True or False: The Product Owner is an optional attendee of the Sprint Retrospective.

The Sprint Retrospective is a mandatory event for the entire Scrum Team, including the Product Owner. TheScrum Guidespecifies: "The Sprint Retrospective is an opportunity for the Scrum Team to inspect itself and create a plan for improvements to be enacted during the next Sprint." As a Scrum Team member, the Product Owner’s participation is essential for team-wide reflection and improvement.

A:False—attendance isn’t optional.