Ensure that all features are complete by the end of development

Program numerous systems, including;

• Tower placement and upgrade mechanics

• Visual novel narrative system

• HUD Elements

• Cheat codes

Maintain a Git repository for a team of 13 students by reviewing pull requests and solving merge conflicts

Assign tasks to programmers and designers that fit their experience level and interests.

Create and maintain tutorials on integrating content for designers

Coordinated with industry advisors for playtesting and planning feedback

Starting development early provided time to prototype new features and tools, and significantly reduced issues with integration

Project was architected with modularity from the beginning, allowing for flexible development and less spaghetti code

Providing significant details in JIRA tasks, including a helpful links section, gave programmers guidance and significantly increased productivity.

Increased productivity due to techniques mentioned above increased team morale, allowing us to maintain momentum

Designer-oriented documentation was helpful for designers and artists to integrate content into the game

Reduced scope and increased productivity led to a project with zero cut content.

Programmers didn’t understand why certain architectural decisions were made, leading to an unnecessary code refactoring

Project goals were unclear until the start of production, led to an incorrect prioritization of tasks

Numerous merge conflicts were created due to many members doing work at the end of the sprint, wasted a significant amount of my time

Use the time before onboarding to create a prototype to reduce pressure on the team.

Architect the project with modularity and scalability in mind as much as possible

Give programmers guidance on relevant scripts and documentation to improve their productivity

Write documentation on the architecture of the project

Coordinate developers to ensure they don’t work on the same files at the same time.