Learn English – Term for a person responsible for the next action

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I am designing a system that tracks a complicated workflow. Each step of the workflow has a different person assigned to take an action. What is a succinct term I could use to describe the person who is responsible for the currently active step?

I considered "owner", but that more accurately describes the person who initiated the instance of the workflow. The ball is in this person's court. Who is he?

Best Answer

I would generally describe any facet of a workflow that performs an action an 'actor', be it a person, or some automated part of the process.

ac·tor ˈaktər noun

a participant in an action or process. "employers are key actors within industrial relations"

You might say 'current actor' or something similar if you are trying to convey the fact that this is the actor who's input is pending.