The syllabus

14 Chapters · 84 Lessons

  1. 1

    Introduction to Risk in Game Development

    1. Course Introduction Free preview
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      Overview of Course Objectives

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      Importance of Risk Management in Game Development

    4. Common Risk Factors in Video Game Projects Free preview
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      Understanding the Three Levels of Risks

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      Understanding the Lifecycle of Video Game Projects

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      Understanding the Lifecycle of Risk Management

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      Terminology in Risk Management

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      Course Materials and Learning Support

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      Learning Resources

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    Identifying and Evaluating Risks

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      Assessing Severity and Likelihood

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      Evaluating Impact

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      Risk Mapping Techniques

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      Learning Resources

  3. 3

    What makes Game Dev Risks Different?

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      High Level

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      Staffing

    3. Schedule and Budget Free preview
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      Specification

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      Change Management

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      External Partnerships

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      Agile & Lean - and a pause

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      Learning Resources

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    How we implement Risk Management

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      The Six Stages of Implementing Risk Management

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      Identify Risks

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      Risk Categories

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      Real Life Miro Examples

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      Learning Resources

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    Analysis, Assessment and Mitigation

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      Analyze and Assess Risks

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      Develop Risk Mitigation Strategies

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      Mitigation Types

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      Learning Resources

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    Implement and Track

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      Stage 4

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      Implement and Track Mitigation Actions

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      Project Level Actions - Agile

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      Project Level Actions - Lean

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      Project Level Responses Example

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      Learning Resources

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    Reporting with the Risk Register

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      Step 5

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      The Risk Register

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      Standard Components

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      Common Formats

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      By the Book Example

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      Maintaining the Risk Register

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      Common Pitfalls

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      RAIDs

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      RAIDs vs Risk Register

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      Risk Register Example Walkthrough

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      Learning Resources

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    Communicating Risks to Stakeholders

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      Step 6

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      Importance of Effective Communication in Risk Management

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      Strategies for Reporting Risk

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      Drafting Risk Reports

    5. Empowering Everyone Through Risk Meetings Free preview
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      Learning Resources

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    Fostering a Proactive Risk Culture

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      Evaluating Risk Culture in Video Game Studios

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      Best Practices for a Proactive Risk Environment

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      Strategies for Cultural Change

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      Learning Resources

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    Crisis Management Strategies

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      Implementing Crisis Management Strategies

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      Reacting to Materialized Risks: Case Studies

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      Simulations: Crisis Scenarios in Game Development

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      Lessons Learned from Crisis Management

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      Learning Resources

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    PART TWO: Specific Game Industry Management Topics

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      Overview

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    Analyzing the GameDev Lifecycle

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      Intro to the section

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      Concept Stage

    3. Pre-Production Free preview
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      Production

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      Alpha

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      Beta

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      Release

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      Post release

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      Learning Resources

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    Project, Program & Portfolio

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      Three Lenses = 3 Overlapping Conversations

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      Project Level

    3. Program Level Free preview
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      Portfolio Level

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      Interconnectivity between Levels

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      Summary of Differences and Integration

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      Using Kanbanize to illustrate the Three Lenses

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      Learning Resources

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    Conclusion and Course Wrap-Up

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      Summary and Certificate

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      Community Links

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      Learning Resources