Roles Responsibilities Diagram RACI Diagram Overview Guidelines Prepared

Roles & Responsibilities Diagram (RACI Diagram) Overview & Guidelines Prepared by: Kurt Staufenberg Revision Date: May 24, 2011

Overview • Purpose: Avoid role confusion on projects • Related to the project organization structure definition • The RACI diagram is a key project management tool • There can be more than 1 RACI e. g. : – Primary Stakeholders – Project Management Team – Team RAMs Slide 2

Example RACI Diagram Project Manager (name) Team Leader (name) Business SME (name) I A C C Responsibility A R Responsibility B I Responsibility C I R C Responsibility D C A R I C Responsibility E R R • R = Responsible, owns the problem/task • A = Accountable, someone who must sign off on work before it is effective • C = Consulted, has information and/or capability needed to complete the work • I = Informed, must be notified of the results Slide 3

RACI Rules • Every row must contain 1 and only 1 “R” • Every column must contain at least 1 “R” • Not every cell needs a value – just where it has impact Slide 4

Steps to Complete a RACI Diagram 1. Enter the roles and the names of the people assigned to them. Note: A person may have more than 1 role 2. Enter the main activities (rows) defined for your project 3. Agree as a project team who is responsible, accountable consulted and informed for each of the activities and document this in the matrix. Note: See attached Excel spreadsheet example. Slide 5