The main responsibilities of a Product Owner are:

• Responsible for maximizing the value delivered by the Team
• Content Authority for the Team
  • Owns Team Backlog
  • Prioritizes the Team Backlog
  • Maintains the Team Backlog
• Accepts stories when they have been validated
• Participates in reviewing and contributing to the vision and roadmap
• Works with team to prioritize technical Enablers
• Makes the hard calls on scope and content
  • Pivot, Preserve, or Stop
  • Adjusts the Team Backlog based on feedback from customers and stakeholders
  • Adjusts based on on current conditions (e.g. changing business conditions, changing Team capacity)
• Ensure Team has clarity on the requirement
• Coordinates with other POs and stakeholders to identify dependencies
• Balances between delivering new functionality and reducing technical debt
• Works with the Team to refine work Backlog items
• Work with Scrum Master to adjust execution plans, priorities, etc.