Informed: this person is kept informed with up-to-date information about the progress and achieved results. This is a two-way street in addition to giving advice, he or she also helps in the execution and steers the result. ConsultedĬonsulted: this is the person who is consulted beforehand. It’s possible that an ‘Accountable’ is appointed per task. Others are accountable to him or her and he or she must approve the task (sign off). AccountableĪccountable: this person bears final responsibility for the correct completion of one or multiple project tasks. Subsequently, the executor must provide justification to the ‘Accountable’ person. Responsible: the person carrying out the task is responsible for the execution. RACI is an acronym of four important characteristics involved in a project: Responsible Conversely, an individual person may fulfil various different roles.įor instance, ten employees can fulfil the role of project manager within an organisation, and a single individual can fulfil the role of project manager and business analyst. Such a role can be carried out by multiple people. We must distinguish between a functional role and individual people.Ī functional role is a description of a wide range of tasks or deliverables. The RACI Matrix has a fixed design, with the names of functional roles on the horizontal axis and the various tasks, activities, the achievements to be delivered and responsibilities on the vertical axis. Usually, certain roles are appointed to subject matter experts.įigure 1 – The Elements of the RACI Matrix What is RACI? For example, an organisation may have ten employees who can perform the role of project manager and one person can perform the role of project manager and business analyst. Vice versa, a single person may have different roles. These tasks may be performed by various people. A role is a description of a set of tasks. A distinction must be made between a role and individual people. The RACI Matrix has a fixed layout with a horizontal axis of roles and a vertical axis with tasks, activities, deliverables and responsibilities. This powerful solution is often used with PRINCE2 project management and the LEAN method. The RACI Matrix is also referred to as Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM) or Linear Responsibility Chart (LRC). The matrix design of the RACI Matrix describes the participation of the various functional roles in the project or business process, in completing tasks or results.
These terms are clarified later in this article. RACI is an acronym of Responsible, Accountable, Consulted and Informed.
The RACI Matrix or RACI chart can be used to have good insight into the various participants of the project and their individual responsibilities during a (complex) project.
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