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Reeliant Executive Summary

A guide for teams to familiarize themselves with the MVP and future enterprise plans.

Executive Summary

Reeliant is a SACSCOC-focused accreditation compliance platform designed for higher education institutions. The MVP delivers a fully functional system for managing requirements, collecting evidence, tracking ownership, and monitoring readiness status in real time. Built with Next.js, Prisma, and NextAuth, it provides multi-tenant architecture, role-based access control, and comprehensive audit logging out of the box.

The platform is production-ready today and can be deployed with minimal configuration. The architecture is built to scale to enterprise levels with planned enhancements for file storage, advanced reporting, and system integrations.

Features

  • SACSCOC Requirements Tree — Browse all standards and sub-requirements in a hierarchical structure with parent-child relationships.
  • Evidence Management — Attach links to external documents or upload files. Link evidence to multiple requirements. Track last reviewed and next due dates.
  • Ownership & Review Cycles — Assign primary office per requirement. Configure review cycles: Annual, Semiannual, Quarterly, Monthly, or Ad-hoc.
  • Readiness Dashboard — Executive overview with overall percentage, status counts (Ready / Needs Attention / At Risk), top risks, upcoming reviews, and recent activity.
  • Real-Time Status Calculation — Automatic Green/Yellow/Red status based on evidence presence, ownership, and review currency. Status rolls up from children to parents.
  • Audit Logging — Every change to requirements and evidence is logged with actor, timestamp, and details for compliance and accountability.
  • Role-Based Access — SUPER_ADMIN, INSTITUTION_ADMIN, ACCREDITATION_MANAGER, CONTRIBUTOR, EXECUTIVE_VIEWER with appropriate permissions.
  • Multi-Tenancy — Support for multiple institutions with data isolation at the database level.

Benefits

  • Reduce accreditation prep time with organized, searchable evidence
  • Eliminate spreadsheets—single source of truth for compliance data
  • Identify gaps before site visits with real-time readiness status
  • Scale across multiple offices and departments with multi-tenancy
  • Meet audit requirements with comprehensive change history
  • Immediate value—works out of the box with sample data and setup in minutes

How It Works

Readiness Logic

  • RED (At Risk) — No evidence attached, OR no owner assigned
  • YELLOW (Needs Attention) — Has evidence but some is stale or needs review
  • GREEN (Ready) — Has evidence, has owner, and all evidence is current

Parent requirement status = worst child status (rollup).

User Flow

  1. Users sign in with credentials (admin@reeliant.edu / demo123)
  2. Dashboard shows overall readiness and drill-down to standards
  3. Requirements page allows browsing the SACSCOC tree and viewing status
  4. Evidence can be linked to requirements; "Mark as Reviewed" updates status
  5. Admins manage users, offices, and tenant settings

Tech Stack

  • Frontend: Next.js 14 (App Router), React, Tailwind CSS
  • Backend: Next.js API Routes, Prisma ORM
  • Database: SQLite (dev) → PostgreSQL (production)
  • Auth: NextAuth.js with credentials provider

What the MVP Includes

  • 8 pages: Login, Dashboard, Requirements (list + detail), Evidence (library + detail), Admin (Users, Offices)
  • 14 SACSCOC 2024 standards pre-seeded with sub-requirements
  • 4 test users (all roles), 4 offices, sample evidence
  • Full audit trail, multi-tenant data isolation, role enforcement

What's Not in the MVP (By Design)

  • Curriculum management
  • Narrative writing tools
  • SIS/LMS integration
  • AI features
  • Advanced scoring beyond metadata

Future Plans: Enterprise Roadmap

Near-Term (Post-MVP)

  • File uploads with S3/R2 integration
  • PDF/CSV report exports
  • Bulk evidence operations
  • Email notifications for upcoming reviews
  • Search and filtering
  • Production security: bcrypt password hashing, rate limiting

Enterprise-Level Enhancements

  • Comments on requirements
  • Document version history
  • Integration with SIS/LMS systems
  • SSO/SAML authentication
  • Advanced analytics and custom dashboards
  • API for external integrations
  • Custom accreditation frameworks (beyond SACSCOC)

Production Deployment

The platform can deploy to Vercel, Render, or similar with PostgreSQL. Estimated cost for small institutions: ~$45–80/month. Includes database, hosting, and optional S3 storage.

For technical documentation, see README.md, QUICKSTART.md, and DEPLOYMENT.md in the project repository.