The sprint planning meeting is divided into two parts – committing the sprint items and creating the sprint backlog as per the capacity. During the first half of the meeting, the product owner should actively engage with the team to get the right stories being committed as per the market PRIORITY. The product owner can answer any open query the team has and can also talk about the expectations on the delivery. 

This role can also help the team in providing optimum ESTIMATES by clearing out any doubts. During the second half of the meeting where the team is creating tasks, the product owner might or might not attend as per the situation. If the team has all the queries resolved and they understand the priority, in this case, the product owner can STEP out and let the team create their tasks. But if there are few points for contention or the team feels they won’t be able to meet the goals, the product owner should be there to LISTEN. Ideally, the sprint planning should be attended by the SCRUM team which is – the Product Owner, Scrum Master, and the development team. Hence, everyone should be there to make it a success.