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Ownership Map
For projects with more than one person involved.
If everyone owns it, no one owns it.
The Ownership Map is for projects where more than one person is involved. It answers the questions a team always thinks about and rarely writes down: who is the owner, who decides, who helps, who gets the update.
When to use it
- Any project with more than two people involved.
- Cross-team work, where lines of authority can blur.
- After a project hits a problem because no one was sure who owned the next step.
How to use it
- Fill in the form below together with the people listed.
- Share the result with everyone in the map.
- Revisit it if the team changes or the work changes shape.
What good looks like
The map is short and concrete. It names actual people, not roles in the abstract. Every helper knows what the owner can decide on their own, and what needs to be escalated.
Fillable form
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About this form
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