Who is responsible for the content, availability, and ordering of the Product Backlog?

• A. Scrum Master
• B. Stakeholders
• C. Product Owner
• D. Developers

Answer: (C)

The Product Owner is responsible for the content, availability, and ordering of the Product Backlog. In Scrum, the Product Backlog is the single source of truth for what the product should become, so owning it means defining what each item is, its acceptance criteria, and ensuring it is clear and well understood. The Product Owner also decides the order of backlog items to maximize value, balancing factors like business priority, return on investment, risk, dependencies, and feedback from stakeholders and the market. Availability means making the backlog visible and accessible to the Development Team and stakeholders, so items are ready to be pulled into Sprints when appropriate. The Scrum Master facilitates the process, but does not own the backlog, and the Developers implement items without owning backlog content or its priority. Stakeholders provide input, but the responsibility for backlog content, visibility, and ordering rests with the Product Owner.