What does this skill do?

The RACI Matrix skill helps an agent build a complete RACI (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed) matrix for a project, launch, or ongoing process, so ownership is clear across stakeholders and teams.

It defines each role with golden rules — exactly one Accountable per row, sparse Consulted columns — and maps high-stakes decisions with authority and escalation paths.

It also flags common anti-patterns and their fixes, provides a communication template to distribute the agreed matrix, and sets a review cadence for keeping it current.

  • Clarifies ownership and decision rights across teams

  • Enforces exactly one Accountable per activity

  • Maps high-stakes decisions with escalation paths

  • Ships a stakeholder communication template and review cadence

How it works

1

Frame the matrix

The agent gathers the project or process, the activities and decisions to map, the teams involved, the purpose, and the preferred RACI variant.

2

Assign roles

It assigns R, A, C, and I across activities and phases, applying the golden rules — one Accountable per row and limited Consulted roles.

3

Map decisions

It documents high-stakes decisions with assigned authority, required consultees, and escalation paths for disagreements.

4

Communicate and review

It flags anti-patterns and fixes, provides a communication template for stakeholders, and sets a review cadence for updates.

Best use cases for this skill

  • Product launches: Clarify who owns what across a cross-functional launch.

  • Process governance: Document decision rights for an ongoing process.

  • Bottleneck reduction: Remove duplicated effort and stalled decisions across teams.

  • Onboarding: Give new team members a clear map of responsibilities and decision authority.

Frequently asked questions

What does the RACI Matrix skill do?

It builds a complete RACI matrix that clarifies ownership across teams, with role definitions, a decision map, anti-pattern fixes, and a stakeholder communication plan.

When should an agent use it?

Use it to build a RACI, create a responsibility matrix, clarify ownership across teams, or document decision rights for a cross-functional project or process.

What is the key rule it enforces?

Every activity has exactly one Accountable owner. It also keeps Consulted roles sparse and separates Responsible from Accountable to avoid diluted ownership.

Does it support variants like DACI?

Yes. It supports standard RACI, RASCI (with a Supportive role), and DACI, based on your preference.

Use from source

Ask your Buda agent to install this community skill.

Copy this prompt into your own Buda agent. It includes the source repository and install command so the agent can complete the setup in natural language.

Prompt to send to your Buda agent
Please install the "RACI Matrix Skill" skill into this Buda agent.

Source repository: https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills
Install command: npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill raci-matrix -y -a universal

Please run the install command, verify the skill is available, and tell me any setup notes or follow-up steps from the source repository.
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Install workflow

  1. 1Copy the prompt
  2. 2Send it to your Buda agent
  3. 3Done