286 THE GAME PRODUCTION HANDBOOK, 2/E
If the vendor is running behind schedule and all necessary assets and docu-
mentation have been provided to him by the development team, this is a prob-
lem. In order to avoid this, schedule regular milestones for the vendor as well.
He should get into the habit of making deliveries every week or every few days,
depending on the work to be done. If he misses any of these deadlines, it is a
red flag that he might be in jeopardy of missing the final and most important
deadline.
In some cases, the vendor might be good at convincing you everything is
fine, and then misses the final deadline by a long shot. If the situation is this
bad, you might need to cut your losses and look for another vendor to complete ...