Areas of Responsibility List

An AOR list (areas of responsibility) prevents a tragedy of the commons at your company. It’s a list of responsibilities—grouped by function—where each responsibility is assigned to one (and only one) person. This makes it clear what the responsibilities are, who owns them at the company, and how to route questions.

Example:

Functional area	Area of responsibility (AOR)	DRI	Backup
Executive	Share weekly priorities with all teams	Alex	Kevin
	Send investor updates monthly	Alex	Kevin
	Maintain AORs	Alex	Kevin
	Develop strategic partnerships	Alex	Lauren
Product & Engineering	Update product roadmap quarterly	Alex	Kevin
	Set weekly goals for the team	Alex	Kelly
	Ensure security practices, policies, and compliance	Jeremy	Alex

From The Great CEO Within.