LIVE ONLINE COURSE
How involved is a Game Producer through all development stages? And what skills do you need to be a successful producer?
Join Cliver Burdon, Associate Production Director at Blizzard Entertainment, to step into the day-to-day role of a producer and gain hands-on experience.
It starts with your team! Learn how to better allocate roles and provide the right support throughout the development process.
Learn risk management and process tracking techniques that will advance your skills and career.
Want inside interview info? Clive will walk you through the Game Production questions that matter and pinpoint what employers look for.
Transition from managing tech products to managing teams, determining milestones, and evaluating project success.
Each game development stage has its needs. Learn how to fulfill them.
Get ready to plan and oversee the game development pipeline from conception to post-launch operations.
Learn directly from a Blizzard Entertainment champion. Practice project management software. And use your certification of completion to advocate for the position you deserve.
Get the chance to speak directly to two well-seasoned guest speakers, one of them being a Production Director at Infinity Ward. Ask your questions and learn from their experiences.
Work on scope statements, work breakdown structures, project roadmaps, and release plans. And before the course is finished, leave the class with tangible proof of your game development and planning skills.
Navigate through the development pipeline in the game industry. And get meaningful insight from various game models such as single release, DLC, and GaaS.
In this class, you’ll learn about the various roles a game producer plays, what’s expected of them, and the different areas the job focuses on.
Assignment #1: What kind of producer are you?
Teamwork makes the dream work! Learn about the people on a producer’s team and what functions/responsibilities they have within the organization.
Assignment #2: Create a RACI chart for your game team.
How do game studios get it done? Take a look at the game development process from beginning to end and highlight the variables that come into play.
Assignment #3: Start working on your course project by breaking down an old-school game that’s made over $3 billion, and bring it to a modern platform.
Game development is ever changing and different studios take different approaches. This class will prepare you to be adaptable in the game industry.
Assignment #4: Theoretical project Q&A.
This lesson will help you fully understand game features to help ensure that nothing is ever missed. Learn which questions need to be asked and how to get that information.
Assignment #5: Create deliverables for the remake.
Manage and assess your goals across all teams. And learn about common mishaps and how you can prevent and handle them.
Assignment #6: Outline the work cost, team size, and milestones for the remake.
Wouldn’t it be nice if everything went according to plan? Step into the shoes of a game producer and analyze how to create efficient strategies.
Assignment #7: Create a roadmap from your data.
As games are created it’s crucial to understand how far along they are. Let’s learn how to track our game’s development and gauge where it’s headed.
Every producer understands how valuable time is. They have to make sure everyone is communicating well and that every process is efficient. How do they get it done? Learn the steps.
Assignment #8: Your roadmap looks great! But…some problems have arisen. Update your roadmap accordingly based on the given challenges.
You’ll learn how to stop small problems from quickly avalanching. Examine the decision-making process and see where problems may arise and how costly they might become.
Assignment #9: Create a status report for the changes in your roadmap.
Your game is ready! But…it doesn’t stop there. What about the platform? The ratings? And your backend servers? See the process it takes to fully release a game.
Assignment #10: Build a submission plan into your roadmap.
You’ve learned about what the job requires and how to do it, now it’s time to learn how to get the job. Practice interview questions and understand the logic behind them.
Assignment #11: Deliver your roadmap, release plan, budget, and staffing plan.