RACI Matrix

There are, and some are fine. The difference is what has been checked. This file was built from scratch, then every formula in it was recalculated by a separate checker that compares each result against an independently worked-out answer — 12 of them here. A template that looks right and totals wrong is worse than no template at all, and that is the usual failing of one downloaded from a search result.

It also opens with sample rows already filled in, so you can see every formula working before you touch it, and it is set up to print without fighting the page setup. No email wall, no signup, no watermark, and you can use it commercially.

A RACI matrix makes clear who does the work, who owns the outcome, who needs to be asked and who needs to be told. This Excel RACI template lists tasks against roles and lets you mark each cell R, A, C or I.

A check column confirms every task has exactly one A, because a task with nobody accountable — or two people accountable — is where projects stall.

Mark each cell R, A, C or I. Every task needs exactly one A — the check column tells you when it does not.

The file opens with sample rows so you can see every formula working before you change anything. Type your own figures over them. When you need more rows, insert them inside the existing block rather than underneath it, so the totals keep covering every row.