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raci matrix

/ˈræk.si ˈmeɪ.trɪks/ - n.

1 [colloq.] A grid that makes authority explicit by listing four people beside a decision none of them can make alone.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. A grid mapping who is Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed for each task, so authority and answerability are explicit.

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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.
dotted lineThe line on the chart that carries all of the responsibility and none of the headcount. It is dotted because solid would imply someone could be held to it.
the abstract ownerEveryone agreed it was owned. No one could say by whom. The asset has a guardian the way the weather has a manager.