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Core system of record → strategy and goals → governance and decision rights → org structure (+1)

How information is recorded, decided on and fed back. Mostly data and decisions, with information fed back.

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

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Organizations running it
14
Of their industry
18%
The pattern
What every instance has, in order
  1. Software
    Core system of record
    in 100% of instances
    then
  2. Decisions
    Strategy and goals
    in 100% of instances
    then
  3. Decisions
    Governance and decision rights
    in 100% of instances
    control
  4. People
    Org structure
    in 100% of instances
    then
  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
GroupsLayersEverything
Element
Share of instances
Companies
Invariant 5
At least 90% have it
People1
Org structure
100%
14
Software1
Core system of record
100%
14
Data1
Reporting and dashboards
100%
14
Decisions2
Strategy and goals
100%
14
Governance and decision rights
100%
14
Variant 18
20 to 80%: where they differ · Members
People1
Suppliers and partners
71%
10
Process8
Lead generation
50%
7
Quality control
50%
7
Billing and invoicing
36%
5
Production or delivery
29%
4
Hiring
29%
4
Scheduling and capacity
29%
4
Retention and renewal
21%
3
Management cadence
21%
3
Software1
Integrations
29%
4
Data3
Legal and contracts administration
36%
5
Cash and treasury
29%
4
Data management
21%
3
Decisions5
Pricing
64%
9
Regulatory compliance
57%
8
Policies and culture
50%
7
Security and access
50%
7
Market and positioning
43%
6
Variant · where they differ
Member
Variants, couplings and instances

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

See Member
Couplings · what comes together
Member
Variants, couplings and instances

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

See Member
Entropy
Where it runs rough

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

  • Suppliers and partners2 findings
    Dependency (public record) 2 · at 2 companies
  • Scheduling and capacity1 finding
    Dependency (public record) 1 · at 1 company
  • Org structure1 finding
    Informal channel (public record) 1 · at 1 company
  • Quality control1 finding
    Bottleneck (public record) 1 · at 1 company
  • Strategy and goals1 finding
    Bottleneck (public record) 1 · at 1 company
Seen across
Where it holds
Business model
  • product57%
  • subscription29%
  • marketplace14%
Size
  • 1000+ people43%
  • 11-50 people21%
  • 201-500 people7%
  • 51-200 people7%
Region
  • United States64%
  • South Korea14%
  • Japan7%
  • New Zealand7%
Instances
The 14 companies it was seen at
Member
Variants, couplings and instances

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

See Member