PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS /
PROJECT PLANNING

Assignment:

A start-up biotech / molecular diagnostics manufacturer was working with an overseas automation OEM to develop an instrument to automate their manual test protocol. Realizing that negotiations were being hampered by their lack of internal expertise with the instrument development process, the diagnostics company hired BMG to help expedite their progress.

Approach:

BMG’s first step was to formalize the existing set of vague product requirements into a detailed package of product specifications. We also developed a concrete Program Plan for the instrument development project, presented in terms and stages that the project team could embrace and implement on their own.

BMG continued on in an advisory capacity, participating in critical Design Review sessions with the OEM in a key role as a technical advocate.

Results:

BMG guided the client through the process of more clearly defining their needs, both in terms of the product and the development process. Better educated, armed with clear design requirements documentation and the support of experienced technical advisors, the client was able to recover a stable negotiating position and get their OEM instrument program back on track.

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