Comments on: Learning In Progress #5: Instant overview of contractor and budget information! http://www.jonjones.com/2007/04/24/learning-in-progress-5-instant-overview-of-contractor-and-budget-information/ Jon Jones is an Art Outsourcing Manager in the video game industry. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:02:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jon Jones http://www.jonjones.com/2007/04/24/learning-in-progress-5-instant-overview-of-contractor-and-budget-information/comment-page-1/#comment-25676 Jon Jones Tue, 05 Jun 2007 03:46:17 +0000 http://www.thejonjones.com/2007/04/24/learning-in-progress-5-instant-overview-of-contractor-and-budget-information/#comment-25676 Thanks, Dwayne! :) That's fantastic, I'm really glad you dig the book. It was pretty eyeopening for me, and in fact, I need to reread that soon. Gotta keep it fresh! I'd also love to hear what you think of Positioning once you get a chance to check it out. I really appreciate the kind words. All you guys encouraging me really keeps me going. I really do target a pretty niche audience, so it's nice to be appreciated! Thanks, Dwayne! :)

That’s fantastic, I’m really glad you dig the book. It was pretty eyeopening for me, and in fact, I need to reread that soon. Gotta keep it fresh! I’d also love to hear what you think of Positioning once you get a chance to check it out.

I really appreciate the kind words. All you guys encouraging me really keeps me going. I really do target a pretty niche audience, so it’s nice to be appreciated!

]]> By: Dwayne Broughton http://www.jonjones.com/2007/04/24/learning-in-progress-5-instant-overview-of-contractor-and-budget-information/comment-page-1/#comment-25470 Dwayne Broughton Mon, 04 Jun 2007 16:30:47 +0000 http://www.thejonjones.com/2007/04/24/learning-in-progress-5-instant-overview-of-contractor-and-budget-information/#comment-25470 Hey Jon, Let me know when you write that ebook, I'll be your first customer :). Oh by the way, Thanks for pointing out the books "The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It". I'm three quarters of a way through it now and I've actually been able to put some of that knowledge to use. The studio is shaping up quite well. I unfortunately had to find a new web designer for the website but...hey it needed to happen. I'm currently waiting on "Positioning: The Battle for your Mind", Amazon takes so freakin long to ship sometimes lol. But anyways I agree what Scott Hsu-Storaker said in his last comment. You should make and Ebook out of all of your writings. Since stumbling upon this Blog, I've managed to learn more about production management here than from any other of my sources. Nice job and thank goodness you're here! lol -D Hey Jon,
Let me know when you write that ebook, I’ll be your first customer :). Oh by the way, Thanks for pointing out the books “The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What
to Do About It”. I’m three quarters of a way through it now and I’ve actually been able to put some of that knowledge to use. The studio is shaping up quite well. I unfortunately had to find a new web designer for the website but…hey it needed to happen. I’m currently waiting on “Positioning: The Battle for your Mind”, Amazon takes so freakin long to ship sometimes lol. But anyways I agree what Scott Hsu-Storaker said in his last comment. You should make and Ebook out of all of your writings. Since stumbling upon this Blog, I’ve managed to learn more about production management here than from any other of my sources. Nice job and thank goodness you’re here! lol
-D

]]> By: Jon Jones http://www.jonjones.com/2007/04/24/learning-in-progress-5-instant-overview-of-contractor-and-budget-information/comment-page-1/#comment-17268 Jon Jones Tue, 24 Apr 2007 22:39:05 +0000 http://www.thejonjones.com/2007/04/24/learning-in-progress-5-instant-overview-of-contractor-and-budget-information/#comment-17268 Thanks, Scott! :) It's encouraging to see that someone sees value in this. I wish to god I'd been able to find someone else writing stuff like this, but since no one else does, I figure I may as well, yeah? Plus, it's fun looking back on older posts I've made to see what I've learned since then and how I can improve on it, or not. As for an eBook... that's my plan, eventually. :) Possibly two, one for managers and one for artists. I think I'm in a great position to help bridge the gap in thinking between artists and management and help them function together better. I go between the two often enough that I'm able to see a lot. That's why I split my posts between smArt Management and smArtist Thoughts... high level thinking and low level thinking. So yeah, funny you should bring up the eBook thing. :) Thanks, Scott! :) It’s encouraging to see that someone sees value in this. I wish to god I’d been able to find someone else writing stuff like this, but since no one else does, I figure I may as well, yeah?

Plus, it’s fun looking back on older posts I’ve made to see what I’ve learned since then and how I can improve on it, or not.

As for an eBook… that’s my plan, eventually. :) Possibly two, one for managers and one for artists.

I think I’m in a great position to help bridge the gap in thinking between artists and management and help them function together better. I go between the two often enough that I’m able to see a lot. That’s why I split my posts between smArt Management and smArtist Thoughts… high level thinking and low level thinking.

So yeah, funny you should bring up the eBook thing. :)

]]> By: Scott Hsu-Storaker http://www.jonjones.com/2007/04/24/learning-in-progress-5-instant-overview-of-contractor-and-budget-information/comment-page-1/#comment-17266 Scott Hsu-Storaker Tue, 24 Apr 2007 22:29:05 +0000 http://www.thejonjones.com/2007/04/24/learning-in-progress-5-instant-overview-of-contractor-and-budget-information/#comment-17266 Jon, it's great to see all your work that you are doing in writing down all these processes you use and are creating. Process management in game companies seems to be something that often gets pushed aside, given to either a non-artistically focussed producer or, even worse, given to the most experienced artist on the team (which effectively takes your best artist away from doing art and put on to something he may not be comfortable with). This sort of juggling becomes even more important in these days as more and more virtual artist contacts are utilised. Great work -- I would love to see this collected as an eBook one day. Scott Jon, it’s great to see all your work that you are doing in writing down all these processes you use and are creating. Process management in game companies seems to be something that often gets pushed aside, given to either a non-artistically focussed producer or, even worse, given to the most experienced artist on the team (which effectively takes your best artist away from doing art and put on to something he may not be comfortable with). This sort of juggling becomes even more important in these days as more and more virtual artist contacts are utilised. Great work — I would love to see this collected as an eBook one day. Scott

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