Which statement correctly describes the Product Owner's role in team ceremonies?

• A. Maintains the PgM backlog
• B. Defines ART objectives
• C. Runs the system demo
• D. Runs the team sprint demo

Answer: (D)

In team ceremonies, the sprint demo is where the team shows what was built during the sprint and seeks alignment with stakeholders. The Product Owner is the one who owns the Team Backlog items and their acceptance criteria, so they’re the natural person to lead this event. By running the team sprint demo, the Product Owner presents the increment, explains how it meets the acceptance criteria, answers questions, and confirms which items are accepted or what needs adjustment. This ensures transparency, real-time feedback, and a clear path for the next sprint.

The other options describe responsibilities at different levels. Maintaining the program backlog is a program-level activity, defining objectives for the Agile Release Train is an ART-level task, and the system demo is an ART/system-level event typically led by the System Team or ART leadership rather than the team Product Owner.