Four phases of a kerbside EV charger rollout with dates, sites, cost and gates
Phased development slide with a gate between every phase
A phased development slide lays out a program in stages with the timing, scale and cost of each, and the condition that must be met before the next stage is funded. This one shows how Plugmere, a fictional charging operator, plans to install 196 kerbside EV chargers for $2.71M from 2027 to 2029.
What is on the slide
- Title
- Plugmere Kerbside Charger Rollout
- 1. Trial
- Mar to Jun 2027. 6 sites, $84,000. Gate: uptime above 97%, no trip complaints.
- 2. Inner suburbs
- Jul to Dec 2027. 40 sites, $560,000. Gate: average use of 4 sessions a day.
- 3. Outer suburbs
- Jan to Jun 2028. 60 sites, $810,000. Gate: council approval for 90 more sites.
- 4. Regional towns
- Jul 2028 to Jun 2029. 90 sites, $1.26M. Final review, no further gate.
- Caption
- 196 sites and $2.71M in total. The board signs off each gate before the next phase is funded.
When this is the right slide
Right when a funder or board must approve a program built in three to five stages and needs dates, scale, cost and the gate between stages side by side.
What to swap it for
Timeline: 6 Phase Staircase. When the plan has six phases and the order and progression matter more than costs and gates.
What this slide shows
A small eyebrow reads Phased Development above the title Plugmere Kerbside Charger Rollout. Below, a four column table with a dark navy header row carries the headings Phase, Dates, Sites and cost, and Gate to the next phase, and alternate rows are lightly tinted. 1. Trial, Mar to Jun 2027, 6 sites for $84,000, gated on uptime above 97% and no trip complaints. 2. Inner suburbs, Jul to Dec 2027, 40 sites for $560,000, gated on average use of 4 sessions a day. 3. Outer suburbs, Jan to Jun 2028, 60 sites for $810,000, gated on council approval for 90 more sites. 4. Regional towns, Jul 2028 to Jun 2029, 90 sites for $1.26M, with a final review and no further gate. A caption in small italic type under the table reads: 196 sites and $2.71M in total, and the board signs off each gate before the next phase is funded. The phase names in the first column are bold, so they read as row headers.
When this is the right slide
Use a phased development slide when a funder, board or council must approve a program that will be built in stages, and the conditions between stages matter as much as the timeline: infrastructure rollouts, construction programs, migrations, product expansion into new markets, and grant applications with milestone payments. The table form suits plans with three to five phases and three or four facts per phase. It is the wrong slide when overlap between phases is the key point, which a Gantt shows better, and when the audience needs a quick visual sense of progress rather than detail. For a general audience, a timeline with the same phases is friendlier. The table also suits written review. A funder reading the deck after the meeting can check every figure against the budget appendix without the presenter, which a visual timeline with rounded labels does not allow. That is often where funding decisions are actually made, in a committee paper rather than in the room.
How to adapt it
First, change the column headers if your plan needs different facts, such as Duration, Key Activities and Deliverables, but keep one column for the gate if funding is staged. Second, rewrite each row with real dates, scale and cost, and add a caption with the totals so nobody has to add the column themselves. Third, when the plan has six phases and the order and progression matter more than the costs, swap to the six phase staircase timeline, which shows each phase as a rising step with a short description. Keep the table in the appendix in that case, because funders will still want the numbers. Check the per site costs against current quotes before the deck goes out, because a funder will divide each phase's cost by its sites and question any phase that looks cheaper than the trial.
What makes this slide work
Every phase has a gate in its own column
Uptime above 97% and no trip complaints. Average use of 4 sessions a day. Council approval for 90 more sites. Final review, no further gate. Giving the gate a full column puts it on equal footing with dates and cost, which tells funders that each phase must earn the next.
Costs reconcile to the caption
Six sites for $84,000, 40 for $560,000, 60 for $810,000 and 90 for $1.26M make 196 sites and $2,714,000, which the caption rounds to $2.71M. The per site cost stays close to $14,000 in every phase, so a reader checking the arithmetic finds a plan that holds together.
The phases grow in scale and distance
Trial, inner suburbs, outer suburbs, regional towns. The phase names alone tell the story of starting small and close, then moving outward as each gate is passed. Reading down the first column gives the audience the logic of the rollout before they look at a single number.
Questions people ask
What is a gate between development phases?
A condition that must be met before the next phase is approved or funded, such as uptime above 97% with no trip complaints after the trial. Gates turn a long plan into a series of smaller decisions, so a funder or board can stop or change course without having committed the whole budget at the start.
What makes a good phase gate?
It is measurable, it is checked at a set time, and it tests the risk the next phase depends on. Average use of four sessions a day tests demand before spending $810,000 on outer suburbs. Council approval for 90 more sites tests whether the regional phase is even possible. A gate that tests nothing important is paperwork.
Why show a phased plan as a table rather than a timeline?
Because each phase has several facts to compare: dates, scale, cost and gate. A table lets the reader run down a column, such as cost, and see the plan grow from $84,000 to $1.26M. A timeline shows order and overlap better but has no room for four facts per phase.
Should the table show a total?
Yes, somewhere on the slide. Here the caption gives 196 sites and $2.71M in total, which the four rows add up to exactly. A funder will add the column anyway, and if their total differs from yours the rest of the slide loses credibility. Put the total outside the table so it does not look like a fifth phase.
How many phases suit a phased development table?
Three to five. This layout holds up to five rows. With six or more phases, the cells become cramped and the gates blur together. Merge small phases, or show six as a staircase timeline and keep the table for the detail in an appendix.
How do I present a phased development slide to funders?
Start with the total and the end state: 196 chargers for $2.71M by mid 2029. Then go phase by phase, stressing the gate rather than the activity, because the gates are what protect their money. Finish by asking for the decision on the first phase only. Funders say yes more easily to a small first step.
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