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The roadmap they created is pretty fucking incredible, and it definitely inspires me to put more effort into my Asana/Basecamp/Trello Boards... https://roberts

The roadmap they created is pretty fucking incredible, and it definitely inspires me to put more effort into my Asana/Basecamp/Trello Boards... https://robertsspaceindustries.com/roadmap/board/2-Squadron-42 https://robertsspaceindustries.com/roadmap/board/2-Squadron-... But serious question, how long did it take to make this roadmap? Like was there a roadmap for the roadmap project?

xemdetia 8y ago
It felt like especially early on planning fueled contributions which they used to update and expand the existing plans which fueled more contributions. I think that's one of the reasons why it feels/felt kind of stupid to the outside observer where it felt like they were just planning to expand the game to chase more money rather than start working on the game.
jdlshore 8y ago
They have a third-party contractor, Turbulent [1], that builds their website, including the roadmap visualization. The data from the roadmap comes from CIG's internal Jira. There's some sort of automated export once every week. I presume they tag Jira items in some way so they show up on the roadmap. They've been providing a roadmap for Star Citizen (the MMO counterpart to Squadron 42) for a year. It's been reasonably accurate about what will be delivered in the next quarter, with only a few things slipping. It's been mostly inaccurate about the following quarter. Longer term plans are almost always delayed. It's reasonable to assume the SQ42 roadmap will experience the same sorts of delays and I think plotting out a roadmap to this level of detail was a mistake. I think it reflects a culture of wishful thinking among CIG's upper management and the delays will inflame the fans and the press. [1] https://www.turbulent.ca/en https://www.turbulent.ca/en (To be clear: I don't think there's anything wrong with delays. Software is always delayed. The mistake isn't the delays; it's believing the estimates.)

xemdetia 8y ago

It felt like especially early on planning fueled contributions which they used to update and expand the existing plans which fueled more contributions. I think that's one of the reasons why it feels/felt kind of stupid to the outside observer where it felt like they were just planning to expand the game to chase more money rather than start working on the game.

jdlshore 8y ago

They have a third-party contractor, Turbulent [1], that builds their website, including the roadmap visualization. The data from the roadmap comes from CIG's internal Jira. There's some sort of automated export once every week. I presume they tag Jira items in some way so they show up on the roadmap. They've been providing a roadmap for Star Citizen (the MMO counterpart to Squadron 42) for a year. It's been reasonably accurate about what will be delivered in the next quarter, with only a few things slipping. It's been mostly inaccurate about the following quarter. Longer term plans are almost always delayed. It's reasonable to assume the SQ42 roadmap will experience the same sorts of delays and I think plotting out a roadmap to this level of detail was a mistake. I think it reflects a culture of wishful thinking among CIG's upper management and the delays will inflame the fans and the press. [1] https://www.turbulent.ca/en https://www.turbulent.ca/en (To be clear: I don't think there's anything wrong with delays. Software is always delayed. The mistake isn't the delays; it's believing the estimates.)