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RACI Matrix Builder

Define responsible, accountable, consulted and informed roles for activities and decisions.

Prompt
Act as a Senior Business Analyst and Governance Consultant.

Create a RACI matrix for:

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Activities and decisions:

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Roles and stakeholders:

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Create:

1. Activity and Decision List
2. RACI Matrix
3. One Accountable Role per Activity
4. Responsible Roles
5. Consulted Roles
6. Informed Roles
7. Missing Roles
8. Ownership Conflicts
9. Activities With Too Many Consulted Parties
10. Activities Without Clear Responsibility
11. Governance Recommendations
12. Escalation Path

Apply these rules:

- Every activity must have at least one Responsible role.
- Every activity must have exactly one Accountable role.
- Avoid assigning every role to every activity.
- Separate approval from execution.
- Do not assume seniority automatically means accountability.

Return the matrix as a table and list all governance issues requiring resolution.

Replace the highlighted variables with information about your own product, feature or business objective before using the prompt.

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Example in action

See how this prompt transforms a real input into a structured result.

Example input

Initiative: Launch a student streaming subscription. Activities: - Approve eligibility rules - Select verification provider - Design onboarding - Implement billing plan - Execute UAT - Approve go-live - Prepare customer support Roles: Product Manager, Product Owner, Legal, Procurement, Engineering, QA, Marketing, Customer Support, Executive Sponsor.

Example output

Activity: Approve Eligibility Rules Responsible: Product Manager Accountable: Executive Sponsor Consulted: Legal, Product Owner Informed: Customer Support, Marketing Activity: Select Verification Provider Responsible: Procurement Accountable: Product Manager Consulted: Legal, Engineering, Security Informed: Product Owner, QA Activity: Execute UAT Responsible: QA and Business Representatives Accountable: Product Owner Consulted: Engineering, Customer Support Informed: Product Manager Governance Issue: Go-live approval requires exactly one accountable role. Confirm whether this is the Executive Sponsor or Product Manager.

Tags

racistakeholdersgovernance