Epic Owner
A SAFe role accountable for shepherding a single Portfolio Epic through the Portfolio Kanban.
Epic Owners write the Lean Business Case, develop the MVP definition, and move an Epic through Funnel → Analyzing → Portfolio Backlog → Implementing. Not a full-time role — typically a senior manager or architect assigned per Epic.
Across the Frameworks
Scrum
AbsentNo Epics in the formal sense, no Epic Owner.
SAFe
NativeEpic Owner
Accountable for one Portfolio Epic through delivery.
LeSS
AbsentNo Portfolio-level epics or owners.
Nexus
AbsentNot defined.
Related Terms
Present in SAFe.