Suppliers and partners → lead generation → production or delivery
Workflows that drive an outcome from step to step. Process steps that hand work to each other.
Cross-industryRun by organizations in 36 industries. Counted from public, sourced parts only; each organization below links to the parts it was counted on.
- Organizations running it
- 82
- Of their industry
- 0%
The pattern
What every instance has, in order
- PeopleSuppliers and partnersin 100% of instancesmoney
- ProcessLead generationin 100% of instancesinformation
- ProcessProduction or deliveryin 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
Hiring
61%
50
Customer onboarding
39%
32
Logistics and fulfilment
34%
28
Quality control
29%
24
Billing and invoicing
26%
21
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 partners35 findingsDependency 33 · Workaround 2 · at 33 companies
- Sales19 findingsManual hand-off 9 · Dependency 7 · Bottleneck 2 · Informal channel 1 · at 18 companies
- Production or delivery13 findingsDependency 8 · Bottleneck 3 · Manual hand-off 2 · at 13 companies
- Customer service and support11 findingsManual hand-off 4 · Informal channel 3 · Tacit rule 2 · Dependency 1 · Workaround 1 · at 9 companies
- Pricing9 findingsTacit rule 4 · Manual hand-off 3 · Dependency 1 · Workaround (public record) 1 · at 9 companies
- Logistics and fulfilment7 findingsDependency 3 · Tacit rule 2 · Bottleneck 1 · Informal channel 1 · at 5 companies
- Customer onboarding6 findingsDependency 4 · Manual hand-off 2 · at 6 companies
- Hiring5 findingsDependency 3 · Informal channel 1 · Manual hand-off 1 · at 5 companies
Seen across
Where it holds
Industries
Business model
- product15%
- subscription9%
- service4%
- distribution2%
- marketplace2%
- asset1%
Size
- 1000+ people18%
- 201-500 people10%
- 51-200 people5%
- 11-50 people2%
- 501-1000 people1%
Region
- United States32%
- France6%
- Switzerland5%
- United Kingdom5%
- Austria4%
- San Francisco, United States4%
Instances
The 82 companies it was seen at
Member
Variants, couplings and instances
Every level, number, source and dimension: Member, $300 a year.