Practice Area II

Business
Solutions

End-to-end solutions for organizations navigating complex technology consolidations, data challenges, and supply chain visibility — delivered through facilitated discovery and hybrid-agile execution.

Our Approach

Every engagement begins with discovery. We attend client meetings to understand the problem, facilitate workshops to document requirements, and develop solution options with full P&L forecasts. We then manage delivery — whether greenfield or off-the-shelf — using a hybrid-agile approach that protects data integrity and drives measurable outcomes.

PLMReal Estate AnalyticsSupply Chain SplunkSharePointRBAC / ABAC Hybrid-AgileGreenfield Multi-Tenant SaaSEmployee Engagement
Platform

Element‑46 doesn't only advise — we build and operate production SaaS. Club Golf League is our own multi-tenant platform, applying the same Identity-First discipline we bring to enterprise clients.

Proprietary SaaS — Built & Operated by Element‑46
Club Golf League

A full multi-tenant SaaS platform — a turnkey social golf league that runs as a structured, low-friction engagement program. Corporate HR and People teams deploy it for employee engagement; city clubs and associations run member leagues and tournaments. One platform, fully isolated per organization, operated with effectively zero overhead.

The Engagement Model
  • Recurring, not one-off — Seasons, events, and standings sustain participation across a full season, not a single event forgotten the next week
  • Inclusive by design — A handicap system lets any skill level compete fairly, so the program is for everyone, not just the low scorers
  • Brings people together — Pairings and tournaments mix players across departments, divisions, or the wider membership, building relationships that don't otherwise form
  • Measurable — Participation and engagement signals surface in admin reporting, so HR teams and club organizers can demonstrate program value
Built Identity-First
  • True multi-tenant isolation — Each organization is a fully isolated tenant; one company never sees another's data, enforced at the data layer
  • Role-tiered administration — Platform admin, league organizer, and player roles, each with scoped permissions
  • Passwordless, secure access — One-time passcode authentication, with no password sprawl
  • Enterprise discipline — Multi-tenancy is, at its core, an access-control problem — governed by the identical Identity-First principles we bring to enterprise IAM
Case Studies

A selection of engagements spanning our 16-year history — each beginning with discovery and ending with measurable client outcomes.

Case Study — 2019–2022
Product Lifecycle Management
Background
  • DOD subcontractor providing engineering & manufacturing for military aircraft
  • Acquired four companies over 25 years; chose to consolidate PLM systems
  • Four distinctive PLM systems required retention of all designs due to DOD support and security obligations
  • E‑46 engaged to scope requirements across multiple discovery sessions
Effort
  • Facilitated workshops documenting requirements: UX, data management, design services, procurement
  • Developed relationships with subject matter experts for new off-the-shelf PLM software
  • Managed delivery using a hybrid-agile approach
Solution
  • Enovia 3DExperience with Catia
  • Concurrent systems: test, minor program, and major program phases
  • Full cutover at 36 months with 80-hour white-glove transition — zero data loss
Impact
  • Customer expanded DOD service offerings, realizing gains in procurement
  • Platform efficiencies produced a net increase in operating margins
2019 – 2022
Case Study — 2015–2016
Corporate Real Estate Workplace Analysis
Background
  • Global financial services entity
  • Occupied portions of 13 buildings in a downtown urban center; desired to consolidate to 2 buildings
  • E‑46 engaged through several real estate department meetings to learn the project scope
Effort
  • Facilitated workshops to document the desired end state of information
  • Presented dashboard MVP for Executive, Director and Architect/Designer audiences
  • Discovered available data points that could contribute to a data-centered solution
Solution
  • Real estate utilization dashboard
  • Splunk Enterprise Security: leveraged existing deployment with application logs from 35 systems
  • Added weather, traffic, and calendar event data to understand anomalies
  • Launched in 30 days
Impact
  • Customer approached architects and designers with empirical data
  • Reduced cost of design while increasing workplace morale
2015 – 2016
Case Study — 2012–2013
Lot-Based Product Test Management
Background
  • E‑46 customer was a services supplier to a US Nationwide Retailer
  • End client considering switching to a competing supplier due to performance issues
  • End client claimed customer was root cause of product expiration loss in regional distribution centers
  • E‑46 engaged to learn about the problem through end client meetings
Effort
  • Facilitated workshops to document end-to-end product testing process
  • Presented known gaps to contributor, management, director, VP
  • Discovered underlying processes leading to product expiration
  • Developed four solution opportunities with P&L forecast
Solution
  • Portal-based Testing PLM for 400 suppliers and test laboratories
  • Greenfield SharePoint on Rackspace, data integration with Labware
  • Launched to supply chain over nine months
  • Greenfield RBAC & ABAC access control system
Impact
  • End client retained services supplier
  • Customer found efficiencies resulting in net increase in operating margins
2012 – 2013
Case Study — 2011–2013
Safety & Regulatory Product Lifecycle Management
Background
  • E‑46 customer was a services supplier to a Global Restaurant end client
  • End client considering shifting 60% of scope to a competing supplier due to performance issues
  • End client claimed failure to deliver critical safety information across design, manufacturing, and distribution supply chain
  • E‑46 engaged through several end client meetings
Effort
  • Facilitated workshops to document end-to-end product lifecycle as it relates to safety artifacts
  • Presented current state and known gaps
  • Developed two solution opportunities with P&L forecast
Solution
  • Portal-based PLM for 185 supply chain entities
  • Greenfield SharePoint on Rackspace; product attribute system linked with safety standards database from 120 countries
  • Launched to supply chain over six months with greenfield RBAC & ABAC access control
Impact
  • End client retained services supplier, then increased scope by 300%
  • Customer found efficiencies resulting in net increase in operating margins
2011 – 2013

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