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RA(S)CI matrix

Using the RA(S)CI matrix you can represent and analyze the responsibilities that exist within a process. RA(S)CI is short for Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed.

The matrix shows which organizational unit participates in activities of a process and in what manner:

  • Responsible indicates the person who assumes execution responsibility. It shows who is responsible for performing an activity, who actually does the activity, but also who assumes the supervising responsibility.

  • Accountable indicates the person who is ultimately answerable for the correct and thorough completion of a task. This may be the person in charge of managing the costs, that is, the person assuming project budget responsibility. The decides on and accepts connections are evaluated to identify this responsibility.

  • Consulted indicates the person who has a consulting role. This organizational unit - typically a group of subject matter experts - is asked for advice before making a final decision or taking final action.

  • Informed indicates the person who must be informed. It indicates who is kept up to date on the progress or completion of a task.

If you use the corresponding objects and connections in the process models, these can be evaluated using the RA(S)CI matrix, which is output in ARIS.

If you want to create satellites for RA(S)CI using satellite modeling, please make sure that the appropriate content type set is activated, for example, Default set.

Create process model for RA(S)CI matrix

You can model processes that can be evaluated as a RA(S)CI matrix.

Prerequisite

You have the ARIS Connect Designer license privilege.

Procedure. Procedure

  1. Create a process model.

  2. Use objects and connections that can be evaluated by the RA(S)CI matrix.

  3. Save the process.

You have modeled a process for which the relevant responsibilities can be represented using a RA(S)CI matrix.

You can also create content for a RA(S)CI matrix that is not displayed in the model.

Display RA(S)CI matrix

A RA(S)CI matrix displays the activities of a process and the associated organizational responsibilities.

Procedure. Procedure

  1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Published content Published content.

  2. If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.

  3. If the Group tree is not visible, click the arrow in the middle on the left side to show it.

  4. Navigate to the group in which the required process is stored.

  5. Click the name of the process for which you want to display the RA(S)CI matrix. The RA(S)CI fact sheet is shown.

  6. Click RA(S)CI.

The RA(S)CI matrix is displayed for the process model you have selected. The functions of the process are arranged in rows, the organizational elements are arranged in columns. In the portal, process participations are displayed by default as a RACI matrix. Instead of RACI, you can also configure the matrix as RA(S)CI matrix. Please contact ARIS Support.

You can use the RA(S)CI - Output organizational participations in processes report to output the RACI matrix in Microsoft® Excel format from an open process model. By default, this report does not return any Supportive information. To output this information, your script administrator must set the g_bRASCI variable to true.

Diagrams used for a RA(S)CI matrix

A RA(S)CI matrix can be based on the following diagrams:

  • EPC (API name MT_EEPC)

  • EPC (column display) (API name MT_EEPC_COLUMN)

  • EPC (material flow) (API name MT_EEPC_MAT)

  • EPC (row display) (API name MT_EEPC_ROW)

  • EPC (table display) (API name MT_EEPC_TAB)

  • EPC (horizontal table display) (API name MT_EEPC_TAB_HORIZONTAL)

  • BPMN collaboration diagram (BPMN 2.0) - (API name MT_BPMN_COLLABORATION_DIAGRAM)

  • BPMN process diagram (BPMN 2.0) (API name MT_BPMN_PROCESS_DIAGRAM)

  • Enterprise BPMN collaboration diagram (API name MT_ENTERPRISE_BPMN_COLLABORATION)

  • Enterprise BPMN process diagram (API name MT_ENTERPRISE_BPMN_PROCESS)

  • Function allocation diagram (API name MT_FUNC_ALLOC_DGM). This model must be assigned to a function.

  • Value-added chain diagram (API name MT_VAL_ADD_CHN_DGM)

Connections used for a RA(S)CI matrix

The following connections between organizational elements and functions are evaluated by the RA(S)CI matrix:

Responsible (R)

  • carries out (API name: CT_EXEC_1)

  • carries out (API name: CT_EXEC_2)

Accountable (A)

  • decides on (API name: CT_DECD_ON)

  • decides on (API name: CT_DECID_ON)

  • accepts (API name: CT_AGREES)

Consulted (C)

  • is technically responsible for (API name CT_IS_TECH_RESP_1)

  • is technically responsible for (API name CT_IS_TECH_RESP_3)

  • has consulting role in (API name CT_HAS_CONSLT_ROLE_IN_1)

  • has consulting role in (API name CT_HAS_CONSLT_ROLE_IN_2)

Informed (I)

  • must be informed about (API name: CT_MUST_BE_INFO_ABT_1)

  • must be informed about (API name: CT_MUST_BE_INFO_ABT_2)

  • must be informed on cancellation (API name: CT_MUST_BE_INFO_ON_CNC_1)

  • must be informed on cancellation (API name: CT_MUST_BE_INFO_ON_CNC_2)

If RA(S)CI was set, the following connections are additionally available:

Supportive (S)

  • contributes to (API name CT_CONTR_TO_1)

  • contributes to (API name CT_CONTR_TO_2)