System Atlas

Standard architecture: Staffing

Workflows that drive an outcome from step to step. Mostly process steps.

Standard architectureThe parts at least half of the organizations in Staffing have, as many as 16 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
16
Of their industry
25%
The pattern
What every instance has, in order
  1. People
    Supplied or external workforce
    in 100% of instances
    then
  2. Software
    Native worker app
    in 100% of instances
    then
  3. Process
    Scheduling
    in 100% of instances
    then
  4. Process
    Offer and acceptance
    in 100% of instances
    then
  5. Process
    Worker earnings and payout
    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
People1
Operator and team ownership
25%
4
Process12
Time capture
69%
11
Worker onboarding
50%
8
Work-time review and approval
50%
8
Matching and selection
44%
7
Payroll
38%
6
Exceptions and recovery
38%
6
Sites and projects
31%
5
Operational messaging
31%
5
Pay and bill terms
31%
5
Client billing and invoices
31%
5
Staffing demand intake
25%
4
Multi-location operations
25%
4
Software3
Client web portal
50%
8
Public audience routing
44%
7
Approver interface
38%
6
Data2
Returning worker pools
31%
5
Client accounts
25%
4
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.

  • Staffing demand intake1 finding
    Informal channel 1 · at 1 company
  • Matching and selection1 finding
    Bottleneck 1 · at 1 company
  • Offer and acceptance1 finding
    Manual hand-off 1 · at 1 company
  • Returning worker pools1 finding
    Tacit rule 1 · at 1 company
  • Work-time review and approval1 finding
    Dependency 1 · at 1 company
Seen across
Where it holds
Industries
Size
  • 11-50 people6%
Region
  • United States94%
  • Canada / United States6%
Instances
The 16 companies it was seen at
Member
Variants, couplings and instances

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