Large programs do not fail because the Strategic Planning was wrong. They fail because teams were not aligned, tasks were not sequenced correctly, and change rippled through the system unchecked. Leaders often blame delivery when the real problem was structural. The Design Structure Matrix (DSM) exists to eliminate that excuse.
DSM is a modeling framework used to make system dependencies visible and manageable. It captures how tasks, teams, components, or data elements rely on one another. It con
