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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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.