Cristian Girbea

Cristian Girbea, Director of Quality – Portfolio and Player Experience, will explore how building trust between teams can transform the way games are delivered and supported. Drawing on real examples with tangible strategic takeaways, he will break down his approach to structuring teams into three core groups and the challenges that arise when priorities and goals aren’t aligned. Cristian will share a case-study where misalignment caused major roadblocks and how resolving them not only improved collaboration but directly elevated the player experience. He prioritises:

• Breaking teams up into three groups: Product, Operations, and Creative.
• Resolving cross team friction by training teams on how to communicate to teams with a different mindset and ow to understand their goals.
• Taking calculated risks to achieve key objectives, but without leaning too far towards focusing solely on KPIs, in-game features that keep players engages, or the desire to release the perfect game – particularly in live service gaming.