RAPID Approach

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What is the RAPID Approach? Meaning.

The RAPID Approach is a decision-making tool that can help assigning clear and specific roles when a decision has to be made. It was described by Bain & Company consultants Paul Rogers and Marcia Blenko in the HBR of Jan 2006.

It is an Acronym for:

• R = Recommend. The people responsible for making a proposal or offering alternatives, gathering input, and providing the right data and analysis. They must have a common sense about what is reasonable, practical and effective.

• A = Agree. The people having veto power. Signs the proposal, somebody from the legal department.

• I = Input. The people that must be consulted. They should provide information and are typically involved in the implementation.

• D = Decide. Formal decision-maker. Accountable, has authority to make the decision and the power to commit the organization.

• P = Perform. The people that are responsible for execution the proposal.

This tool is similar to the RACI Method which is also aimed at identifying roles and responsibilities in decisions and projects.

Compare with: Bureaucracy  |  Chain of Command  |  Planning Fallacy Bias

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