Project Management Lecture for Session 6 of The Los Angeles Film School's Game PreProduction course.

1. Session 6
David Mullich
Concept Workshop - Game PreProduction
The Los Angeles Film School

2. Costs
A project’s budget is comprised of two types
of costs:
 Direct Costs: Those costs directly
associated with the project
 Indirect Costs: Those costs associated with
running the company, independent of the
project

3. Direct Costs
Direct costs associated with a game include:
 Team members’ salaries
 Team members’ benefits
 Equipment and supplies purchased for the
project
 Third-party vendors contributing to the
project
 Travel

4. Indirect Costs
Indirect costs associated with a company
include:
 Office Rent
 Utilities (power, telephone, water)
 Business fees and taxes
 Insurance
 Business Development

5. Cumulative Costs
The cost of the project as it accumulates
month by month:
January February March
Labor $2000 $5000 $3000
Equipment $1000 $500 $0
Supplies $50 $200 $100
Monthly Total $3050 $5700 $3100
Cumulative Total $3050 $8750 $11,850

6. Funding Requirements

7. Budget Cuts
If the game's budget is decreased, the project factors that can
be adjusted in order to meet the new budget:
 Scope
 Schedule
 Quality

8.  Your company has the following indirect costs
each month:
 Your monthly salaries are as follows:
 You will need the following people over a 3-
month project:
 Determine how much money you need each
month and the cumulative cost of the project.
Expense Cost
Rent $1000
Electricity $50
Internet $100
Position Monthly Salary
Designer $1000
Artist $1500
Programmer $2000
Position Jan Feb Mar
Designer 1 1 1
Artist 1 3 1
Programmer 1 2 2