Describe the role of the product owner during a sprint planning meeting.

Remember to indicate that product owners collaborate with other team members to decide the scope of the user stories the team plans to include in the sprint. Sprint planning involves negotiation and developing a strategy that serves the development team in addition to the customers.

During sprint planning, Product Owners review the proposed stories they would like to see included in the sprint based on the team's availability and velocity. Teams then discuss the stories - why they are needed and how they will be used. Product Owners capture any questions for their business users or customers. The discussion is collaborative and often includes the negotiation of important technical stories into the scope.

The team defines their tasks for the stories and develops the sprint backlog that is representative of the scope commitment for the sprint. Some teams also create a development calendar for the sprint that projects when stories are scheduled to be ready for testing and review. Product Owners do not drive that portion of the meeting, but they are typically available as needed for questions.