E16 How to Staff Up For A Successful Game

It seems intuitive that adding additional people will increase your speed in making a great game. However, staffing up is more nuanced than that. If you add people to a system where there are underlying operational and/or cultural issues all you’re doing is adding weight to a cart that’s already in the mud. So how do you staff video game development efficiently?     Honestly, it’s complicated. A lot of the aspects of whether a person is needed or a good fit are intangible, and can only be felt and understood by paying attention, which is a huge missing piece in most staffing plans and hiring processes.     This podcast will show you how to use your judgment as a leader to identify key data points and make effective decisions around staffing.   Topics discussed in this episode: - The importance of deliberately constructing a team - Why hiring more people does not equate to more productivity - How big should your team be? - Importance of leaders understanding their team’s workflows - How you identify your worst bottlenecks - Management overhead when it comes to staffing - Incentivizing not working on unnecessary aspects of the project - When hiring more people is appropriate - Understanding the human intangibles as being critical to staffing - Summary of four points to keep in mind when thinking of hiring   For more tips on how to staff your dev team, email us at [email protected] to set up a free 90 minute call!   For more episodes head to the Building Better Games Podlink.   Connect with us: TikTok Instagram LinkedIn YouTube