System Atlas

Product or service design → org structure → core system of record → lead generation (+1)

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
15
Of their industry
0%
The pattern
What every instance has, in order
  1. Process
    Product or service design
    in 93% of instances
    then
  2. People
    Org structure
    in 93% of instances
    then
  3. Software
    Core system of record
    in 100% of instances
    information
  4. Process
    Lead generation
    in 100% of instances
    money
  5. Data
    Reporting and dashboards
    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
Invariant 5
At least 90% have it
People1
Org structure
93%
14
Process2
Product or service design
93%
14
Lead generation
100%
15
Software1
Core system of record
100%
15
Data1
Reporting and dashboards
100%
15
Variant 17
20 to 80%: where they differ · Members
People1
Suppliers and partners
73%
11
Process6
Quality control
47%
7
Production or delivery
33%
5
Billing and invoicing
20%
3
Hiring
20%
3
Scheduling and capacity
20%
3
Management cadence
20%
3
Software1
Integrations
40%
6
Data3
Customer data
73%
11
Cash and treasury
20%
3
Data management
20%
3
Decisions6
Market and positioning
67%
10
Strategy and goals
67%
10
Pricing
53%
8
Policies and culture
53%
8
Regulatory compliance
53%
8
Security and access
33%
5
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.

  • Scheduling and capacity1 finding
    Dependency (public record) 1 · at 1 company
  • Quality control1 finding
    Bottleneck (public record) 1 · at 1 company
  • Suppliers and partners1 finding
    Dependency (public record) 1 · at 1 company
Seen across
Where it holds
Business model
  • subscription47%
  • product40%
  • marketplace13%
Size
  • 1000+ people47%
  • 11-50 people13%
  • 51-200 people13%
Region
  • United States60%
  • China20%
  • New Zealand7%
  • Remote (founded in the United Kingdom)7%
Instances
The 15 companies it was seen at
Member
Variants, couplings and instances

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