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Anatomy of an Outsourcing Deal. Why Outsourcing?. Benefits of Outsourcing Flexibility in skills Flexibility in timing Flexibility in volume Cost Savings What are the hidden costs? Asset management Process management Integration Morale. Prepare a “How To” For Your Game.
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Why Outsourcing? • Benefits of Outsourcing • Flexibility in skills • Flexibility in timing • Flexibility in volume • Cost Savings • What are the hidden costs? • Asset management • Process management • Integration • Morale
Educate them about your product • Get them a playable copy of your game • Be available and give them a contact
Get Bids From Multiple Vendors • Does not include some hidden costs such as internal management and integration time
Start Small and Leverage • Begin with giving a small amount of work • Then give them more work at the same price and expect the same quality
Force Majeure Protecting Against the Revolution
Project Management • Watch out for the bait and switch • If quality drops - name your artists
Project Management Continued • Utilizing internal artists in the process • Don’t start until your pipeline is established and tested • Don’t forget about contract lead time
Outsource Wiki • Centralized information across teams • History of interactions • Easy access to sample work as well as work done on other projects
Consolidation of Information • More efficient management of across multiple vendors and across multiple teams
Day to Day Management • Consolidation and history of interaction • Quality comparisons across contracts
Other Forum Uses • Benefits both vendor and client • Easy forum for designer and producer review