The document discusses responsibility charting as a tool for clarifying roles and responsibilities in tasks or business processes, particularly in cross-functional projects. It highlights the benefits of using responsibility charting, including the prevention of confusion and duplication of efforts, as well as the identification of communication needs. Overall, it aims to enhance accountability and efficiency within teams.

1. Responsibility charting
Individual OD interventions

2. Prepared By
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Manu Melwin Joy
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3. Responsibility charting
• describes the
participation by various
roles in completing tasks
or deliverables for a or
business processes.
• It is especially useful in
clarifying roles and
responsibilities in cross-
functional/
departmental projects
and processes

4. Responsibility charting
• Responsibility charting will
help you to:
– Clarify any confusion,
assumptions and
misunderstandings about
‘who does what'
– Make sure that someone is
responsible for each task
– Identify who needs to be
given communication about
each task
– Prevent duplication of
effort .

5. Responsibility charting
• It can unearth a range
of issues, including
gaps in responsibility,
misunderstanding,
miscommunication and
areas where too many
people are given
responsibility for the
same thing.