What is the role of the Product Owner in Scrum?

Short answer: The Product Owner (PO) is the voice of the customer and is responsible for: Defining and prioritizing the Product Backlog.

Explain a bit more

Maximizing value delivered by the team. Making trade-off decisions between features, cost, and time. Example: In a fintech app team, the PO decides that user onboarding is more critical than the referral program, so it’s prioritized in the backlog. This ensures the team focuses on what's most valuable for launch. Follow On:

Real-world example (ShopNest)

Agile for ShopNest means ship a thin checkout slice every sprint, get feedback, then improve—not a 6-month big-bang release.

Say this in the interview

1. Define — one clear sentence (the short answer above).
2. Example — relate it to a project like ShopNest or your real work.
3. Trade-off — when you would not use it.