Game Production Resources: Start Here with My Best Articles and Videos
- Liam Wickham
- 2 days ago
- 2 min read
Whether you're a new game producer trying to find your feet, a senior leader looking to refine delivery processes, or somewhere in between, this post curates my most helpful game production resources from Game Production Academy. Below you'll find quick summaries and direct links to the blog posts and YouTube videos that have helped thousands of producers level up. These cover agile production, risk management, leadership, planning, roadmapping and more.
Game Production Resources:
🔍 Agile & Production Foundations
Agile Isn’t Enough for Game Producers – Part One: Why traditional agile methods often fall short in game dev, and what to consider instead.
Scaled Agile Isn’t Enough – Part Two: Scaling frameworks don’t automatically fix team misalignment. Here’s how to think more systemically.
When and How to Use Scrum in Game Production: A pragmatic look at where Scrum helps—and where it hurts—in the real-world chaos of development.
📊 Planning, Roadmaps & Estimation
Why Are You Estimating Work?: Debunking myths around velocity, effort and capacity in production planning.
Roadmaps for Game Producers: My most popular video, breaking down how to build aligned, flexible, and truthful roadmaps.
Agile Product Management: How product thinking helps link business, creative and production goals in a game team.
⚠️ Risk Management & Delivery Health
Risk Management for Game Producers (3-Part Series): Foundational knowledge to help you spot risks before they derail your roadmap.
Risk Walkthrough (2-Part Video Series): A hands-on demo of how to analyse, visualise and handle risks with real tools and examples.
Risk Management Book Preview: A sneak peek at the upcoming publication and call for early readers.
🧠 Leadership, Mindset & Team Dynamics
Learning to Lead as a Games Producer: Beyond delivery tracking—this article dives into the human aspects of production leadership.
From Good Manager to Great Leader: What separates a functional manager from a transformative leader.
Mindset of Success (3-Part Mini-Series): Essential mindset shifts for anyone moving into senior leadership roles.
📚 Knowledge Management & Studio Practice
Knowledge Management for Game Producers: Why storing, sharing and updating production knowledge is your secret weapon.
Game Production: Collaborating, Sharing, Learning, Improving: The cultural principles behind the site.
🎙️ Podcasts, Guests & Career Conversations
Make sure you visit the podcast section for the full list, but here are a few chats:
Callum Godfrey on Career Journeys: Lessons from one of the industry’s most respected EPs.
Anthony Kyne on Burnout, Budgets & Production Chaos: A deep, honest conversation with real-world stakes.
Chris Sykora on First Steps into Production: What new producers need most from their leaders.
Simon Hope on Games Recruitment: What hiring managers are really looking for.
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