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RACI fact sheet

The RACI fact sheet contains the RACI matrix that represents and analyzes the responsibilities that exist within a process. RACI matrices display the activity processes and the associated organizational responsibilities. RACI matrices are displayed only if RACI information is available for this process. You can sort the functions of matrices.

RACI is short for Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed.

The matrix shows which organizational unit participates in activities of a process and in what manner:

  • Responsible indicates the person who assumes execution responsibility. It shows who is responsible for performing an activity, who actually does the activity, but also who assumes the supervising responsibility.

  • Accountable indicates the person who is ultimately answerable for the correct and thorough completion of a task. This may be the person in charge of managing the costs, that is, the person assuming project budget responsibility. The decides on and accepts connections are evaluated to identify this responsibility.

  • Consulted indicates the person who has a consulting role. This organizational unit - typically a group of subject matter experts - is asked for advice before making a final decision or taking final action.

  • Informed indicates the person who must be informed. It indicates who is kept up to date on the progress or completion of a task.

Create process model for RACI matrix

A RACI matrix displays the activities of a process and the associated organizational responsibilities.

Prerequisite

You have the Designer license.

Procedure. Procedure

  1. Create a process model based on the relevant model type.

  2. Use objects and connections that can be evaluated by the RACI matrix.

  3. Save the process.

You have modeled a process for which the relevant responsibilities can be represented using a RACI matrix.

Display RACI matrix

A RACI matrix displays the activities of a process and the associated organizational responsibilities.

Procedure. Procedure

  1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Published content Published content.

  2. If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.

  3. Navigate to the process model for which you want to display the RACI matrix and select the model name. The fact sheets are displayed.

  4. Click RACI.

The RACI matrix is displayed for the process model you have selected. The functions of the process are arranged in rows, the organizational elements are arranged in columns.

RACI matrix diagrams

A RACI matrix can be based on the following diagrams:

  • EPC (API name MT_EEPC)

  • EPC (column display) (API name MT_EEPC_COLUMN)

  • EPC (material flow) (API name MT_EEPC_MAT)

  • EPC (row display) (API name MT_EEPC_ROW)

  • EPC (table display) (API name MT_EEPC_TAB)

  • EPC (horizontal table display) (API name MT_EEPC_TAB_HORIZONTAL)

  • BPMN collaboration diagram (BPMN 2.0) - (API name MT_BPMN_COLLABORATION_DIAGRAM)

  • BPMN process diagram (BPMN 2.0) (API name MT_BPMN_PROCESS_DIAGRAM)

  • Enterprise BPMN collaboration diagram (API name MT_ENTERPRISE_BPMN_COLLABORATION)

  • Enterprise BPMN process diagram (API name MT_ENTERPRISE_BPMN_PROCESS)

  • Function allocation diagram (API name MT_FUNC_ALLOC_DGM). This model must be assigned to a function.

  • Value-added chain diagram (API name MT_VAL_ADD_CHN_DGM)

RACI matrix objects

The following objects of a process are evaluated by a RACI matrix:

  • Function (API name OT_FUNC)

  • Group (API name OT_GRP)

  • Organizational unit (API name OT_ORG_UNIT)

  • Organizational unit type (API name OT_ORG_UNIT_TYPE)

  • Person (API name OT_PERS)

  • Role (API name OT_PERS_TYPE)

  • Position (API name OT_POS)

RACI matrix connections

The following connections of a process model are evaluated by a RACI matrix:

Responsible (R)

  • carries out (API name: CT_EXEC_1)

  • carries out (API name: CT_EXEC_2)

Accountable (A)

  • decides on (API name: CT_DECD_ON)

  • decides on (API name: CT_DECID_ON)

  • accepts (API name: CT_AGREES)

Consulted (C)

  • is technically responsible for (API name: CT_IS_TECH_RESP_1)

  • is technically responsible for (API name: CT_IS_TECH_RESP_3)

  • has consulting role in (API name: CT_HAS_CONSLT_ROLE_IN_1)

  • has consulting role in (API name: CT_HAS_CONSLT_ROLE_IN_2)

Informed (I)

  • must be informed about (API name: CT_MUST_BE_INFO_ABT_1)

  • must be informed about (API name: CT_MUST_BE_INFO_ABT_2)

  • must be informed on cancellation (API name: CT_MUST_BE_INFO_ON_CNC_1)

  • must be informed on cancellation (API name: CT_MUST_BE_INFO_ON_CNC_2)