When must the Product Owner participate in the Daily Scrum? (choose the best answer)

Question

Options

• AWhen the Scrum Master asks the Product Owner to attend.
• BWhen the Product Owner is actively working on items on the Sprint Backlog;
• CWhen there are impediments to discuss.
• DWhen the Product Owner needs to represent the stakeholders' point of view to the

• A
  12% (3)
• B
  81% (21)
• C
  4% (1)
• D
  4% (1)

Explanation

Option B is correct because the Daily Scrum is a working session for the Developers, but the Product Owner is obligated to attend only when they are actively doing Sprint Backlog work themselves - in that case, they attend as a contributing team member, not in their PO capacity.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A - The Scrum Master has no authority to mandate PO attendance; the Scrum Guide does not give the SM that power.
• C - Impediments are handled by the Scrum Master and Developers during or after the Daily Scrum; the PO's presence is not required for this.
• D - The Daily Scrum is not a stakeholder communication event; the PO represents stakeholder interests through the Sprint Goal and Product Backlog, not by attending Daily Scrums.

Memory tip: Think of the Daily Scrum as "Developers only by default." The PO earns their seat the same way anyone does - by doing the work. If they're pulling Sprint Backlog items, they join; otherwise, attending is optional, not mandatory.

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