Developing Project Clarity with a simple RACI Framework
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- 2. © Kevin McDonnell / Datalla Group Ltd. THE RACI FRAMEWORK D E V E L O P I N G P R O J E C T C L A R I T Y R A C I i s a s i m p l e b u t h i g h l y e ff e c t i v e f r a m e wo r k t h a t p r o v i d e s s t a k e h o l d e r s wi t h t h e c l a r i t y t o c o n t r i b u t e t o t h e s u c c e s s f u l a n d p r o d u c t i v e d e l i v e r y o f p r o j e c t s wi t h c l e a r a n d we l l u n d e r s t o o d e x p e c t a t i o n s . R A C I Person who does the work to complete the project. Examples, project manager or CTO (for tech projects). R E S P O N S I B L E Specialists and subject matter experts consulted for decisions that fall under their area of expertise. C O N S U LT E D The person ultimately answerable for the successfully and correct delivery of the benefits. Example, CEO, CFO, CTO. A C C O U N TA B L E Stakeholders that will be directly affected by the outcome of the project but are not involved in delivery. I N F O R M E D P R O J E C T
- 3. © Kevin McDonnell / Datalla Group Ltd. 6 WAYS TO PUT RACI TO WORK D E V E L O P I N G P R O J E C T C L A R I T Y E m b e d R A C I i n t o y o u r p l a n n i n g p r o c e s s a n d e n c o u r a g e u s e a s a “ a n c h o r ” f o r m e e t i n g s , r e p o r t i n g , m o n i t o r i n g a n d d e c i s i o n m a k i n g . Share your RACI matrix with all stakeholders and use as the baseline for recognizing people involved or interested in the project. S H A R E Use RACI to document changing team members and ensure handovers are managed effectively. F L E X I B L E Add RACI to your planning documents and templates. Reference RACI in your meetings and reporting. I N T E G R AT E Encourage everyone to reference RACI for projects they are involved in or have an interest in. E N C O U R A G E Easily use RACI to spot bottlenecks or stresses to ensure the right people are doing the right thing to deliver the project. M O N I T O R Use RACI to inform your decision making throughout the lifecycle of the project and continuously clarify needs. D E C I S I O N S D EC ISION S SH AR E EN C OU R AGE MONITOR FLEXIBLE INTEGRATE
- 4. © Kevin McDonnell / Datalla Group Ltd. SIMPLE RACI MATRIX D E V E L O P I N G P R O J E C T C L A R I T Y TASK/ACTION NAME NAME NAME NAME TASK/ACTION A R I A TASK/ACTION R I R C TASK/ACTION I C I C TASK/ACTION C C R R TASK/ACTION C C I C TASK/ACTION R R C R