In Search for Excellence: A comparative business model assessment of value creation capabilities in the computer games sector

This report presents the results of a study into the North West computer games sector for the North West Development Agency. The main objectives of this study were to pro???le games companies in the North West of England, map out their prevailing value chain, and review relevant national and international literature on the sector with two basic objectives in mind: ??? To provide a comparative assessment of games suppliers with reference to their critical business processes, technology usage, culture, people and skills employed. The aim was to generate insights into possible sources of best practice, drivers of competitive performance, and the identity of capabilities critical to enabling the resilience and adaptability of the sector to market changes and new technological innovations. ??? To provide an assessment of prevailing support initiatives and institutions for the computer games sector and generate recommendations as to the options for support likely to be both receptive by the industry and effective in terms of improved processes and capabilities of games producers.