Whoever hired and oversees the consultant is accountable for their work.
Who do people point at when the consultant drops the ball on their responsibility? The person overseeing the consultant. Meaning the person overseeing is ultimately accountable even if they aren’t doing the work.
These nuances are important in project management.
Point well made, but I think they were trying to correct the usage of Responsibility. Responsible = Who does the work, which, of course you can outsource.
Exactly. This blog post is really about the difference between “Responsible” and “Accountable“ in a RACI. I jokingly define RACI’s R and A as the person who “Really does the work” and the person whose “Ass in on the line” when the project fails.
cj|2 years ago
Who do people point at when the consultant drops the ball on their responsibility? The person overseeing the consultant. Meaning the person overseeing is ultimately accountable even if they aren’t doing the work.
These nuances are important in project management.
avensec|2 years ago
cpeterso|2 years ago