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title: "Who attends the Cross-Team Refinement event?"
description: "The Cross-Team [Refinement](https://www.thescrummaster.co.uk/glossary/refinement/) event is typically attended by the [Product Owner](https://www.thescrummaster.co.uk/glossary/product-owner/), Developers, and [Scrum Master](https://www.thescrummaster.co.uk/glossary/scrum-master/). The [Product Owner](https://www.thescrummaster.co.uk/glossary/product-owner/) may be supported by Product specialists, particularly in a scaled environment. Developers from the Scrum Teams participate, but not all members need…"
url: "https://www.thescrummaster.co.uk/docs/who-attends-the-cross-team-refinement-event/"
updated: "2024-12-19"
category: Scaled Scrum With Nexus / Nexus Events
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# Who attends the Cross-Team Refinement event?

The Cross-Team [Refinement](https://www.thescrummaster.co.uk/glossary/refinement/) event is typically attended by the [Product Owner](https://www.thescrummaster.co.uk/glossary/product-owner/), Developers, and [Scrum Master](https://www.thescrummaster.co.uk/glossary/scrum-master/). The [Product Owner](https://www.thescrummaster.co.uk/glossary/product-owner/) may be supported by Product specialists, particularly in a scaled environment. Developers from the Scrum Teams participate, but not all members need to attend. Scrum Teams self-manage to determine the most appropriate representatives for the event.

The [Scrum Master](https://www.thescrummaster.co.uk/glossary/scrum-master/) may also attend as needed to facilitate the event. The [Nexus](https://www.thescrummaster.co.uk/glossary/nexus/) framework recognises that attendance may evolve over time through inspection and adaptation. This flexibility ensures that the right people are present to effectively refine the [Product Backlog](https://www.thescrummaster.co.uk/glossary/a-scrum-artifact-that-consists-of-an-ordered-list-of-the-work-to-be-done-in-order-to-create-maintain-and-sustain-a-product-managed-by-the-product-owner/) items and address any emerging dependencies.