In this guide, I’ll walk you step-by-step through how to find, evaluate and solicit for-hire studio help to save money and avoid mismatches.
I use this process to help studio leaders find service providers that have “saved their ass” and become deeply trusted partners.
In this guide, you’ll:
This is the foundation of my methodology which has saved game teams over $2,700,000+ of production expenditures while contributing to the successful delivery of over 120 projects.
This is for studio leaders who…
→ don’t know which of the thousand+ service studios is right for them.
→ are tired losing money on bad outsourcing.
→ just need contract help they can trust.
→ don’t know “external development”.
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Your project charter should start by detailing what it is your looking to do and what success looks like. From that, you should work backwards to define what you need in your ideal candidate.
<aside> ⚠️ The process in this guide is designed to locate ideal outsource and co-development teams.
If you are looking to hire individual contractors, see my guide on Staff Augmentation.
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