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RACI — Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed

Clarifies roles in a process or decision.

Acronym study batch 5 · reviewed 2026-10-20

Why learn RACI — Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed?

Clarifies roles in a process or decision.

Where it came from

Responsibility and accountability have different meanings in the matrix.

• Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Responsible does it; Accountable owns it; Consulted advises; Informed hears.

Build your understanding

Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.

1. Without looking, expand RACI: Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed.
2. Recall this memory aid: Responsible does it; Accountable owns it; Consulted advises; Informed hears.
3. Explain the practical use: Clarifies roles in a process or decision.
4. Explain this distinction: Responsibility and accountability have different meanings in the matrix.
5. Identify RACI in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.

Documentation and sources

• NIST cybersecurity glossary (csrc.nist.gov)

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