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Design Methodology

Step 1
Can BLT help?

BLT's core philosophy of "Acting in the best interest of the Client" is key to our ability to act as an extension of our client's product development team including:

Engineering
Marketing
Production

To work as a team, there must be a "meeting of the minds" in the following areas:

Allocate & Delegate Talent & Resources
Budget and Scope of the Project
Features and End-product Cost goals
Schedule & Resources
Development philosophy & methodology

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In short: Get together with our client and see if there's a fit.

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Step 2
"Architecture, Specification & Planning"

Much more than just planning, this step provides a key opportunity to optimize schedules, budgets & deliverables & product cost while reducing risk:

BLT & our client refine the specification and identify all project elements.
IP and other Project elements are explored & evaluated.
Critical design areas such as performance/density are evaluated.
Sometimes test designs are implemented to determine best overall design architecture.
BLT's MANY questions set the foundation for the project's direction and overall quality.

Note: For complex projects and those without a firm specification, BLT may suggest this step as an independent 1st effort.

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Save you money and guide you to value by proper planning

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Step 3
Design, Entry & Implementation

BLT's formal methodology includes a high level of interaction with Clients throughout a project. Clients are always:

Aware of schedules and deliverables
Informed regarding a project's status
Involved at critical points
Apprised and involved when a change of direction may be warranted

For more information about the BLT process, ask us about BLT's Proprietary "Design Checklist" or consult the abbreviated version in the "BLT Company Report"

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Get to work and keep the Client "in the loop"

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Step 4
Verification, Integration, & Ownership Transfer

These activities are driven by the test plan jointly developed during the entire course of the project. In this final and critical phase we solicit our Client's involvement in the following areas:

Simulation
Subsystem Test
System Integration

Coincident with BLT's role as an extension of our Client's team, every step of the project leads to this final point: Ownership of BLT's facets of the project is conveyed to the Client.

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Present the Client a design as if they did it"in-house"

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