Decision-Making Patterns: Decision Authorities

Decision Authorities

Problem

Not clear who makes decisions, therefore teams run into stumbling blocks during execution and can’t deliver.

Solution

One possible solution is adopting the RAID model or co-designing a model like it.

Recommend (R) - authority to recommend/propose a particular decision Align / Approve (A) - authority to effectively veto a decision Input (I) - authority to provide input on a decision Decide (D) - authority to authorize the decision

Work with other stewards to introduce the model with each working group. Trial it for 2 months and re-evaluate.

Example

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