RACI Matrix

A RACI Matrix is a responsibility assignment framework that clarifies roles and decision-making authority in projects and processes.

RACI Acronym

• Responsible: Who does the work (can be multiple people)
• Accountable: Who makes the final decision and owns the outcome (only one person per task)
• Consulted: Who provides input before work is done (two-way communication)
• Informed: Who is kept updated about progress (one-way communication)

Key Rules

• One Accountable per task: Only one person can be Accountable for each task
• Clear responsibility: Every task must have at least one Responsible person
• Avoid RACI confusion: Don’t assign multiple roles to the same person for the same task unnecessarily

Purpose

RACI matrices help:

• Clarify decision-making authority
• Prevent confusion about roles and responsibilities
• Avoid bottlenecks by identifying who needs to be consulted
• Ensure accountability with clear ownership
• Improve communication by defining who needs to know what

Related Concepts

• [[Engineering Strategy]]
• [[Decision Document Framework by Arnav Kumar]] — responsibility assignment in decision documents
• [[Architecture Decision Records]] — documenting who makes decisions