Halo
As a Project Coordinator on the Halo Support Team at Halo Studios (formerly 343 Industries), I facilitate support for products such as Halo Infinite, Halo Waypoint, and Halo: The Master Chief Collection. My role centers on coordinating content updates, bug fixes, and in-game events with the Support Team to improve the player experience.
My Goal:
I aim to enhance my communication and project coordination skills by engaging in complex projects at Halo Studios. I strive to absorb expertise from our team collaborations, grow professionally, and contribute effectively to our collective success.
Breakdown of My Work:
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Communication & Collaboration: I address player-reported issues by coordinating with the development team, ensuring that player reports are clearly understood and acted upon efficiently (during and outside release periods). This role requires careful assessment of player-submitted tickets, from which I extract and relay crucial details to developers.
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Leading Daily Triage Meetings: I spearhead daily triage meetings, managing the assessment and assignment of new player-reported issues using Azure DevOps. I focus on ensuring clarity and completeness of information, including reproduction steps, platform details, and severity assessments, to facilitate quick resolution by developers.
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Process Creation: I designed a pre-triage process that prepares player reports for efficient review during meetings, significantly reducing information-gathering time and allowing the team to focus on addressing issues quickly. Additionally, I established a communication protocol to brief support agents on Halo Infinite's weekly multiplayer playlist refreshes, ensuring they are well-prepared to address player inquiries regarding playlist changes.
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Process Refinement: I enhanced our quarterly audit process by defining clear criteria for active issue buckets and prioritizing them for review. Utilizing custom ADO queries, I efficiently audit player-reported issues in both ADO and Zendesk. My refinements include detailed summarization of audit reports with relevant statistics to track resolution efficiency.
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Agent Readiness: I ensure support agents are well-prepared for upcoming Halo Infinite and Halo: The Master Chief Collection releases and events. I provide detailed information and documentation on content updates, in-game events, hotfixes, Twitch Drops, DE&I giveaways, and weekly playlist refreshes. This proactive communication strategy prepares agents to handle player issues as they arise effectively.
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Documentation: I develop and update documentation for new and existing processes, enhancing our team's knowledge base across Confluence, SharePoint, and OneNote. My efforts ensure that information is accurate and accessible, supporting continuous improvement and efficient knowledge transfer.
Challenges and Solutions:
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Player Support Effectiveness: One challenge has been maintaining the integrity and responsiveness of player report management. By synthesizing player reports into actionable insights, I've improved problem resolution. Regular collaboration with support agents and developers with proactive communication strategies has been critical to my success.
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Continued Growth: I continually seek growth within my role, regularly consulting with my manager to identify and address areas for improvement. Leading triage meetings and managing agent communications have sharpened my leadership and coordination skills while deepening my product knowledge, significantly enhancing my adaptability and problem-solving capabilities.
Shipped & Sustained Content:
Content Updates:
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Halo Infinite October 9, 2024 Patch
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Halo Infinite August 20, 2024 Patch
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Halo Infinite Fleetcom Operation Update
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Halo Infinite Anvil Operation Update
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Halo Infinite June 2024 Update (Match Composer)
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Halo Infinite Banished Honor Update
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Halo Infinite Content Update 31
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Halo: The Master Chief Collection February Update
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Halo Infinite Content Update 29 Hotfix
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Halo Infinite Content Update 29
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Halo Infinite December Mid-Season Update
Halo Infinite Operations (in-game events):​
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Haloween
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Champions
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Fleetcom
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Anvil
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Tenrai IV
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Banished Honor
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The Yappening II
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Cyber Showdown III
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Spirit of Fire
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Winter Contingency III
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Combined Arms