Assign DACI roles to prevent a decision meeting from becoming shared ambiguity.
Decision rights are part of agenda design. Driver: owns the process The Driver frames the decision, gathers inputs, designs the meeting, and keeps momentum after the call. This is not automatically the most senior person. Approver: owns the final call The Approver is accountable for saying yes, no, or not yet. Naming this role prevents the group from hiding behind vague alignment language. Contributors: improve the decision Contributors bring facts, constraints, risks, and recommendations. They are essential, but their input is not the same as decision authority. Informed: need the result Informed stakeholders should receive the decision, rationale, and next…
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