PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) — Question 238

During refinement, the team tester has a question about part of the acceptance criteria for a given user story. Who should clarify the acceptance criteria?

Answer options

• A. The sponsor, since they understand the business value.
• B. The scrum master, since they coordinate with the team and define the acceptance criteria.
• C. The product owner, since their vision is the basis for the acceptance criteria.
• D. The developer, since they write the code that would be tested.

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The product owner is the correct answer because they are responsible for defining the acceptance criteria based on their vision for the product. The sponsor may understand business value, but they do not define criteria. The scrum master facilitates the process but does not create criteria. The developer implements the code but is not responsible for clarifying acceptance criteria.