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A Daily Lexicon of Trustworthy Data

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decision rights

/dɪˈsɪʒ.ən raɪts/ - n.

1 [colloq.] Who may decide, within what bounds — the one field every RACI leaves to a future workshop.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. The explicit allocation of who may decide what, within which bounds, and who must be consulted before they do.

Promoted

Seen in the wild · 2

Everyone shipped data products. The decision rights never left the building.Owner Missing
The chief data officer leaves before the definition of "customer" does.Owner Missing

See also

accountabilityA quality every initiative is said to require and every org chart is careful never to locate.
data ownerA field on a slide, populated last quarter with the name of whoever wasn't there to refuse.
escalation pathA documented route to the person who will say it isn't their decision either.