Accountability
- One accountable owner per outcome
- Responsible roles able to execute the work
- Consulted roles engaged before irreversible decisions
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Responsibility Matrix
Clarify accountability across architecture, engineering, security, operations, product and suppliers.
Senior-level decision supportOutcome-led leadership
Lifecycle
- Ownership from design through decommissioning
- Clear incident and change responsibilities
- Supplier obligations and escalation paths
Validation
- Remove duplicated accountability
- Test the model with a realistic incident
- Review when teams or services change
Leadership evidence
Produce a concise, reviewed artefact for FinOps Academy: the decision required, accountable owner, measurable outcome, key risks and next checkpoint.