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Constructs/Process

Org structure → hiring → policies and culture → market and positioning (+3)

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

Cross-industryRun by organizations in 9 industries. Counted from public, sourced parts only; each organization below links to the parts it was counted on.

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Organizations running it
18
Of their industry
0%
The pattern
What every instance has, in order
  1. People
    Org structure
    in 94% of instances
    then
  2. Process
    Hiring
    in 100% of instances
    then
  3. Decisions
    Policies and culture
    in 100% of instances
    then
  4. Decisions
    Market and positioning
    in 100% of instances
    money
  5. Process
    Lead generation
    in 94% of instances
    then
  6. Process
    Product or service design
    in 94% of instances
    money
  7. People
    Suppliers and partners
    in 100% of instances

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

Structure
GroupsLayersEverything
Element
Share of instances
Companies
People2
Sales
56%
10
Customer service and support
44%
8
Process7
Quality control
72%
13
Customer onboarding
56%
10
Production or delivery
44%
8
Billing and invoicing
44%
8
Logistics and fulfilment
28%
5
Scheduling and capacity
22%
4
Learning and improvement
22%
4
Software2
Integrations
44%
8
Core system of record
28%
5
Data5
Customer data
61%
11
Reporting and dashboards
39%
7
Cash and treasury
28%
5
Data management
28%
5
Inventory and assets
22%
4
Decisions9
Strategy and goals
78%
14
Regulatory compliance
72%
13
Governance and decision rights
72%
13
Pricing
67%
12
Contracts
56%
10
Security and access
56%
10
Budgeting and forecasting
28%
5
Performance and pay
28%
5
Licences and registrations
22%
4
Variant · where they differ
Member
Variants, couplings and instances

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

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Couplings · what comes together
Member
Variants, couplings and instances

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

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Entropy
Where it runs rough

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

  • Suppliers and partners5 findings
    Dependency 3 · Dependency (public record) 1 · Manual hand-off (public record) 1 · at 5 companies
  • Pricing3 findings
    Manual hand-off 2 · Tacit rule 1 · at 3 companies
  • Sales3 findings
    Manual hand-off 2 · Dependency 1 · at 2 companies
  • Production or delivery2 findings
    Dependency 2 · at 2 companies
  • Billing and invoicing1 finding
    Manual hand-off 1 · at 1 company
  • Customer onboarding1 finding
    Dependency 1 · at 1 company
  • Governance and decision rights1 finding
    Dependency (public record) 1 · at 1 company
  • Hiring1 finding
    Dependency 1 · at 1 company
Seen across
Where it holds
Business model
  • marketplace28%
  • product28%
  • subscription17%
  • asset6%
Size
  • 1000+ people28%
  • 201-500 people22%
  • 501-1000 people11%
Region
  • United States56%
  • France11%
  • Bay Area, CA and Amsterdam, NL6%
  • Los Angeles, California, United States6%
  • Northern California, United States6%
  • San Francisco, CA6%
Instances
The 18 companies it was seen at
Member
Variants, couplings and instances

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

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