Production is the connective tissue between knowing what you’re trying to make and actually turning that vision into a reality. Having worked with over a dozen teams, on a variety of scales of projects, we know how to prioritize, identify dependencies, and make the work flow as smoothly as possible for the team.
Objective Analysis
- Making sure your production plans/processes are realistic
- Identifying weak spots and future needs
- Avoiding crunch and other destructive processes
Scheduling
- Creating milestones/release plans
- Hybridizing traditional and agile methodologies
- Staffing plan forecasting
- Optimizing workflows
Pipeline Development and Refinement
- Identifying and removing dependencies
- Integrating pipeline production with agile development (Lean/Kanban)
- Tracking pipeline maturity and development needs
Risk Mitigation
- Identifying and documenting risks from all phases of development and operations
- Developing risk tolerance profiles and mitigation plans
- Generating consensus and buy-in from all stakeholders
Operations and Live Services
- Structuring and supporting a live team
- Release management and crisis response
- Community management and player relations
Leadership Coaching
- Surfacing and resolving internal leadership issues
- Defining, establishing, and reinforcing culture within the team/studio
- Setting up training/mentoring/career development paths