Does The Product Owner Need to be a Technical Person?

In the software development industry, it is a common question - "Is it necessary that the Product Owner be a Technical Person?" In general, Technical Product Owner represents a person, not a role in the Scrum process. It means the Technical Product Owner will be a person who has a technical background and can work on a technology related to any product. But, it does not mean that the product owner needs to perform any technical task in the scrum process like coding or testing, etc. In simple words, they are acting as a Product Management role in close coordination with the Development Team and the Scrum master.