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Pre-Pro [8/8] Part 3 Budget Management
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So, how do we make sure the project is financially viable and makes sense?
| CATEGORY | TYPE | FUNDING |
|---|---|---|
| Founders investment | Kira Luke |
2,000 2,000 |
| Subsidies | University State |
2,000 2,000 |
| 🏆 Lime publishing grant | GameJam prize, if the game is selected |
4,000 |
| TOTAL | 12,000 | |
| 🌟 Lime user acquisition bonus | If the game reaches 50,000 lifetime unique active users | 4,000 |
Well... Our budget is over 8,000, so we'd better get the Lime grant!
Important! Conception & Pre-Production allow us to nail our intentions while keeping the budget under control.
Let's have a look at the STAFFING & TESTER BUDGET PER PHASE:
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Conception Staffing Costs
Conception Staffing Costs
CONCEPTION
| NEEDS | RATE | BUDGET | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM | 2 | 100 / day | 200 |
| PROG | 2 | 150 / day | 300 |
| ARTIST | - | 150 / day | 0 |
| DESIGNER | - | 100 / day | 0 |
| TESTER | - | 70 / s | 0 |
| TOTAL | 500 |
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Pre-Pro Staffing Costs
Pre-Pro Staffing Costs
PRE-PRODUCTION
| NEEDS | RATE | BUDGET | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM | 2 | 100 / day | 200 |
| PROG | 2 | 150 / day | 300 |
| ARTIST | 1 | 150 / day | 150 |
| DESIGNER | 1 | 100 / day | 0 |
| TESTER | - | 70 / s | 0 |
| TOTAL | 750 |
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Production Staffing Costs
Production Staffing Costs
PRODUCTION
| NEEDS | RATE | BUDGET | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM | 3.5 | 100 / day | 350 |
| PROG | 3.5 | 150 / day | 525 |
| ARTIST | 3.5 | 150 / day | 525 |
| DESIGNER | 3.5 | 100 / day | 350 |
| TESTER | 1 | 70 / s | 70 |
| TOTAL | 1,820 |
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Closing Staffing Costs
Closing Staffing Costs
CLOSING
| NEEDS | RATE | BUDGET | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM | 1.5 | 100 / day | 150 |
| PROG | 1.5 | 150 / day | 225 |
| ARTIST | 1.5 | 150 / day | 225 |
| DESIGNER | 1.5 | 100 / day | 150 |
| TESTER | 1 | 70 / s | 70 |
| TOTAL | 820 |
All clear?
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Our staffing & freelance budget evolution is:
We observe that a tipping point of the investment is at the end of pre-production.
This is why nailing the pre-production and FP are so important. After pre-pro, costs increase rapidly.
Pre-Production / Mission [8/8] completed.
