Can we create a Scrumboard and assign Scrum roles like Scrum Master, and Developers?

[Dipaka Patra]

Is there a way where we can define Scrum roles like Product Owner, Scrum Master, and Developers and assign artifacts to them? Currently, the way the Scrum template works is more like a kanban board.

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

How would this help you work with Scrum?  Issues in a sprint do not get allocated according to what role the team members are in, they get picked up by the most appropriate team member.

[Dipaka Patra]

But currently, any user can just go ahead and create an issue and push it to Sprint. I don't think that is how Scrum works. If we choose Scrum as a template, it is the PO who is responsible for the backlog refinement and other requisite actions not all/anyone within the team. That defeats the purpose of Scrum and does not align with the Agile principles and values.

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

Your understanding of scrum and agile is wrong.  It is the team that decide what goes into a sprint, not the product owner.

The product owner is part of the team, and has a lot to say about what the team should be focussed on, but that is entirely guidance and explaining to the team what the goals are.

Having the PO define the sprint defeats the purpose of Scrum and does not align with the Agile principles and values.