{"id":3908,"date":"2012-02-01T15:04:41","date_gmt":"2012-02-01T15:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/process-owner\/"},"modified":"2012-02-01T15:04:41","modified_gmt":"2012-02-01T15:04:41","slug":"process-owner","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/4525\/process-owner","title":{"rendered":"Process Owner"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_process_owner_mean\">What Does Process Owner Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A process owner is responsible for managing and overseeing the objectives and performance of a process through Key Performance Indicators (KPI). 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