Facility Relocation RACI Matrix
This is a practical guide to building a raci matrix for a facility relocation project — a grid mapping tasks to who is Responsible, Accountable, Consulted and Informed, adapted to the realities of relocating a facility or operation to a new site.
What a RACI Matrix is
A raci matrix is a grid mapping tasks to who is Responsible, Accountable, Consulted and Informed. For the full concept and how it works in general, see RACI Matrix. On a facility relocation project it plays the same role, tuned to this kind of work.
Why it matters for a Facility Relocation project
Facility Relocation projects live or die on relocating a facility or operation to a new site. A well-built raci matrix gives the team a shared, explicit reference for exactly that — reducing ambiguity, aligning stakeholders, and making problems visible early enough to act. Skipping it, or doing it generically, is how facility relocation projects drift into avoidable delay and cost.
What to include
- Activities as rows
- Roles as columns
- One Accountable per row
- Responsible / Consulted / Informed
Facility Relocation-specific considerations
Tailor the raci matrix to the risks that most often derail facility relocation projects:
- Downtime minimisation
- Logistics
- Staff and equipment moves
Example
On a real facility relocation project, the raci matrix would be shaped by relocating a facility or operation to a new site. In particular, it should explicitly account for the project’s biggest risks — downtime minimisation, logistics, staff and equipment moves — rather than treating them as afterthoughts.