**Found:** a real genre of workplace architecture. The interim operating model slide where dotted lines outnumber solid boxes, two directors report to each other in a circle, and the budget line leads to a committee that meets once a quarter. The deck claims shared ownership while every delivery date stays orphaned.  You have sat in an all-hands where an executive proudly unveils this slide to explain how matrixed squads will unlock collaboration. You have also stared at the two competing dotted lines over your own seat, realized neither leader has the authority to approve headcount, and watched the project stall in endless alignment reviews. ## The dry line A dotted line is not an agile structure. It is an argument the organization refused to settle. When everyone is an advisor, nobody owns the failure. Put one name on the decision, or admit the chart exists to avoid choosing.