Describing
the Responsibilities of Each Stakeholder Involved in a Project
Responsibility matrix lays out
the major activities in the project and precisely details the
responsibilities of each
stakeholder involved in a project. It is an important
project communication tool because all stakeholders can see clearly who
to contact for each activity.
Steps
Involved in Setting Up a Responsibility Matrix
(for
large projects, a separate responsibility matrix should be developed for
each subproject)
List the major
activities in the project (in the matrix rows)
List the stakeholder
group (in the matrix columns)
Specify the involvement
level, authority role, and responsibility of each stakeholder by
codifying the responsibility matrix
Incorporate the
responsibility matrix into the project rules (the original version
of the responsibility matrix and all future changes in it must be
approved by project stakeholders)
