Now, as introduction to my text about how a team may be organized I chose to quote luke.digital who works with Crash X Studios to create games using Game Maker. This is his view of it:

"Electing a leader allows a particular team member to distribute and oversee tasks, but of course need to be organised themselves, and have the ability to move projects in the right direction. A staffing position list makes clear which of the team have been assigned to tasks, while if a development schedule, set and agreed to at the start of a project, is kept to, these tasks can be set due dates. Together, by setting realistic "checkpoints", games can be completed quicker and more efficently.

In my experience of project management, I've yet to find a better alternative to Windows SharePoint Services. This is a free download from Microsoft (yes, free) that makes management very easy. At Crash X, Studios, we use the solution to deploy tasks and events, and also to share development resources and discuss issues as they arise over the internet. You all need is a web host supporting ASP.NET 1.1 or higher, although to our advantage, I administrate the Crash X, Studios server network and was able to fully install and setup the software in under 30 minutes."

Continue on the subject is to be expected tommorow.