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Constructs/Process

Planning and scheduling → production or delivery (work flow)

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
11
Of their industry
0%
The pattern
What every instance has, in order
  1. Process
    Planning and scheduling
    in 100% of instances
    work
  2. Process
    Production or delivery
    in 100% of instances
    then
  3. Decisions
    Market and positioning
    in 91% of instances
    then
  4. Decisions
    Regulatory compliance
    in 91% 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
Invariant 4
At least 90% have it
Process2
Planning and scheduling
100%
11
Production or delivery
100%
11
Decisions2
Market and positioning
91%
10
Regulatory compliance
91%
10
Variant 28
20 to 80%: where they differ · Members
People4
Org structure
64%
7
Sales
55%
6
Suppliers and partners
55%
6
Customer service and support
55%
6
Process10
Lead generation
73%
8
Product or service design
73%
8
Logistics and fulfilment
55%
6
Hiring
55%
6
Quality control
36%
4
Customer onboarding
36%
4
Proposals and quoting
27%
3
Procurement
27%
3
Onboarding and training
27%
3
Learning and improvement
27%
3
Software3
Systems: tools and data
36%
4
Core system of record
36%
4
Integrations
27%
3
Data4
Inventory and assets
45%
5
Customer data
36%
4
Data management
27%
3
Legal and contracts administration
27%
3
Decisions7
Pricing
73%
8
Strategy and goals
45%
5
Contracts
36%
4
Policies and culture
36%
4
Security and access
36%
4
Performance and pay
27%
3
Governance and decision rights
27%
3
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.

  • Org structure3 findings
    Dependency 3 · at 2 companies
  • Planning and scheduling3 findings
    Dependency 2 · Tacit rule 1 · at 3 companies
  • Pricing3 findings
    Manual hand-off 2 · Tacit rule 1 · at 3 companies
  • Sales3 findings
    Bottleneck 1 · Dependency 1 · Manual hand-off 1 · at 3 companies
  • Production or delivery2 findings
    Dependency 1 · Tacit rule 1 · at 2 companies
  • Hiring2 findings
    Dependency 1 · Tacit rule 1 · at 2 companies
  • Lead generation2 findings
    Dependency 2 · at 2 companies
  • Suppliers and partners2 findings
    Dependency 2 · at 2 companies
Seen across
Where it holds
Business model
  • subscription18%
  • product9%
  • service9%
Size
  • 1000+ people18%
  • 501-1000 people9%
Region
  • United States27%
  • France18%
  • Switzerland18%
  • Brazil9%
  • Germany9%
  • Los Angeles, California, United States9%
Instances
The 11 companies it was seen at
Member
Variants, couplings and instances

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

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