System Atlas

Core system of record → strategy and goals → org structure → reporting and dashboards (+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.

Organizations running it
15
Of their industry
19%
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. People
    Org structure
    in 100% of instances
    then
  4. Data
    Reporting and dashboards
    in 100% of instances
    money
  5. Decisions
    Governance and decision rights
    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
Lead generation
53%
8
Quality control
47%
7
Billing and invoicing
33%
5
Hiring
33%
5
Scheduling and capacity
33%
5
Production or delivery
27%
4
Retention and renewal
20%
3
Management cadence
20%
3
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.

  • 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
  • product53%
  • subscription33%
  • marketplace13%
Size
  • 1000+ people47%
  • 11-50 people20%
  • 201-500 people7%
  • 51-200 people7%
Region
  • United States67%
  • South Korea13%
  • Japan7%
  • New Zealand7%
Instances
The 15 companies it was seen at
Member
Variants, couplings and instances

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