Services

Corporate Services
Engineering Services
How We Work

Whether you have a tough business challenge and need a trusted corporate development partner or just need help getting the job done, Arbor Blue is ready to help. Our services can be applied at any point, including corporate business consulting, problem analysis, product design, assembly, and life-cycle management.

Corporate Services

Arbor Blue provides corporate development services covering the broad spectrum of challenges that may include initiatives such as recruitment of new management, plans for entering new markets, developing new products, establishing relationships with strategic business partners, identifying and acquiring companies, divesting of assets or divisions, increasing intellectual property assets and new business formation.

We work directly with CEOs and their senior executives responsible for corporate management. In some instances we may provide broad coverage in creating business plans or bring point specialist and subject matter experts to the process on a targeted as need basis, or a blend of both.

Engineering Services

Based in Ann Arbor, MI, Arbor Blue is an expert in medical and communication equipment design, development, engineering, and assembly serving Michigan with experience in developing products for North America, Europe and Asia.

Arbor Blue has the comprehensive design and engineering expertise to conceptualize and create the device with the essential features and function. Considering the total need of your product design project, our team is the ideal, turnkey engineering firm to take your project from initial concept to pilot production. Skills include prototype sketches and mockups, system design services, engineering analysis (mechanical/power/electrical engineering), software development and programming services from feasibility/proof of concept through prototype development, assembly, functional testing and pilot production.

Projects and Solutions

How we Work

Partners in Development

Partnership approach to business and product development with our customer is an integral part of our effort throughout the System Development and Management Life Cycle (SDMC). Working with your business team, our staff will help define and document the SOW to meet your business requirements. We can join you in your process at any stage.

Complete product solutions typically include the following steps:

• High Level end customer product requirements
• Collaborative detailed product requirements
• Budgetary price, product design details, assumptions and time line
• Review and agreement on a Statement of Work (SOW)
• Arbor Blue executes SOW according to agreed process
• Regular progress meetings are held with customer
• Customer reviews and approved major design specifications and documents
• Customer reviews and approves final deliverables

Industry Proven System Development and Management Life Cycle (SDMC)

We work with your team to produce a project plan that addresses each component of the SDMC.

Assessment

• Business Case Review or Collaboration
• Statement of Work or Statement of Scope
• Approach and Feasibility AssessmentDefinition
• System Requirements Specification(s)
• Architecture Definition
• Data Structure / Process Definition
• Define / Assign and Acquire Resources
• Establish Project Plan and Milestones Design
• Detailed Functional and Design Specifications
• Identify and Describe Use Cases
• Detailed Design and Description of Interfaces
• Refine and Update Architecture Definition
• Define Test Plan
• Create (Design) Prototype Development
• Manufacture & Assemble Hardware
• Code / Write software
• Code Review
• Unit Test
• Build Runtime / Test Environment
• Document User Interfaces or User Instruction Document(s) or Manual
• Write Test Plan
  

Delivery with Validation

• Perform System (or Platform) Integration
• Execute Test Plan
• Review / Evaluate Test Results
• Write Cut-over / Transition Plan Deployment
• Migrate to Production
• Deliver into Alpha/Beta Customer Application
• Knowledge Transfer and Training Maintenance
• Review Customer Application / Trial Results
• Assess Enhancement Requirements
• Provide Support
• Provide Controlled Enhancement Updates

Throughout the System Development and Management Life Cycle, regular status updates inform of our progress, our plan for the next period, and notification of any issues or obstacles.

Customer participation in review and approval of each completed work product is strongly recommended. It is this commitment to a close working relationship that facilitates the partnership and success of every project.

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