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A Daily Lexicon of Trustworthy Data

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governance by committee

/ˈɡʌv.ən.əns baɪ kəˈmɪt.i/ - phr.

1 [colloq.] A method of distributing a decision until no single person can be found to have made it.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. An approach that routes governance decisions through group consensus rather than assigning them to accountable individuals.

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See also

accountabilityA quality every initiative is said to require and every org chart is careful never to locate.
data governance councilA monthly quorum convened to ratify decisions no attendee has the authority to make.
decision rightsWho may decide, within what bounds — the one field every RACI leaves to a future workshop.