How to use this course
Baseline self-assessment
Template pack
Example Roadmap
Terrifying Roadmap
Why roadmaps make or break producers
What a roadmap is
Roadmaps as communication tools
Product roadmap, milestones and dates
Foundations Quiz
Definition of Ready prompts
Investment → vision → helicopter view
Capacity planning, org chart and recruitment plan
Capacity planning prompts (from vision to staffing reality)
Artefact examples: vision doc + roadmap styles
Roadmap styles cheat sheet
Artefact chain check
Tech/dev roadmap partnership and the producer role
Dates are rarely sacred
Roadmaps → team plans, backlogs and dependencies
Helicopter-view checklist (practical scoping example)
Checklist → proof of concept priorities and recruitment logic
Helicopter View Canvas
Your turn! 45-minute workshop instructions
Workshop Followup
Traditional lifecycle stages and why you tailor them
Now / Next / Later + focused vision (what to deliver first)
The terrifying roadmap: what it is and why it works
Annotated dependency map excerpt
Dependencies and prioritisation
Focused planning: turning roadmap intent into team execution
Specialist vs cross-functional planning checklist
Closing: what this gives teams
Your 7 day action plan
End-of-course reflection
Great refresher of roadmapping and some of its subtleties from a high-level view. Additional templates really reinforce the learning.
Great refresher of roadmapping and some of its subtleties from a high-level view. Additional templates really reinforce the learning.
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I am Liam Wickham, founder of Game Production Academy and author of Risk Management for Video Game Professionals (CRC Press, 2026).
Game production often fails for predictable reasons: hidden risk, unclear priorities, late decisions and crisis-driven delivery. My work focuses on fixing that with structured, sustainable production practices that teams can repeat.
I have more than 25 years of experience across game production, leadership and studio operations. My roles have included Development Support Manager, Head of Operations, General Manager, Development Director, Senior Executive Producer, Chief of Staff, VP of Production and Chief Development Officer. I have worked with studios and organisations including Sony PlayStation, Sumo Digital, Wargaming and others, as well as programme and transformation work in other sectors including AstraZeneca, BT and the UK Foreign Office.
This course is designed for professionals and is also suitable for students and educators who want industry-grade practice material. Expect practical frameworks, templates and decision tools you can apply immediately.
Credentials include MSP, PRINCE2, SAFe, Scrum (PSPO/PSM) and Kanban certifications.
