Dec 29, 2018

Proper project scheduling is underappreciated in indie and hobbyist developer circles. It is usual to read comments encouraging users just to get started and figure it out as they go. Many people also assume that a formal project plan means your team is going full waterfall – a term that carries some negative connotations in game development, which is one of the reasons behind the crunch culture still prevalent at some studios.  However, traditional project scheduling has an essential place for established game developers and hobbyist that want to take the step up to full-time indie.

In this article, I will explain why project plans, scheduling, in particular, are useful, how to integrate them with modern (agile) development practices, and finally, I will provide a template that readers can download.