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.

Who runs the backlog refinement meeting?

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 manage the backlog?

10 Tips for Product Owners on Product Backlog Management. As a Product Owner, you are responsible for Product Backlog Management, in order to maximize the value of the Product. The Product Backlog is the single source of truth which contains all the work to be done on the Product.