Accountability vs Responsibility

Accountablity in project management

Accountability is the obligation for an individual or organization to account for its activities, accept responsibility for them, and to disclose the results in a transparent manner.

Responsibility in project management

Responsibility is a duty or obligation to satisfactorily perform or complete a task (assigned by someone, or created by one’s own promise or circumstances) that one must fulfill, and which has a consequent penalty for failure.