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== Description ==
The Product Owner provides direction to the Team in the form of a Product Goal and a prioritised Product Backlog. In order to guarantee consistency a Team has to receive the direction from a single person.

== Rationale ==
* This is clearly defined in the Scrum Guide
* The opposite is not true: a Product Owner could work many different Teams. The  1:1 relationship between Teams and Product Owners is a common misunderstanding that has dire consequences in a scaling environment. (Practice: [[One Product Owner may have multiple Teams]])
* When working in a Composite Value Stream, the Product Owner could be part of a wider Product Ownership Group

== Related Principles ==
* [[Minimise unnecessary complexity]]
* [[Maximise Team autonomy]]
* [[Limit Team Mental Workload]]
* [[Support autonomy with clear boundaries]]
* [[Create clarity of purpose]]
* [[Minimum Viable Product Owners]]