820-605 · Question #139
Refer to the exhibit. What is the concern for a Customer Success Manager within this task of the RACI matrix?
The correct answer is C. It is difficult to get a consensus or agreement with the number of roles accountable. Within a RACI matrix, having multiple roles marked as 'Accountable' for a single task creates a concern because it makes achieving consensus and agreement difficult, potentially hindering decision-making and progress.
Question
Refer to the exhibit. What is the concern for a Customer Success Manager within this task of the RACI matrix?
Exhibit
Options
- ALack of sufficient expertise with minimal consulting stakeholders engaged.
- BRunning the risk of under communicating with too few stakeholders involved.
- CIt is difficult to get a consensus or agreement with the number of roles accountable.
- DToo many people are responsible, which leaves no clear leader.
How the community answered
(44 responses)- A20% (9)
- B11% (5)
- C64% (28)
- D5% (2)
Why each option
Within a RACI matrix, having multiple roles marked as 'Accountable' for a single task creates a concern because it makes achieving consensus and agreement difficult, potentially hindering decision-making and progress.
The concern is not about lack of expertise or minimal stakeholders; it's about the number of roles assigned a specific responsibility, particularly 'Accountable'.
The problem is not under-communication due to too few stakeholders; rather, it's often over-communication or conflicting directions due to too many people with final say.
In a RACI matrix, 'Accountable' means the person who ultimately owns the successful completion of the task; having multiple accountables for a single task typically leads to confusion, diffused responsibility, and difficulty in reaching a definitive decision or gaining final approval.
The RACI matrix defines 'Responsible' as those who do the work, while 'Accountable' is about ownership and final approval; the concern is with multiple 'Accountables', which means too many leaders, not too many 'Responsibles'.
Concept tested: RACI matrix 'Accountable' role definition
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