Standard architecture: AI applications and agents

Workflows that drive an outcome from step to step. Process steps that hand work to each other.

Standard architectureThe parts at least half of the organizations in AI applications and agents have, as many as 5 of them run all together. Counted from public, sourced parts only; each organization below links to the parts it was counted on.

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Organizations running it: 5
Of their industry: 36%

The pattern

What every instance has, in order

Decisions
Market and positioning
in 100% of instances
then
Process
Lead generation
in 100% of instances
then
Process
Product or service design
in 100% of instances
then
People
Org structure
in 100% of instances
then
Process
Hiring
in 100% of instances
then
Decisions
Health, safety and environment
in 100% of instances
then
Decisions
Data protection and security assurance
in 100% of instances
information
People
Sales
in 100% of instances
then
Process
Production or delivery
in 100% of instances
information
Software
Integrations
in 100% of instances

Coloured arrows: a flow of that type seen between the two at instance organizations. Grey arrows: order only.

Structure

Groups Layers Everything

Element

Share of instances

Companies

Market and positioning

100%

Health, safety and environment

100%

Data protection and security assurance

100%

Variant · where they differ

Member

Variants, couplings and instances

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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.

Customer onboarding2 findings
Dependency 2 · at 2 companies
Sales2 findings
Dependency 1 · Manual hand-off 1 · at 2 companies
Usage policies and model documentation2 findings
Dependency 1 · Tacit rule 1 · at 1 company
Regulatory compliance1 finding
Dependency 1 · at 1 company
Health, safety and environment1 finding
Manual hand-off 1 · at 1 company
Learning and improvement1 finding
Informal channel 1 · at 1 company
Integrations1 finding
Dependency 1 · at 1 company
Planning and scheduling1 finding
Tacit rule 1 · at 1 company

Seen across

Where it holds

Industries

AI applications and agents100%

Size

501-1000 people20%

Region

United States40%
North America20%
United Kingdom20%

Instances

The 5 companies it was seen at

Member

Variants, couplings and instances

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