Organisational Restructuring RACI Matrix
This is a practical guide to building a raci matrix for an organisational restructuring project — a grid mapping tasks to who is Responsible, Accountable, Consulted and Informed, adapted to the realities of restructuring teams, roles or the operating model.
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 an organisational restructuring project it plays the same role, tuned to this kind of work.
Why it matters for an Organisational Restructuring project
Organisational Restructuring projects live or die on restructuring teams, roles or the operating model. 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 organisational restructuring projects drift into avoidable delay and cost.
What to include
- Activities as rows
- Roles as columns
- One Accountable per row
- Responsible / Consulted / Informed
Organisational Restructuring-specific considerations
Tailor the raci matrix to the risks that most often derail organisational restructuring projects:
- People and morale impact
- Consultation requirements
- Business continuity
Example
On a real organisational restructuring project, the raci matrix would be shaped by restructuring teams, roles or the operating model. In particular, it should explicitly account for the project’s biggest risks — people and morale impact, consultation requirements, business continuity — rather than treating them as afterthoughts.