How to Generate RACI in Visio?

A RACI chart is a matrix capable of showing how people or roles are related to business activities in a business process. You may form a RACI chart from a BPD to record the responsibility roles among swim lanes (i.e. Pool and lane) and activities (i.e. Task and sub-process. At any intersection of the participant and activity you can assign participant any of the four available responsible roles for an activity:

Responsible - The participant who does the activity.

Approver - The participant who approves or disapproves against an activity.

Consulted - The participant who needs to comment on the activity.

Informed - The participant who needs to be informed for any update about the activity.

To create a RACI chart from BPD:

Right click on the background of a BPD and select Utilities > Generate RACI Diagram from the popup menu.

The role R, abbreviation for responsible, is automatically assigned to the intersection of participant and activity whenever the activity is put inside a participant. You may add or remove roles by clicking on a cell in the chart and update the role selection.