Process Owner

What Does Process Owner Mean?

A process owner is responsible for managing and overseeing the objectives and performance of a process through Key Performance Indicators (KPI). A process owner has the authority to make required changes related to achieving process objectives.

Techopedia Explains Process Owner

Process owner responsibilities include:

Explaining the purpose of a process
Ensuring process objectives
Determining and implementing KPIs
Ensuring quality reporting
Negotiating other process conflicts with respective process owners
Requesting required IT employee training
Reviewing, approving and communicating process changes and/or improvements and researching process retooling
Advising management of process breaches or interruptions

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