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How not to F**k your Studio: Forecasting Done Right (Presented by Kohort)
Jon Bellamy (Advisor, Kohort)
Location: Room 2011, West Hall
Date: Wednesday, March 20
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Indie Games Summit Pass - Get your pass now!
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsored Session
Vault Recording: Video
Audience Level: All
Everybody wants a successful games business. However true business pain really only occurs when resource allocation is misaligned with the size of the opportunity.
In most businesses, bad decisions are made from above, and sh*t rolls downhill. Ramifications include slower growth, wasted resources, canceled games, layoffs to the shuttering of studios.
The sad truth is a lot of these bad decisions could have been highlighted, and prevented, by employing more robust forecasting and business planning processes.
In this session you will be taken through lessons learnt by two free-to-play industry executives with over 15 years experience working with multi-billion dollar studios.
We will discuss:
- The importance of business planning pre launch
- How to predict the future of your title(s)
- A framework for the forecasting process post launch
- Calling out some of the uglier business practices
- Stories of catastrophic failure and epic success from industry leaders
Takeaway
Attendees will walk away with an understanding of best practices for forecasting game and company performance. They should also get fired up about the importance of the more business-related aspect of the free to play model and be inspired to push themselves and their teams to do better!
Intended Audience
Attendees can be from any discipline that are curious about business related aspects of free to play. It will be most beneficial for C-Level leaders and business executives, heads of studio and performance marketing related roles. A working knowledge of key business metrics related to monetisation and retention is required.
