Accountable

Accountable: this person bears final responsibility for the correct completion of one or multiple project tasks. Others are accountable to him or her and he or she must approve the task (sign off). It’s possible that an ‘Accountable’ is appointed per task.

People who are deemed accountable in the RACI matrix include individuals who must sign off or approve tasks, decisions, and objectives. It is worth mentioning here that only one person can be accountable for a task and deliverable. This is important to remember to correctly use the RACI matrix.