RASIC

A RASIC matrix is a management tool to establish roles and responsibilities on a project or business activity. "RASIC" is an acronym formed from the words "responsible", "approving", "supporting", "informed" and "consulted"; each of these designations being assigned to parties for different parts of a project.

RASIC has become popular with matrix-managed organizations, in which two or more business groups collaborate on a project, as RASIC can be used to clarify any ambiguities in accountability for each party.

Designations

The designations in the approach are defined as follows:
*Responsible: those solely and directly accountable for creating a work product
*Approving: the party (or parties) that reviews and assures the work product's quality
*Supporting: individuals or groups who help to create the work product
*Informed: those who are to be kept informed about proceedings
*Consulted: those who help design the product or put in place quality review criteria

For each step in the process to which the RASIC approach has been applied, there must be both a responsible and approving party. It is common practice to keep simple the details on the supporting, informed and consulted roles; calling these out only when explicit clarification is required.

Example

The following is an example application of the RASIC approach. It examines the assignment of roles between three parties over a collection of tasks to result in the production of a product, in this case, a cake for a party.