DACI Decision-Making Framework

A DACI is a lightweight way to make decision ownership explicit before work stalls. It separates the person moving the process forward from the person with authority to make the final call.What is a DACI?Driver: Moves the decision forward, gathers input, and keeps the deadline visible.Approver: The one person with final authority to decide.Contributors: The small group whose expertise is needed before the decision.Informed: People who need to know the outcome but do not need to join the process.DACI does not make the decision for you. It clarifies how input becomes a decision. These role definitions follow the DACI framework described by Atlassian.How it worksLog the decision as a clear question or action and set a due date.Name exactly one Driver and one Approver, then add Contributors and Informed people.The Driver gathers the required input and moves the status from Open to In Progress.The Approver makes the call. Record the outcome and a short rationale, then mark it Decided.Use…