The RACI table (R: Responsible A: Accountable C: Consult I: Inform) helps in outlining the roles your stakeholders play within a project.
1. How details should the activities on the left column be?
2. Should all the project activities be listed there or majorly the high-level summary activities or strategic needs of the project? Saving Changes...
Philippe SchulerSenior Instructor/Lecturer in Project/Program/Account PMO Management| Independant ConsultantLes Choux, France
RACI should not be too detailed as it is a management tool for decision making and roles clarification. High level activities should be listed there. There will be always "grey" areas to be clarified during execution but the basis should not be ambiguous. Saving Changes...
I agree with the simple and at the work package level.
I typically:
- Define most of the Responsible from the Deliverables/Work packages defined
- Most of the Accountable from the milestones defined as "Sign-off", "Decision"... As well as the risks owners from risk registry or their direct managers (i.e. think about the steps you would follow in case a risk realizes)
- Most of the Consulted from Project Sponsors, Project Steering Committee, PMO, other Project related teams (e.g. Risk Team if there is any in your Organisation) and Subject Matter Experts. Consider also risk registry (who you would reach out to if a risk or an issue happens) and who should be making the decisions in your project. This one really depends on your Organization.
- Most of the Informed from above. Again, this one really depends on your Organization.
- I use groups or roles versus individual names when it makes sense, refer to Stakeholder Registry when relevant.
Hope it helps,
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