I’ve seen a lot of indie game developer over time who fail to get their first title over the finish line. What causes this? Well, one point that keeps cropping up is the lack of diligent scoping. Scoping is an incredibly important routine in software product management and production. With all the phases involved in creating a new game idea or product, we need to sharpen what we have before we decide if it’s a project worth trying out. My three would be: