The landscape in both Development and Production has changed dramatically in the last 12 months; the increased use of outsourcing providers and, critically, the role of the vendor manager in executing a unified plan has become paramount in the successful delivery of your project. But how do you deal with the complexities inherent with getting it to market? Is a harmonious delivery pipeline between Development, Production and Service Providers even possible?
This session will provide the fundamental principles to enhance your communication flow, optimize stakeholder engagement and when to apply mediation capabilities to ensure the best chance of successful co-development, using insights from 30 years of Games Industry experience across all facets of game publishing and providing an essential guide to what values and communication principles are effective on both the service buyer and seller side, as well as what to do when partnership plans don’t go as scheduled.