Put the right resources in place.

Command enables scenario planning and multi-SKU management, bringing team distribution, availability, capacity, skill sets, performance and inventory management, into a single operational view.

Command · studio operationsSprint 24 · week commencing 14 Oct

Northlight72%

Milestone 4

Ember44%

Milestone 2

Platform cert18%

Submission prep

People · allocation, capacity, skills

A. Rehman38hNorthlight·Traversal · Senior·perf 92On project

J. Okafor40hNorthlight·Multiplayer · Mid·perf 84On project

M. Lindqvist48hNorthlight / Ember·Cert · Senior·perf 88Over capacity

S. Duarte26hEmber·Performance · Mid·perf 79On project

K. Novak0hAnnual leave · 14–18 Oct·Compat · Junior·perf 71Away

Device pool

Xbox Series X5 / 8

PS56 / 6

Steam Deck3 / 4

Switch 22 / 5

Requests

HolidayPending

S. Duarte · 21–25 Oct

DeviceApproved

PS5 dev kit · Multiplayer

HolidayPending

J. Okafor · 4 Nov

Next sprint demand

120h

Available capacity 86h

Absence

K. Novak · annual leave

14–18 Oct · cover needed on compat passes

Device shortfall

Switch 2 · 2 of 5

3 kits short of next sprint

Over capacity

M. Lindqvist is 8h over across Northlight and Ember.

Skill match

Two testers hold cert experience for the submission window.

Performance 88 · 84

Capacity planning and allocation with confidence.

Command supports teams clearly showing capacity against scheduled work instead of planning from assumptions or multiple static spreadsheets.

200h: Total team capacity
156h: Committed
86h: Available next sprint
120h: Resources required

Command · capacity planningSprint 25

A. Rehman38h / 40h

Northlight · traversal

J. Okafor40h / 40h

Northlight · combat

M. Lindqvist44h / 40h

Northlight / Ember · over-allocated

S. Duarte26h / 40h

Ember · UI

K. Novak8h / 40h

Unallocated

Project Northlight · next sprint

Requires 120hAvailable capacity 86h34h shortfall

Easily allocate available team members.

Requirements and availability change constantly. Command provides a live view of who can support the tasks and when.

Command · availabilityWeek commencing 14 Oct

MonTueWedThuFri

A. Rehman

Unavailable Unavailable Northlight Northlight Northlight

J. Okafor

Northlight Northlight Northlight Northlight Northlight

M. Lindqvist

Northlight Northlight Ember Ember Northlight

S. Duarte

Ember Ember Ember Open Open

K. Novak

Open Open Open Unavailable Unavailable

A. Rehman returns to Northlight on 16 Oct. K. Novak has three open days that could cover the gap.

Place the right person on the right task.

Command helps allocate team members based on availability, project requirements and relevant skill sets, rather than simply filling empty slots.

Command · project need

Project Northlight

Sprint 25 · build 0.9.41

Platform experience
Series X
Testing focus
Traversal regression
Secondary
Combat testing

2 testers still to allocate

K. Novak

QA tester · Platform team

TraversalSeries XPerformance capture

3 open days this week · 8h allocated

Fits the need

A. Rehman

Senior QA · Northlight

TraversalSeries XCombat

Available from 16 Oct · 38h allocated

Compare

S. Duarte

QA tester · Ember

UI / HUDPS5

2 open days this week · 26h allocated

Compare

Understand more than names on a schedule.

Detailed profiles and skills help select who is best placed to support different testing requirements.

Command · tester profile

A. Rehman

Senior QA · Platform team · Northlight

Skills

ConsoleCombatPerformance captureRegression

Device familiarity

Series X · PS5 · mid-spec PC

Availability

Returns 16 Oct

Current allocation

38h · Project Northlight

Project history

Northlight · Ember

Planning note

Combat and Series X experience matches the Northlight need next sprint.

Avoid device gaps before they become blockers.

Game testing depends on hardware as well as people. Command provides visibility of device inventory and project requirements so coverage gaps can be identified early.

Command · device inventoryProject Northlight · sprint 25

DeviceAssignedRequiredAvailableGap

Xbox Series X

NL-DEV-01 → NL-DEV-05

Project Northlight

Required 8

Available 5

−3

PlayStation 5

NL-DEV-11 → NL-DEV-17

Northlight / Ember

Required 6

Available 7

Covered

Mid-spec PC

STU-PC-02 → STU-PC-05

Project Northlight

Required 4

Available 4

Covered

Series X shortfall: 3 — Northlight regression work next sprint is concentrated on Series X.

Scenario planning before committing to the plan

Command helps teams’ model different allocation and capacity scenarios before changes are built into the live plan.

Command · scenario canvas

Project Northlight10 of 12 testers · 86h

Project Ember6 of 6 testers · 70h

UnallocatedK. Novak · 8h

Northlight capacity gap

34h

Northlight under-resourced. Ember fully staffed with one tester potentially reusable.”

Draft scenario · not committed

Command Capabilities

Team performance and utilisation tracking
Project delivery reporting
Delivery visibility
Absence reporting and planning
Availability forecasting
Performance tracking & 9-box grid placement
Scenario planning
Device inventory
Resource management
Tester profiles & project history
Tester skill mapping

The Operational layer of the Game Quality Engine.

Intel shows where quality needs attention. Command turns that signal into people, devices and capacity, inside the wider TopMod platform.

Command

Assign the correct resources

Intel

Understand quality trends

Platform

The full platform overview

Plan before the gap becomes the problem.

See how Command helps studios understand capacity, availability and device allocation against the work ahead.

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