System Atlas

Product or service design → org structure → core system of record → lead generation

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

Cross-industryRun by organizations in 8 industries. Counted from public, sourced parts only; each organization below links to the parts it was counted on.

Organizations running it
21
Of their industry
0%
The pattern
What every instance has, in order
  1. Process
    Product or service design
    in 100% of instances
    then
  2. People
    Org structure
    in 90% of instances
    then
  3. Software
    Core system of record
    in 100% of instances
    information
  4. Process
    Lead generation
    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
Core system of record
100%
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.

  • Pricing3 findings
    Manual hand-off 2 · Tacit rule 1 · at 3 companies
  • Scheduling and capacity2 findings
    Dependency (public record) 2 · at 2 companies
  • Suppliers and partners2 findings
    Dependency 1 · Dependency (public record) 1 · at 2 companies
  • Production or delivery1 finding
    Dependency 1 · at 1 company
  • Hiring1 finding
    Dependency 1 · at 1 company
  • Quality control1 finding
    Bottleneck (public record) 1 · at 1 company
  • Sales1 finding
    Manual hand-off 1 · at 1 company
  • Core system of record1 finding
    Dependency 1 · at 1 company
Seen across
Where it holds
Business model
  • subscription43%
  • product38%
  • marketplace10%
  • project5%
Size
  • 1000+ people38%
  • 11-50 people10%
  • 51-200 people10%
Region
  • United States67%
  • China14%
  • Los Angeles, California, United States5%
  • New Zealand5%
  • Remote (founded in the United Kingdom)5%
Instances
The 21 companies it was seen at
Member
Variants, couplings and instances

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