├── CITATION.cff ├── CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md └── README.md /CITATION.cff: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | cff-version: 1.2.0 2 | title: Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) 3 | message: >- 4 | If you use this work and you want to cite it, 5 | then you can use the metadata from this file. 6 | type: software 7 | authors: 8 | - given-names: Joel Parker 9 | family-names: Henderson 10 | email: joel@joelparkerhenderson.com 11 | affiliation: joelparkerhenderson.com 12 | orcid: 'https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4681-282X' 13 | identifiers: 14 | - type: url 15 | value: 'https://github.com/joelparkerhenderson/responsibility-assignment-matrix/' 16 | description: Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) 17 | repository-code: 'https://github.com/joelparkerhenderson/responsibility-assignment-matrix/' 18 | abstract: >- 19 | Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) 20 | license: See license file 21 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | 2 | # Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct 3 | 4 | ## Our Pledge 5 | 6 | We as members, contributors, and leaders pledge to make participation in our 7 | community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body 8 | size, visible or invisible disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender 9 | identity and expression, level of experience, education, socio-economic status, 10 | nationality, personal appearance, race, caste, color, religion, or sexual 11 | identity and orientation. 12 | 13 | We pledge to act and interact in ways that contribute to an open, welcoming, 14 | diverse, inclusive, and healthy community. 15 | 16 | ## Our Standards 17 | 18 | Examples of behavior that contributes to a positive environment for our 19 | community include: 20 | 21 | * Demonstrating empathy and kindness toward other people 22 | * Being respectful of differing opinions, viewpoints, and experiences 23 | * Giving and gracefully accepting constructive feedback 24 | * Accepting responsibility and apologizing to those affected by our mistakes, 25 | and learning from the experience 26 | * Focusing on what is best not just for us as individuals, but for the overall 27 | community 28 | 29 | Examples of unacceptable behavior include: 30 | 31 | * The use of sexualized language or imagery, and sexual attention or advances of 32 | any kind 33 | * Trolling, insulting or derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks 34 | * Public or private harassment 35 | * Publishing others' private information, such as a physical or email address, 36 | without their explicit permission 37 | * Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a 38 | professional setting 39 | 40 | ## Enforcement Responsibilities 41 | 42 | Community leaders are responsible for clarifying and enforcing our standards of 43 | acceptable behavior and will take appropriate and fair corrective action in 44 | response to any behavior that they deem inappropriate, threatening, offensive, 45 | or harmful. 46 | 47 | Community leaders have the right and responsibility to remove, edit, or reject 48 | comments, commits, code, wiki edits, issues, and other contributions that are 49 | not aligned to this Code of Conduct, and will communicate reasons for moderation 50 | decisions when appropriate. 51 | 52 | ## Scope 53 | 54 | This Code of Conduct applies within all community spaces, and also applies when 55 | an individual is officially representing the community in public spaces. 56 | Examples of representing our community include using an official e-mail address, 57 | posting via an official social media account, or acting as an appointed 58 | representative at an online or offline event. 59 | 60 | ## Enforcement 61 | 62 | Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be 63 | reported to the community leaders responsible for enforcement at 64 | [INSERT CONTACT METHOD]. 65 | All complaints will be reviewed and investigated promptly and fairly. 66 | 67 | All community leaders are obligated to respect the privacy and security of the 68 | reporter of any incident. 69 | 70 | ## Enforcement Guidelines 71 | 72 | Community leaders will follow these Community Impact Guidelines in determining 73 | the consequences for any action they deem in violation of this Code of Conduct: 74 | 75 | ### 1. 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Translations are available at 127 | [https://www.contributor-covenant.org/translations][translations]. 128 | 129 | [homepage]: https://www.contributor-covenant.org 130 | [v2.1]: https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/1/code_of_conduct.html 131 | [Mozilla CoC]: https://github.com/mozilla/diversity 132 | [FAQ]: https://www.contributor-covenant.org/faq 133 | [translations]: https://www.contributor-covenant.org/translations 134 | 135 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /README.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | 9 | 10 | # Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) 11 | 12 | A responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) a.k.a. linear responsibility chart (LRC) describes the participation by various roles in completing tasks or deliverables for a project or business process. 13 | 14 | Responsibility assigment matrix using RACIO mnemonic: 15 | 16 | * Responsible 17 | * Accountable 18 | * Consultable 19 | * Informable 20 | * Omittable 21 | 22 | See [Wikipedia: Responsbility assignment matrix](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsibility_assignment_matrix). 23 | 24 | 25 | ## RACIO 26 | 27 | 28 | ### Responsible 29 | 30 | Each role and/or person who does the work to achieve the task. 31 | 32 | Typically there is ongoing constant communication. 33 | 34 | 35 | ### Accountable 36 | 37 | One role and/or person who is the ultimate authority in charge of the task, such as approving its completion, correctness, commitments, etc. 38 | 39 | Typically there is ongoing communication, especially upon milestones, deliverables, changes, etc. 40 | 41 | 42 | ### Consultable 43 | 44 | Any role and/or person whose opinions are sought, such as subject matter experts, support services staff, legal counsel, etc. 45 | 46 | Typically there is two-way communication, such as when specific help is needed, and before decisions are made. 47 | 48 | 49 | ### Informable 50 | 51 | Any role and/or person who is to be kept up-to-date on progress. 52 | 53 | Typically there is one-way communication, such as when the task reaches a milestone. 54 | 55 | 56 | ### Omittable 57 | 58 | Any role and/or person who is out of scope, or out of the loop, yet worthwhile to have in the matrix, such as someone who's provided a delegate, or is on leave, etc. 59 | 60 | Typically there is no communiation, unless something changes to bring the role/person in scope and in the loop. 61 | 62 | 63 | ## Example 64 | 65 | A example with a few roles and responsbilities: 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 |
Developer
Role		Sponsor
Role		Translator
Role
Programming
Responsbilities		RAC
Accounting
Responsibilities		IAO
Internationalizing
Responsbilities		CIR,A
97 | 98 | 99 | An example with more roles and responsibilities: 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | 132 | 133 | 134 | 135 | 136 | 137 | 138 | 139 | 140 | 141 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 145 | 146 | 147 | 148 | 149 | 150 | 151 | 152 | 153 | 154 | 155 | 156 |
Product
Manager		Software
Programmer		Quality
Tester		System
Administrator		Language
Translator
Designing
R,ACIC
DevelopingCR,ACI
VerifyingICR,AC
DeployingICR,A
InternationalizingCIR,A
157 | 158 | 159 | ## Alternatives 160 | 161 | Responsibility assigment matrix ideas have many alternatives for initialisms: 162 | 163 | * RACIO: Responsible, Accountable, Consultable, Informable, Omittable. 164 | * RACI: Responsible, Accountable, Consultable, Informable. 165 | * PARIS: Participant, Accountable, Review Required, Input Required, Sign-off Required. 166 | * PACSI: Perform, Accountable, Control, Suggest, Informed. 167 | * RASCI: Responsible, Accountable, Support, Consultable, Informable. 168 | * RASI: Responsible, Accountable, Support, Informable. 169 | * RACIQ: Responsible, Accountable, Consultable, Informable, Quality Review. 170 | * RACI-VS: Responsible, Accountable, Consultable, Informable, Verifier, Signatory. 171 | * CAIRO: Consultable, Accountable, Informable, Responsible, Omittable. 172 | * DACI: Driver, Approver, Contributors, Informed. 173 | * RAPID: Recommend, Agree, Perform, Input, Decide. 174 | * RATSI: Responsibility, Authority, Task, Support, Informed. 175 | * DRASC: Driver, Responsibility, Authority, Task, Support, Informed. 176 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------