The backlog refinement meeting (or backlog management meeting, or backlog grooming session) usually takes place towards the end of the current sprint. Attendance varies but certainly includes the Product Owner and the meeting is often facilitated by the ScrumMaster.

Who Should Attend sprint refinement?

The backlog refinement ceremony must be attended by team members with the highest involvement in the product building process: The individual who leads the meeting — product manager, product owner, or someone else. Product managers or other representatives of the product team.

Who is involved in backlog refinement?

Every member of the Scrum Team is responsible for Product Backlog Refinement: The Product Owner: building the right thing; The Development Team: building the thing right; The Scrum Master: ensuring feedback and empiricism throughout these activities.