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Scrum roles: The product owner
From the course: Agile Software Development
Scrum roles: The product owner
- Now let's take a closer look at the different scrum team roles. The first role is the product owner who represents the business stakeholders and defines what needs to be built and in what order, the what is defined in the product backlog. A product owner is an individual and not a committee. They represent the vision and direction of the stakeholders. Product owners can be influenced by the stakeholders or scrum team members, but they have the final say on decisions about what needs to be built. Anyone on the scrum team can change the product backlog, but they must do it with the product owner's knowledge. The product owner is accountable for the contents and order of items in the product backlog. The product owner interacts with the other scrum team members, stakeholders, and management. They have the knowledge and authority to be the person that decides what ultimately needs to be built. The product owner is responsible for communicating product backlog items clearly and providing…
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