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

Example RACI Diagram Responsibility A R I A Responsibility B C Project Manager (name) Team Leader Business SME Responsibility A R I A Responsibility B C Responsibility C Responsibility D Responsibility E 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

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

Steps to Complete a RACI Diagram Enter the roles and the names of the people assigned to them. Note: A person may have more than 1 role Enter the main activities (rows) defined for your project 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.