System Atlas

Org structure → reporting and dashboards → suppliers and partners → core system of record

Systems and records the rest of the business runs on. Mostly software and data, connected by integrations.

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
18
Of their industry
0%
The pattern
What every instance has, in order
  1. People
    Org structure
    in 94% of instances
    then
  2. Data
    Reporting and dashboards
    in 100% of instances
    then
  3. People
    Suppliers and partners
    in 100% of instances
    work
  4. Software
    Core system of record
    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 4
At least 90% have it
People2
Org structure
94%
17
Suppliers and partners
100%
18
Software1
Core system of record
100%
18
Data1
Reporting and dashboards
100%
18
Variant 15
20 to 80%: where they differ · Members
Process5
Lead generation
61%
11
Quality control
44%
8
Production or delivery
33%
6
Billing and invoicing
22%
4
Scheduling and capacity
22%
4
Software1
Integrations
22%
4
Data3
Customer data
78%
14
Cash and treasury
28%
5
Legal and contracts administration
22%
4
Decisions6
Strategy and goals
78%
14
Pricing
61%
11
Market and positioning
56%
10
Policies and culture
44%
8
Security and access
44%
8
Regulatory compliance
44%
8
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
  • Customer data1 finding
    Informal channel (public record) 1 · at 1 company
  • Org structure1 finding
    Informal channel (public record) 1 · at 1 company
  • Strategy and goals1 finding
    Bottleneck (public record) 1 · at 1 company
Seen across
Where it holds
Business model
  • subscription50%
  • product33%
  • marketplace17%
Size
  • 1000+ people39%
  • 11-50 people17%
  • 51-200 people11%
  • 201-500 people6%
Region
  • United States61%
  • China11%
  • Canada6%
  • New Zealand6%
  • Remote (founded in the United Kingdom)6%
  • South Korea6%
Instances
The 18 companies it was seen at
Member
Variants, couplings and instances

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