# DACI Matrix A Driver-Approver/Accountable-Contributor-Informed (DACI) Matrix is a Matrix to show the role of various stakeholders in relation to a specific set of tasks/goals **Driver** This is the person driving the task and actually performing the work **Approver/Accountable** This is the person that is held accountable for the outcome of the work. I suppose in some places this would be the "Owner" **Consulted/Contributor** These are the people/person who have been consulted in relation to getting this task getting done - could be subject matter experts or could also be process owners of task dependencies **Informed** These are the people who need to be informed of major updates regarding the task or goals In most cases, there should only be a single Driver and a single Approver/Accountable person. This is to prevent confusion and will also streamline decision making. Having more than 1 might result in decision-making going into a feedback loop or a game of hot potatoes. Example: | | Gather Requirements | Design Website | Code | Marketing Campaign | Testing | Deployment to Production | | ------------------- |:-------------------:|:--------------:|:----:|:------------------:|:-------:|:------------------------:| | Project Manager | A | A | A | A | A | A | | Business Analyst | D | C | C | I | D | I | | Business Owner | C | C | I | C | I | C | | Web Designer | C | D | C | I | C | I | | Software Developer | C | C | D | I | C | D | | Marketing Executive | I | I | I | D | I | I | Notice that each task only has 1 Driver and 1 Accountable person --- related: Created Date: [[2023-05-08|8th May 2023]]