# RAPID Framework

> 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).

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## Definition

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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