Mesa Group writing.

Original research and field analysis on the Command Mapping discipline.

  • Read the Command Mapping Thesis

    The Command Mapping Thesis

    May 2026 · Foundational paper

    Mesa Group's foundational paper introducing Command Mapping as the pre-automation specification work that closes the gap most artificial intelligence initiatives fall through. Eight sections. Three altitudes of empirical evidence.

  • Why RACI Fails in the AI Era

    Forthcoming · June 2026 · Methodology contrast

    The successor framework to a discipline executives already know. Examines why the role-assignment matrix that organized accountability for the past forty years cannot specify decision authority for an automated decision, and what fills the gap.

  • The Dead Org Chart: A Field Report

    Forthcoming · July 2026 · State of Command Mapping research

    Anonymized data from early Mesa Group engagements showing the gap between documented authority and actual decision flow when artificial intelligence is in the loop. The first State of Command Mapping research publication.