Commercial Tools

ACCLARO DFSS by Axiomatic Design Solutions, Inc.

Acclaro DFSS software has a full featured DSM module that implements partitioning, clustering and tearing of DSM matrices.  Exports to Microsoft project for scheduling.  The module is integrated with DFSS quality tools of VOC, axiomatic design, FMEA to validate and risk reduce solutions prior to dependency analysis.

Flow by Adept Management Ltd.

Flow is designed to plan and control complex, iterative, and information driven project processes. It is used to define, streamline, plan and deliver processes, using a work breakdown structure, a DSM approach to interrelate process steps or activities, a Gantt chart visualization and a dynamic checklist to control the process execution.

Lattix by Lattix, Inc

Lattix offers a complete system for DSM/MDM analysis and management of complex systems.  Lattix pioneered the DSM approach for automated enforcement of software architectures and now supports MDM analysis of enterprise systems including processes, requirements, tests, hardware, infrastructure and organizations, providing powerful visualization and change impact analysis across the entire system. The Lattix System includes many modules, tools, and features to extract dependency information and create DSM/MDMs from UML/SysML models, software codebases, SQL, databases, files (such as Excel and XML), and other tools.

Loomeo by Teseon GmbH

LOOMEO-Software is based on a generic approach to structure analysis and synthesis. LOOMEO makes use of the principles of matrix and graph theory. On the one hand these enable the comprehensive analysis of cross-linked structures. On the other hand potentials for structure optimization can be highlighted by visualizing different perspectives and realized by applying adequate algorithms.

NDepend by NDepend

NDepend offers Context-Sensitive Help to educate the user about what he sees on DSM. NDepend’s DSM relies on a simple three coloring scheme for DSM cell: Blue, Green and Black. When hovering a row or a column with the mouse, the Context-Sensitive Help explains the meaning of this coloring scheme

BOXARR by BOXARR, Ltd.

BOXARR is the leading solution for ‘Complex Inter-dependent Systems Management’. Supporting some of the world’s largest organisations, BOXARR delivers truly scalable applications to solve challenges of complex inter-dependencies across data intelligence aggregation; systems design engineering and integration; supply-chain; process management; mission/program planning; joint operations; and knowledge management & transfer methodology.

Soley Studio by Soley

Soley Studio enables you to create, analyze and visualize large dependency networks. Define your own metamodel, import data from various data sources (Excel, databases), use intuitive modeling tools (graph-based, matrix-based) and create presentation-ready visualizations. Soley Studio uniquely provides the technology to automate analysis workflows including pattern search and graph metrics.