Bellinvale flood recovery program of Elderbrook Shire Council, a fictional council
Numbered roadmap slide with a quarter and owner per row
A numbered roadmap slide lists the stages of a plan from top to bottom in the order they happen, each with when it lands and who owns it. This one sets out the 2027 Bellinvale flood recovery program of Elderbrook Shire Council, a fictional rural council, in five rows from temporary housing to community wellbeing.
What is on the slide
- Title and framing line
- Bellinvale Recovery Roadmap. Elderbrook Shire Council flood recovery program, 2027, five stages in order.
- Rows 1 and 2
- Temporary Housing: Q1 2027, 46 households from motels into rental homes, Housing team. Road and Bridge Repairs: Q2 2027, Mill Road and the Bellinvale bridge reopened to trucks, Infrastructure.
- Rows 3 and 4
- Main Street Grants: Q2 2027, 30 grants of up to $15,000 each, Economic development. Riverbank Restoration: Q3 2027, 4 km replanted with volunteers, Environment team.
- Row 5
- Community Wellbeing: Q4 2027, anniversary event and counselling referrals closed out, Community services.
When this is the right slide
Pick this slide when a plan runs in a clear order and a public or mixed audience needs each stage as one readable line with its quarter, its main deliverable and the team that owns it.
What to swap it for
Timeline: Quarterly Gantt Roadmap. Use the quarterly Gantt roadmap when stages overlap across the year and the audience needs to see how long each runs and what runs in parallel.
What this slide shows
The title reads Bellinvale Recovery Roadmap, with the framing line Elderbrook Shire Council flood recovery program, 2027, five stages in order. Five full width rows follow, each with a numbered disc, an icon in a tinted circle, a heading and one line. 01 Temporary Housing: Q1 2027, move 46 households from motels into rental homes, owner Housing team. 02 Road and Bridge Repairs: Q2 2027, reopen Mill Road and the Bellinvale bridge to trucks, owner Infrastructure. 03 Main Street Grants: Q2 2027, pay 30 small business grants of up to $15,000 each, owner Economic development. 04 Riverbank Restoration: Q3 2027, replant 4 km of riverbank with local volunteers, owner Environment team. 05 Community Wellbeing: Q4 2027, run the anniversary event and close out counselling referrals, owner Community services. Hairlines separate the rows. The grant line sets a ceiling of $450,000 if every grant is paid at the maximum, which is a useful number to have ready for questions. The icons are drawn in the same line style and colour, so none of the five stages looks more important than the others before the presenter says so.
When this is the right slide
Use a numbered roadmap slide when a plan has a clear order and the audience cares about what happens and who owns it more than exact dates: a council recovery plan, a rollout plan for a new system, a membership growth plan, an implementation plan for a client. It reads well in public settings because it is sentences, not bars. It is the wrong slide when several workstreams overlap heavily, or when the length of each stage is the message, which is where a Gantt chart is clearer. The product roadmap example shows that Gantt view, with grouped bars across four quarters, for a software team planning releases. A numbered roadmap also works as the agenda for a recovery committee: each row becomes a standing item, and the owner reports against its line every month. Because the slide states the deliverable and the number, the committee can ask a precise question, such as how many of the 46 households have moved, instead of a general question about progress.
How to adapt it
First, add a status word at the start of each line, such as Done, On track or Delayed, when the slide is used for quarterly reporting. Second, swap the owning teams for the councillor or committee responsible when the slide goes to a council meeting rather than a community session. Third, reuse the same five rows for a different recovery area by changing the quarters, numbers and place names, keeping the order so residents of both areas see the same shape of plan. When a stage slips a quarter, update its line rather than reordering the rows, so people can see what moved compared with the last version. Keep earlier versions of the slide, dated in the title, so the council can show residents exactly what changed between quarters and why.
What makes this slide work
Every row follows one pattern
Each line starts with the quarter, then the work, then Owner and a team: Q1 2027, move 46 households from motels into rental homes, Owner: Housing team. The fixed pattern lets a reader scan down the left edge for timing or the right edge for owners.
Each stage has a number to hold it to
46 households, the Bellinvale bridge reopened to trucks, 30 grants of up to $15,000, 4 km of riverbank replanted. A number in every row means the council can report against the roadmap at the end of each quarter.
Numbers and icons separate the rows
Large numbered discs and a small icon start every row, and hairlines divide them. The house, road works, shop, trees and heart icons give each stage a quick visual tag without any extra words.
Questions people ask
When is a numbered roadmap better than a Gantt chart?
When the audience needs the order and the owners more than the overlaps. A Gantt chart shows bars across time and is best when stages run in parallel and the length of each matters. Numbered rows read like a plan in sentences, which suits a council meeting or community briefing where many people never read charts.
Should every roadmap row carry a date?
Yes, at the level of precision the plan can keep. A quarter, such as Q2 2027, is honest for a recovery program where exact dates depend on contractors and weather. Promising a specific day on a public slide creates a story every time it slips. Put exact dates in the project schedule instead.
Can two roadmap rows share the same quarter?
Yes, and here road repairs and main street grants both land in Q2 2027. The numbers then show priority or dependency rather than strict sequence. Say so when presenting: the bridge reopening comes first because trucks need it before businesses can restock.
How much text fits on each row of this roadmap?
One heading of two to five words and one line of about 100 characters. That is enough for a quarter, the main deliverable with one number, and the owning team. If a stage needs a paragraph, it deserves its own slide later in the deck.
Should a public roadmap slide name staff?
Name teams, not people, on a slide that will be shown publicly or published in council papers. Housing team, infrastructure and community services stay correct if staff change, and they spare individuals from being contacted directly about decisions made by the council.
How do I present a numbered roadmap at a community meeting?
Read the five headings first so people see the whole plan, then return to the row that affects them most, which is usually housing or roads. Give the quarter and the owner, and say where updates will be posted. Leave time for questions on each row rather than at the end.
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