Ownership is settled in three layers, and most arguments happen because people reach for the wrong one.
flowchart TD
Q["Who owns this?"] --> RC{"A role's core<br/>accountability?"}
RC -- Yes --> A["Role Cards"]
RC -- No --> T{"One of the six recurring<br/>cross-boundary decisions?"}
T -- Yes --> B["Decision Rights — DACI"]
T -- No --> C["This table"]
C --> N{"Not listed?"}
N -- delivery or client --> PM["PM breaks the tie"]
N -- technical --> CTO["CTO breaks the tie"]
PM --> ADD["Add the row — same day"]
CTO --> ADD
Role cards cover accountabilities. Decision rights cover the six recurring calls. This page covers the third category: small, concrete things that fall between roles and cost ten minutes of argument every few weeks.
Decide it in the moment — PM for anything delivery- or client-facing, CTO for anything technical — then add the row the same day. A disagreement that happens twice and never becomes a row is exactly what this page exists to prevent.
