System Atlas

Core system of record → product or service design → org structure → reporting and dashboards (+1)

Workflows that drive an outcome from step to step. Mostly people and process.

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
27
Of their industry
0%
The pattern
What every instance has, in order
  1. Software
    Core system of record
    in 100% of instances
    information
  2. Process
    Product or service design
    in 93% of instances
    then
  3. People
    Org structure
    in 96% of instances
    then
  4. Data
    Reporting and dashboards
    in 100% of instances
    money
  5. Decisions
    Governance and decision rights
    in 93% 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 5
At least 90% have it
People1
Org structure
96%
26
Process1
Product or service design
93%
25
Software1
Core system of record
100%
27
Data1
Reporting and dashboards
100%
27
Decisions1
Governance and decision rights
93%
25
Variant 15
20 to 80%: where they differ · Members
People1
Suppliers and partners
67%
18
Process4
Lead generation
59%
16
Quality control
37%
10
Production or delivery
30%
8
Scheduling and capacity
26%
7
Software2
Communication tools
22%
6
Integrations
22%
6
Data2
Customer data
74%
20
Data management
26%
7
Decisions6
Strategy and goals
78%
21
Pricing
59%
16
Market and positioning
56%
15
Regulatory compliance
52%
14
Security and access
44%
12
Policies and culture
37%
10
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
  • Customer data1 finding
    Informal channel (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
  • subscription48%
  • product41%
  • marketplace11%
Size
  • 1000+ people44%
  • 11-50 people11%
  • 51-200 people7%
  • 201-500 people4%
  • 501-1000 people4%
Region
  • United States63%
  • China11%
  • South Korea7%
  • Canada4%
  • Japan4%
  • New Zealand4%
Instances
The 27 companies it was seen at
Member
Variants, couplings and instances

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