Why client access mattered
A delayed file can leave an engineering team working from yesterday’s design.
Envisage works with vehicle manufacturers and other OEMs. Its clients need to release updated project data quickly enough for engineers to use it in current work.
The team tried exchanging files through a browser with people it already worked with before inviting a wider group.
01Trying browser transfers with colleagues
In pursuit of its vision to become “the world's most successful bespoke engineering services company”, Envisage no longer wanted to depend on portable hard drives and FTP sites that were not always accessible to clients.
Starting with selected colleagues let the team test how a large release worked in practice. Engineers found it easier to send the files and keep track of the exchange.
02Inviting customers into the exchange
Inviting an external contact had to be simple enough for project staff to handle themselves, and the recipient needed a route they could open.
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What changed on live projects
Engineers could receive current data, invite new contacts and review activity as the network expanded.
Envisage found that gaining access to the latest information depended as much on a usable invitation as on the speed of the transfer.
Receive the current design
Customers can release updated project information so engineers know which data to use.
Bring a new contact into the project
The team can invite a colleague or external partner without a lengthy registration process.
Monitor the growing network
A live data register and user monitoring help staff see who is taking part as use expands.
A common process for new partners
The same invitation process works when another customer or partner joins a project.
Customers valued being able to release their latest data quickly, giving Envisage a clearer starting point for engineering work.
Project engineer Daniel Francis singled out the straightforward invitation and enrollment process for new users.
The team extended the approach to internal and external users. A new project contact could join the existing controlled B2B exchange process.
Envisage can expand the group of participants while retaining an overview of activity.
MX has revolutionised the way we manage data transfers. It is fast, secure, and highly efficient.
Extending use across teams
A common exchange process gives the project team a consistent way to bring people into the work.
When invitations are easy to use, colleagues and customers have a practical reason to use the approved route.
For Envisage, MX handles the handover between parties while engineering and collaboration work continues in its usual tools.