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Developing Operating Procedures For Projects Involving Multiple Organizations Using a Linear Responsibility Chart

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One of the difficulties of managing projects that involve several organizations is that the group has no pre-established procedures for handling actions that cross organizational boundaries. Read this white paper to learn tips that can resolve cross organizational boundaries.

The development of operating procedures for multi-organizational projects can be facilitated by the use of a tool known as a “liner responsibility chart” (LRC). Consider the hypothetical and simplified example illustrated on the next page. Cavendish Chemicals is planning the design and construction of their new Plant Clearwater. The project will involve the individuals, departments, and organizations shown in the columns of the chart. The inter-organizational actions that can be anticipated on this project are listed in the rows of the chart. Several responsibility codes (letters) are defined in the upper left corner, and these codes are used in each cell of the chart to indicate the responsibility(s) of the entity in that column relative to the action in that row. By reading the codes in any row of the LRC, it is possible to ascertain an overview of the procedure for the action associated with that row.

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