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. The Members 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
The Members League

A full multi-tenant SaaS platform for activity management — built for clubs, residential buildings, and employers who want to run leagues, tournaments, and casual play without the admin overhead. One platform, fully isolated per organization, covering golf, tennis, pickleball, squash, chess, euchre, poker, bridge, and more.

The Engagement Model
  • Recurring, not one-off — Seasons, standings, and ongoing play sustain participation across a full calendar, not a single event forgotten the next week
  • Inclusive by design — Handicaps and skill-tiering let any level compete fairly, so the program is for everyone, not just the strongest players
  • Brings people together — Pairings, team draws, and tournaments mix participants across departments, divisions, or the wider membership, building relationships that don't otherwise form
  • Measurable — Participation and engagement surface directly in admin reporting, so organizations can demonstrate program value
Built Identity-First
  • True multi-tenant isolation — Each organization is a fully isolated tenant; one club or company never sees another's data, enforced at the data layer
  • Role-tiered administration — Platform admin, league/activity directors, and member 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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