RACI and decision rights¶
What's on this page
- Core decision table for product, security, finance, people, FO, and press
- How DACI and RACI interact with the matrix
- Escalation when Approver is unavailable
What this enables
- Fewer stalled decisions and fewer silent overrides
- Auditable accountability for high-risk actions (including cyborg-assisted ones)
Legend¶
- R Responsible — does the work
- A Accountable — single owner of outcome
- C Consulted — two-way input required
- I Informed — notified
Decision library (summary)¶
| Decision | A | R | C | I |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product roadmap priority (squad) | CPO or delegate | PM | Eng, Design, GTM | Exec staff |
| Production break-glass access | CISO | On-call lead | SRE, Eng manager | CTO |
| Security exception | CISO | Requestor | Legal, SRE | CTO |
| Vendor > spend threshold | CFO | Requestor | Security, Legal | Controller |
| Public press statement | CEO / Comms | Comms | Legal, relevant VP | Board if material |
| Hire / level for VP | CEO | People | Board as needed | Exec team |
| FO personal disbursement | CEO | FO Director | Private legal/finance | — (restricted) |
| Corporate FO cost center budget | CFO | FO Director | CEO | Controller |
| Cyborg CRITICAL action | Human approver per policy | Cyborg + operator | Security/Legal as coded | Audit log |
Exact spend thresholds and approval matrices should use {{ORG_LEGAL_NAME}} finance policy attachments when customized.
Escalation¶
If the Approver is unavailable beyond SLA:
- Named delegate in writing
- Else skip-level with documented rationale
- Never “consensus by silence” for security, legal, or financial commitments