{"id":251,"date":"2012-08-02T07:09:10","date_gmt":"2012-08-02T07:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hachiroku.ca\/dev\/project\/wordpress\/?p=251"},"modified":"2015-04-29T20:26:41","modified_gmt":"2015-04-30T03:26:41","slug":"responsible-accountable-consulted-informed-raci","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themercers.ca\/OrderOutOfChaos\/responsible-accountable-consulted-informed-raci\/","title":{"rendered":"Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed (RACI)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A RACI chart is a type of responsibility assignment matrix which helps in stakeholder identification of roles and responsibilities. RACI charts help you ensure that every task has an owner and that they know they are&#8230;because if more than one person is accountable for a task&#8230;neither are. Think of RACI as a &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Buck_passing\">buck stops here<\/a>&#8221; tool.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_268\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-268\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/themercers.ca\/OrderOutOfChaos\/images\/raci-definitions.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"photo\" title=\"RACI Definitions\" src=\"https:\/\/themercers.ca\/OrderOutOfChaos\/images\/raci-definitions.png\" alt=\"RACI Definitions\" width=\"500\" height=\"185\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">RACI Definitions<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>To build a RACI chart follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify the activities<\/li>\n<li>Identify the functional roles<\/li>\n<li>Assign the RACI codes<\/li>\n<li>Identify any gaps or overlaps \u2013 for example, where there are two As or no Rs<\/li>\n<li>Distribute the chart, incorporate feedback<\/li>\n<li>Reach agreement with all involved stakeholders<\/li>\n<li>Go forth and conquer!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_268\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-268\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/themercers.ca\/OrderOutOfChaos\/images\/raci-sample-project-initiation.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268\" title=\"Sample RACI for project initiating phase.\" src=\"https:\/\/themercers.ca\/OrderOutOfChaos\/images\/raci-sample-project-initiation.png\" title=\"Sample RACI for project initiating phase.\" width=\"500\" height=\"235\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sample RACI Chart of a Project Initiation Phase<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"center\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Order out of Chaos Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2444428698050371\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"7298380343\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-251\" data-postid=\"251\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-251 themify_builder\">\n    <\/div>\n<!-- \/themify_builder_content -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A RACI chart is a type of responsibility assignment matrix which helps in stakeholder identification of roles and responsibilities. RACI charts help you ensure that every task has an owner and that they know they are&#8230;because if more than one person is accountable for a task&#8230;neither are. 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