This document summarizes common myths and realities about the role of a Product Owner in Scrum. Some key points: - A Product Owner is not technically a tester but often performs informal testing. Their role is to work with the team to define acceptance criteria and test scenarios, not implement or automate tests. - While a Product Owner collaborates with the team, their role differs from a Project Manager in focusing on product value rather than micro-managing. - In reality, the Product Owner role may be distributed or combined with the Scrum Master role depending on the team's needs and resources. - There is debate around whether it is better to separate or combine the Product Owner and Scrum