A selection of slides from the kit

What the kit includes

Over 100 pre-built timelines

Spanning ranges from 12 hours to 5 years, and with a choice of sizes and layouts, there is a huge range of different options to choose from. In both centimetres and inches.

Matching task bars and guides for easy building

Each timeline comes with pre-sized task bars to accelerate your plan creation. And pre-configured PowerPoint guides, so you can easily snap your tasks to the timeline.

'Sticker book'

A host of useful shapes that will help you bring your plan to life: milestones, labels and connectors for drawing the plan, plus status and delay indicators, and callouts for adding notes. 

Plans that people understand. And trust. 

Creating a plan-on-a-page is never easy. It's perhaps one of the most common, and yet most complicated, diagrams that you will need to draw. Many people will try and suggest that you fudge a stacked bar chart. Or sell you a plug-in that automates the timeline – at the expense of flexibility.  In fact, all you really need is some standard PowerPoint tools. So we've poured years of experience into a kit of reusable slides and shapes. It will help you quickly and easily build a plan slide that is clear and meaningful, so your stakeholders quickly get your approach and understand the current status.  And because it will look professional, people are more likely to trust it – and you. The kit has been designed to work with your PowerPoint templates: when you paste it into your deck it will automatically pick up your colour palette and your fonts, to fit seamlessly into your brand styling. It been created to accompany the 'How to create a great plan-on-a-page' course, but it can be purchased and used standalone. It includes instructions on how to use and adapt the timelines, which are available in both metric and US sizes. You can try the kit now and then buy the course at a later date.

Photograph of Steve Rowland

Steve Rowland

Before specialising in high-stakes documents, Steve was a management consultant for over 20 years. This is where he developed his expertise at articulating complex topics in a compelling way.  He has helped a range of companies including global consumer goods companies, manufacturers, telcos, broadcasters, retail companies and public sector organisations. He has created strategies, implemented systems, and delivered change. And he has worked with many different functions including technology, marketing, finance, e-commerce, supply chain and HR. Steve was also a teacher for five years, so knows how to provide an excellent learning experience.

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