[Rolpa]

Why does it seem that every game development post mortem I come across read like the Rocky Horror Picture Show? After reading a million and one of these you inevitably come to understanding of what not to do - it would be nice to find an example of what actually to do!

[Jare]

Lots of postmortems on Gamasutra have a "What Went Right" section; pick a few games you consider successful from the list below, and read what they say about that. Of course, it's not so much about what to do, but about doing it right: there really is no silver bullet. But in products like games, where everything is so tangled up together, every mistake send ripples of trouble across the entire project and team.

http://www.pixelprospector.com/the-big-list-of-postmortems/