System Atlas

Market and positioning → lead generation → pricing → org structure (+2)

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

Within one industryHolds in Information & media. Counted from public, sourced parts only; each organization below links to the parts it was counted on.

Organizations running it
12
Of their industry
1%
The pattern
What every instance has, in order
  1. Decisions
    Market and positioning
    in 92% of instances
    money
  2. Process
    Lead generation
    in 100% of instances
    then
  3. Decisions
    Pricing
    in 100% of instances
    then
  4. People
    Org structure
    in 92% of instances
    control
  5. Process
    Product or service design
    in 92% of instances
    then
  6. Process
    Hiring
    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
Reporting and dashboards
50%
6
Cash and treasury
33%
4
Legal and contracts administration
33%
4
Inventory and assets
25%
3
Data management
25%
3
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.

  • Production or delivery2 findings
    Dependency 1 · Workaround 1 · at 2 companies
  • Suppliers and partners2 findings
    Dependency 1 · Manual hand-off (public record) 1 · at 2 companies
  • Billing and invoicing1 finding
    Tacit rule 1 · at 1 company
  • Scheduling and capacity1 finding
    Dependency (public record) 1 · at 1 company
  • Inventory and assets1 finding
    Dependency 1 · at 1 company
  • Market and positioning1 finding
    Tacit rule 1 · at 1 company
  • Product or service design1 finding
    Dependency (public record) 1 · at 1 company
  • Org structure1 finding
    Dependency (public record) 1 · at 1 company
Seen across
Where it holds
Business model
  • product50%
  • subscription25%
  • asset8%
  • marketplace8%
Size
  • 1000+ people42%
  • 501-1000 people25%
  • 201-500 people17%
Region
  • United States75%
  • France8%
  • Germany8%
  • Northern California, United States8%
Instances
The 12 companies it was seen at
Member
Variants, couplings and instances

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