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Tuesday, 5 June 2018

The classic problem of management.

There's a book called Only The Paranoid Survive in which the author , Groove, discusses the dilemma and problem of gigantic organizations for example Electronics Arts. The Need For Speed was the first ever game to revolutionize racing games on a next level. But I think EA suffered from The Valley of Death after Need For Speed Underground 2 period until the Need For Speed Undercover. I've played all of them and nearly all of them are identical. The only one that stood out to me was Underground 2.  This is exactly what happens when the hype is over. What next? What are we going to work on? I think EA was smart enough to create its online program and release it on PS4, Xbox One, Scorpio as these consoles hit the market. Once these video games hit their inflection point, it's all over and they have to start again. The same old titles. And That Need For Speed The Run no freeroam bullshit was the biggest mistake EA made.

Good for Rockstar Games, their Online program was a success. These guys after creating and releasing GTA IV(which had an online gameplay) had wholly revolutionized the Genre after releasing GTA V. GTA V has a very well-known Online network, "GTA Online". Rockstar North was able to collect feedback and do rapid iteration of its video game Grand Theft Auto V as millions of its fans recorded clips, uploaded them to Rockstar's website and their YouTube channels. Rockstar North created an overwhelming feedback loop for itself. Once Rockstar North was in the black, it saw where the market was heading towards: First-Person Shooter games. This is when the impossible happened as Rockstar stepped down to create a new category:The Grand Theft Auto Online with both 3rd person and 1st Person Shooter Gameplay! To this day, GTA V still continues to top off all the charts, still selling like crazy. A Genre-defining video game, what a beautiful move from Rockstar!
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The real change, the reforms shouldn't have to be fixed to the Governmental and federal reforms. To cut costs and to boost profitability, we don't have to wait for Tax Reforms. Instead, The real reform starts with the companies on an individual level. This is why founders like Elon Musk are so successful. Their organizations are aligned with their mission and vision. They brought the Tesla to the market at a surprisingly fast rate! Replacing CEO's of the company is just the half win for a company. To ensure complete success of an organization, each and every role must be defined, updated and should be accountable to its seniors. The change needs to be on a top-down level. GE created FastWorks to provide ongoing training, change the culture of GE and to promote startup-like innovation in a corporation. Corporations need to formalize the new ways of working. But before doing that, they have to have accountability, hence a "useful" board. This way company can exactly pin point what's working and what's not. So the whole company, from board to engineering to salespeople, all of them need to be aligned on a common goal and vision. Alas, it may require small cross-functional teams.

Guys Please I have a small ask. If you find any grammatical mistakes, sentences not making sense, that is my fault. Please comment and correct any mistakes. Moreover Please link any helpful resource, video(like a Real Steel Trailer etc.) in comments. I can edit the article and link further resources. But I won't. Just to keep things interesting.

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