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name: game-studio-delivery-and-commercial-operations
description: Use when running game discovery, estimation, staffing, RACI, greenlight, statements of work, milestone governance, outsourcing, client demos, change control, launch command, postmortems, or evidence-based case studies.
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# Game Studio Delivery and Commercial Operations

Make scope, uncertainty, content throughput, accountability, acceptance, and commercial change visible from discovery through support.

## Use When
- Planning or governing a client game engagement, studio milestone, outsourcing package, greenlight, launch, or case study.

## Do Not Use When
- Creative, technical, legal, or financial specialists have not approved their own assumptions.

## Required Inputs
Client decision, product/platform scope, evidence, team/vendor capabilities, dependencies, risks, milestone model, content inventory, throughput history, budget/contract constraints, acceptance, change process, and support obligations.

## Workflow
1. Run discovery and technical due diligence; separate facts, assumptions, exclusions, and client-owned inputs.
2. Estimate systems and content with range/confidence, throughput basis, rework, integration, certification, contingency, and recalibration triggers.
3. Define milestone RACI, RAID, decision rights, artefacts, objective acceptance, demo script, and payment/change links.
4. Gate vendors with provenance, source-file, technical, security, and integration acceptance.
5. Conduct greenlight and milestone reviews from evidence; rehearse launch command, support, rollback, and postmortem.
6. Publish case evidence only for demonstrable outcomes, with client permission and limitations.

## Outputs
Discovery pack; estimate basis/range; staffing/RACI; SOW acceptance schedule; RAID/change/decision logs; vendor briefs; greenlight and milestone records; launch/postmortem; case-evidence register.

## References
- [Studio operating gates](references/studio-operating-gates.md)