Operating Model RACI

Use this RACI during an operating-model workshop or internal planning cycle to assign accountability for intake, architecture, governance, build, validation, production approval, operations, and lifecycle review.

Download the raw source: operating-model-raci.csv.

Legend

Code	Meaning
A	Accountable
R	Responsible
C	Consulted
I	Informed

Starter CSV

The starter RACI assigns accountability across common engagement activities. Use it as a baseline and revise the roles to match the organization.

Activity	Accountable Role	Primary Responsible Role
Business outcome ownership	Executive Sponsor	Business Owner
Use-case intake and classification	Business Owner	Product Owner
Architecture approval	Platform Team	Product Owner
Operations and monitoring	Business Owner	Operations Support

Activity,Executive Sponsor,Business Owner,Product Owner,Workload Team,Platform Team,AI CoE,Security,Compliance Privacy,Data Owner,Operations Support,Change Lead,Finance
Business outcome ownership,A,R,C,C,I,C,I,I,I,I,C,C
Use-case intake and classification,C,A,R,C,C,C,C,C,C,I,C,I
Agent registry maintenance,I,A,R,C,C,C,C,C,C,C,I,I
Data access approval,I,C,C,C,I,C,C,C,A,I,I,I
Architecture approval,I,C,R,C,A,C,C,C,C,I,I,I
Responsible AI assessment,I,A,R,C,C,C,A,A,C,I,C,I
Threat model and control mapping,I,C,R,C,C,C,A,A,C,C,I,I
Build and configuration,I,C,A,R,C,C,C,I,C,I,I,I
Validation and red-team testing,I,A,R,C,C,C,A,A,C,C,C,I
Production release approval,A,A,R,C,A,C,A,A,C,A,C,C
Operations and monitoring,I,A,C,C,C,C,C,C,I,R,I,C
Lifecycle review and retirement,A,A,R,C,C,C,C,C,C,R,C,C