Roadmapping 101 for Game Development

Who This Course Is For

• Game producers and project managers

• Delivery leads and production leadership

• Tech leads and design leads who shape plans

• Indie teams scaling up

• Students and junior producers who want structured practice​

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What You Will Build

You will finish the course with:

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• Helicopter View Canvas – a one-page map of scope, major streams, unknowns and the first proof point

• Now / Next / Later plan – a 30/60/90-day slice that sequences work without false precision

• Top dependencies + timeboxed unknowns – a quick scan that prevents schedule shocks

• Milestones with Definition of Ready – prompts to challenge dates and agree what “ready” actually means

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What You'll Learn

• What a roadmap is (and what it is not) and why it makes or breaks producers

• How to translate vision → helicopter view → plan without inventing certainty

• How to handle milestones and dates properly: purpose, dependencies and clear success criteria

• How to surface and manage dependencies early, before they become late surprises

• How to plan for specialist work vs cross-functional initiatives, with definitions of ready

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How This Course Works

Watch one section, do the workbook step, then continue.

The goal is not memorising theory. The goal is producing planning artefacts you can use immediately.

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What You Receive

• Course workbook (guided steps from vision to plan)

• Template pack including:

  • Helicopter View Canvas

  • Focused Vision Worksheet

  • Dependency Quick-Scan

  • Now / Next / Later Planner

  • Milestones and Definition of Ready prompts

• Examples, including an “Example Roadmap” and the “Terrifying Roadmap” to show what complexity looks like and how to tame it

• Quizzes with answer explanations to reinforce judgement, not memorisation

• Optional Discord community for discussion and questions

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Bonus Chapter

Marketing and community as a roadmap stream

Why marketing and community work belongs on the roadmap and how it supports resilience when feedback is rough.

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FAQ

Is this only for AAA teams?
Examples lean towards PC/console and larger-scale development, but the method is designed to scale down. Keep the templates simple or your team will stop using them.

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I work on a live game. Is this still relevant?
Yes. Your vision is narrower and your Now window is shorter, but the same artefact chain applies.

 

I am a student or junior producer. Can I use this as practice?
Yes. Use a small project you know well and keep the scope tight.

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Ready to learn to build roadmaps that you teams actually use?​