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RACI Responsibility Matrix & Governance Builder

A practical tool for defining who performs work, who owns the outcome, who must be consulted and who needs to be informed. Build a project or process RACI matrix, analyse it automatically for missing ownership, multiple accountabilities, overloaded roles and communication complexity, then generate a professional governance report for print or PDF.

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What RACI Is For

Make responsibility visible before ambiguity becomes delay, conflict or failure.
RACI is a responsibility assignment model. For each meaningful activity or deliverable, it identifies who is Responsible for doing the work, who is Accountable for the outcome, who must be Consulted before or during the work, and who should be Informed of progress or decisions.
Define scopeWhat process, project or decision is being mapped?
List activitiesUse meaningful deliverables or decisions.
Identify rolesUse roles where possible, not just names.
Assign R/A/C/IAgree ownership collaboratively.
Analyse & agreeResolve gaps, overload and ambiguity.
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Responsible

The person or role that performs the work or produces the deliverable. There may be more than one Responsible party, but too many can dilute clarity.

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Accountable

The single role ultimately answerable for the outcome and with authority to approve, accept or ensure completion. A strong RACI normally has one A per activity.

C

Consulted

Provides input, expertise, review or advice. Communication is two-way. Excessive consultation can slow decision-making and is worth challenging.

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Informed

Needs visibility of progress, outcome or decisions but does not actively participate in the work. Communication is mainly one-way.

Strong activity: “Approve supplier process validation evidence before production release.” It has a defined outcome that can be owned.
Weak activity: “Quality.” This is too broad to assign meaningful responsibility and will hide ambiguity.
Important: RACI is not an organisation chart and does not replace competence, authority, procedures, contractual requirements or management accountability.

Typical warning signs

  • No A: nobody clearly owns the outcome.
  • Multiple A: final authority may be ambiguous.
  • No R: nobody is assigned to do the work.
  • Many C: consultation may become a bottleneck.
  • Many I: communication may be unnecessarily broad.

Use RACI for

  • Projects and workstreams
  • NCR / corrective action
  • Supplier quality activities
  • APQP and production readiness
  • Process ownership and audits
  • Engineering change
  • Governance and decision rights

RACI versus RASCI

Some organisations add S = Support. Use it only when distinguishing active support from Responsible genuinely improves clarity. Avoid adding letters simply to make the model more complex.

Project / Process Setup

Define the boundary before assigning ownership

Add Person / Role

Prefer stable organisational roles where appropriate.

People & Roles

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Add Activity / Deliverable

Make the row specific enough to assign ownership.

Activity List

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Interactive RACI Matrix

Assign one letter per role/activity cell. Leave blank where the role has no involvement.
Practical rule: aim for exactly one A and at least one R for each activity. Use C and I only where they add value. The tool will flag exceptions, but judgement remains important.

Automatic RACI Diagnostics

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Build and analyse the matrix to receive guidance.

Role Workload & Involvement

Use this as a conversation prompt, not a capacity model.

How the Diagnostic Engine Thinks

Horizontal analysis

Looks across each activity: Is there an A? Is there an R? Are there multiple As? Is the row overloaded with consultation or information?

Vertical analysis

Looks down each role: Is one person Accountable for too much? Is a role involved in nearly everything? Is a stakeholder never meaningfully engaged?

Governance quality

Scores structural completeness and clarity. It does not judge competence or organisational politics and should never replace management agreement.

RACI Governance Review

Final checks before approving or circulating the matrix.
Complete the matrix to receive review guidance.

Approval & Change Control

RACI Governance Report

Professional report generated from the current matrix and diagnostics.
Complete the RACI matrix and select Generate Report.
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