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Your Role Has Been Made Redundant (But You Might Still Make Great Games)
Your seat at the table may be gone, but the kitchen’s still open.
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Rob Sandberg
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Rise of the Scrum Zombies
LiveOps teams should stop following Scrum blindly and start building systems that fit their game.
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Rob Sandberg
Timeboxes Aren’t Deadlines—They’re Quitting Criteria
Why you should stop treating timeboxes like mini waterfalls and start using them to cut your losses faster.
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Rob Sandberg

April 2025

Kaizen Isn’t a Poster on the Wall. It’s a Daily Pain in the Arse (and That’s the Point)
Why game teams stall on continuous improvement and what you can do about it.
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Rob Sandberg
Why Game Design Docs Still Matter, Even for LiveOps
Fixing the flaws, keeping the clarity, and staying agile.
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Rob Sandberg
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Best Simple System for Now, and Why It Matters to Game Production
A framework for game teams to stay fast today without trapping themselves tomorrow.
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Rob Sandberg
Games QA and the Creative Process: Organizational Insights From Rob Sandberg
An interview with your Alchemist in Residence
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Rob Sandberg
The DIY Framework Delusion: Why Cherry-Picking Agile Practices Without an Org Topologies Lens Is Risky Business
Use a framework-agnostic, visual approach to design your studio organisation and keep it aligned with your strategy.
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Rob Sandberg
Kanban Isn’t Just Boards: It’s About Brains
Exploring the psychological foundations that make the Kanban strategy effective for game development teams.
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Rob Sandberg
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Why Crunch is a Game Producer’s Best Friend
Be brave enough to say what we’re all thinking.
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Rob Sandberg
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March 2025

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