.

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