What is the Product Owner responsible for during the Sprint Retrospective? (choose the best answer)

Question

Options

• ASummarizing and reporting the discussions to the stakeholders that they represent in
• BThe Product Owner should not take part in Sprint Retrospective.
• CParticipating as a Scrum Team member.
• DCapturing requirements for the Product Backlog.

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  3% (1)
• C
  87% (26)
• D
  7% (2)

Explanation

During the Sprint Retrospective, the Product Owner participates as a full member of the Scrum Team - inspecting how the team worked together and committing to improvements. The Scrum Guide explicitly states the Retrospective is attended by the entire Scrum Team, which includes the Product Owner, Scrum Master, and Developers.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A is wrong because the Retrospective is an internal team event focused on process improvement, not a reporting mechanism to stakeholders.
• B is wrong because excluding the Product Owner contradicts the Scrum Guide - all Scrum Team members attend.
• D is wrong because capturing backlog requirements happens during other events (e.g., refinement), not the Retrospective, which is about team process, not product scope.

Memory tip: Think of the Sprint Retrospective as a "team health check." Every member of the Scrum Team - including the PO - is part of that team, so everyone attends and contributes equally. If an answer ever suggests the PO is absent from a Scrum event, it's almost certainly wrong.

No community discussion yet for this question.