Keep Track of Who Owns What

Keep Track of Who Owns What

Insight from ManagementConsulted

Chasing down project stakeholders is always fun, isn’t it? 🥲

After that fourteenth unanswered Slack message, I think we all start wishing we had a better way to keep track of why progress is stalled and who owns next steps.

Enter the RACI chart.

RACI stands for Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed. It's a simple matrix that maps out who owns what in your project 👇

Instead of the usual free-for-all, you've got a clear (documented!) map of who is:

• Responsible: This person actually does the work. They're the one rolling up their sleeves and getting things done.

• Accountable: This is the decision-maker. They're ultimately answerable for the completion and quality of the task.

• Consulted: These folks provide input before decisions are made. They're the subject matter experts you check with.

• Informed: These are the people who need to be kept in the loop. They don't directly contribute to the task but need to know what's happening.

The result? 

Everyone knows their role (and who to ping when progress is stalled) from the start.

For your next big project/initiative, define the role of your stakeholders using the RACI framework.

Here’s a template from Miro that will help you get started 😉