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RAPID Framework
Who recommends, and who decides.
In short
A decision-rights framework developed by Bain & Company that assigns five roles to every significant decision: Recommend (drives the proposal), Agree (must concur for the decision to proceed), Perform (executes once decided), Input (provides expertise and context), and Decide (has final authority). RAPID's key contribution is the explicit Agree role — typically Legal, Finance, or another function with veto power — which prevents the late-stage surprises that derail decisions when stakeholders learn about them only after the recommendation is public.
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Related terms.
Term
Prospect Theory
A behavioral-economics theory developed by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky that describes how people actually evaluate gains and losses under risk — as distinct from how classical economics assumes they should.
Definition TermRACI Framework
A responsibility-assignment matrix that classifies every person involved in a task or decision into one of four roles: Responsible (does the work), Accountable (owns the outcome — exactly one person per task), Consulted (provides input before the work is done), and Informed (notified after the fact).
Definition TermReasoning Framework
A structured approach to analysis that determines how an agent processes information and reaches conclusions.
Definition TermReconvene
Re-opening a decision that was already made, with the original board, the original reasoning, and whatever has changed since.
Definition TermRed Teaming
A structured adversarial practice in which a dedicated team deliberately attacks a plan, strategy, or system to expose vulnerabilities before real-world adversaries do.
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