System Atlas

Market and positioning → lead generation → product or service design → integrations (+1)

Workflows that drive an outcome from step to step. Process steps that hand work to each other.

Cross-industryRun by organizations in 10 industries. Counted from public, sourced parts only; each organization below links to the parts it was counted on.

Organizations running it
26
Of their industry
0%
The pattern
What every instance has, in order
  1. Decisions
    Market and positioning
    in 100% of instances
    money
  2. Process
    Lead generation
    in 92% of instances
    then
  3. Process
    Product or service design
    in 96% of instances
    then
  4. Software
    Integrations
    in 100% of instances
    information
  5. Process
    Customer onboarding
    in 100% of instances

Coloured arrows: a flow of that type seen between the two at instance organizations. Grey arrows: order only.

Structure
Element
Share of instances
Companies
Policies and culture
65%
17
Security and access
65%
17
Regulatory compliance
65%
17
Contracts
54%
14
Usage pricing and metering
38%
10
Data protection and security assurance
38%
10
Performance and pay
31%
8
Governance and decision rights
27%
7
Health, safety and environment
23%
6
Variant · where they differ
Member
Variants, couplings and instances

Every level, number, source and dimension: Member, $300 a year.

Couplings · what comes together
Member
Variants, couplings and instances

Every level, number, source and dimension: Member, $300 a year.

Entropy
Where it runs rough

Operating-reality findings at instance companies: workarounds, manual hand-offs, bottlenecks.

  • Suppliers and partners6 findings
    Dependency 6 · at 6 companies
  • Customer onboarding3 findings
    Dependency 3 · at 3 companies
  • Planning and scheduling3 findings
    Tacit rule 3 · at 3 companies
  • Hiring2 findings
    Dependency 2 · at 2 companies
  • Health, safety and environment2 findings
    Manual hand-off 1 · Workaround 1 · at 2 companies
  • Inference serving2 findings
    Bottleneck 1 · Workaround 1 · at 1 company
  • Integrations2 findings
    Dependency 1 · Manual hand-off 1 · at 2 companies
  • Proposals and quoting2 findings
    Manual hand-off 2 · at 2 companies
Seen across
Where it holds
Business model
  • subscription15%
  • product12%
  • marketplace8%
  • service4%
Size
  • 1000+ people8%
  • 501-1000 people8%
  • 201-500 people4%
  • 51-200 people4%
Region
  • United States35%
  • United Kingdom12%
  • France8%
  • San Francisco, United States8%
  • Los Angeles, California, United States4%
  • North America4%
Instances
The 26 companies it was seen at
Member
Variants, couplings and instances

Every level, number, source and dimension: Member, $300 a year.