Standard architecture: Foundation model developers
Workflows that drive an outcome from step to step. Mostly process steps.
Standard architectureThe parts at least half of the organizations in Foundation model developers 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.
- Organizations running it
- 5
- Of their industry
- 100%
The pattern
What every instance has, in order
- PeopleSalesin 100% of instancesthen
- ProcessProduct or service designin 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
Market and positioning
80%
4
Strategy and goals
80%
4
Contracts
60%
3
Governance and decision rights
60%
3
Regulatory compliance
40%
2
Data protection and security assurance
40%
2
Pricing
20%
1
Product roadmap
20%
1
Performance and pay
20%
1
Policies and culture
20%
1
Security and access
20%
1
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.
- Customer onboarding1 findingDependency 1 · at 1 company
- Governance and decision rights1 findingDependency 1 · at 1 company
- Market and positioning1 findingTacit rule 1 · at 1 company
- Quality control1 findingBottleneck 1 · at 1 company
- Suppliers and partners1 findingDependency 1 · at 1 company
Seen across
Where it holds
Industries
Business model
- product20%
Size
- 1000+ people60%
- 201-500 people20%
Region
- United States40%
- China20%
- France20%
- United Kingdom20%
Instances
The 5 companies it was seen at
Member
Variants, couplings and instances
Every level, number, source and dimension: Member, $300 a year.