Lead generation → customer service and support → product or service design → market and positioning (+1)
Workflows that drive an outcome from step to step. Process steps that hand work to each other.
Cross-industryRun by organizations in 21 industries. Counted from public, sourced parts only; each organization below links to the parts it was counted on.
- Organizations running it
- 61
- Of their industry
- 0%
The pattern
What every instance has, in order
- ProcessLead generationin 100% of instancesthen
- PeopleCustomer service and supportin 100% of instancesinformation
- ProcessProduct or service designin 90% of instancesinformation
- DecisionsMarket and positioningin 100% of instancesthen
- 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
Customer service and support
100%
61
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.
- Sales23 findingsManual hand-off 11 · Dependency 7 · Bottleneck 3 · Informal channel 2 · at 22 companies
- Production or delivery18 findingsDependency 10 · Tacit rule 3 · Bottleneck 2 · Manual hand-off 2 · Workaround 1 · at 16 companies
- Suppliers and partners16 findingsDependency 15 · Workaround 1 · at 15 companies
- Customer service and support13 findingsInformal channel 4 · Tacit rule 4 · Dependency 2 · Manual hand-off 2 · Workaround 1 · at 12 companies
- Pricing8 findingsTacit rule 5 · Manual hand-off 3 · at 8 companies
- Hiring6 findingsDependency 4 · Bottleneck 1 · Manual hand-off 1 · at 6 companies
- Customer onboarding5 findingsDependency 3 · Manual hand-off 2 · at 5 companies
- Quality control4 findingsDependency 4 · at 4 companies
Seen across
Where it holds
Industries
Business model
- product5%
- subscription5%
- marketplace2%
- service2%
Size
- 1000+ people7%
- 51-200 people7%
- 11-50 people5%
- 201-500 people3%
- 501-1000 people2%
Region
- United States36%
- United Kingdom8%
- San Francisco, United States5%
- France3%
- North America3%
- Switzerland3%
Instances
The 61 companies it was seen at
Member
Variants, couplings and instances
Every level, number, source and dimension: Member, $300 a year.