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How to Show Task Progress with Traffic Lights in PPT
Do you need to show the status of your projects in a legible, but original way? RAG status icons will help you to transform a boring table into a progress tracker. Traffic light graphics are a handy business metaphor. Traffic lights can symbolize the status of the project - popular Red Amber and Green (RAG) Status Indicators. They can also signalize danger, as well as permission or prohibition. Click to see what you can create with such visuals. Full collection of Status Traffic Light RAG Table Graphics: https://www.infodiagram.com/diagrams/rag-status-traffic-light-project-table-ppt.html?cp=camp7
How to Show Task Progress with Traffic Lights in PPT
- 2. RAG status iconswill help you to transform a boring table into a progress tracker. Do you need to show status of your projects in a legible, but original way?
- 3. Traffic lights cansymbolize status of the project - popular Red Amber and Green (RAG) Status Indicators. Traffic light graphics are a handy business metaphor. They can also signalize danger, as well as permission or prohibition.
- 4. Traffic light graphiccan make a simple list of 3 more interesting.
- 5. You can goeven further and create an intersection graphic.
- 6. Simpler pedestrian lightscan serve as GO/NO GO symbols.
- 7. Use the lightsto indicate every step of your project.
- 8. See how toredesign HR Recruitment Project Status slide in a few steps Example based on visuals from infoDiagram.com
- 9. Slide before: Visually uninterestingtable: Status Position Collecting Assessment Onboarding Performing Team Leader DONE DONE DONE ONGOING Junior analyst DONE DONE ONGOING NOT DONE Trainee DONE ONGOING NOT DONE NOT DONE Senior analyst DONE ONGOING NOT DONE NOT DONE Project Manager ONGOING NOT DONE NOT DONE NOT DONE HR Recruitment Project Status
- 10. Slide after: Nice, easyto read symbols: Status Position Collecting Assessment Onboarding Performing Team Leader DONE DONE DONE ONGOING Junior analyst DONE DONE ONGOING NOT DONE Trainee DONE ONGOING NOT DONE NOT DONE Senior analyst DONE ONGOING NOT DONE NOT DONE Project Manager ONGOING NOT DONE NOT DONE NOT DONE HR Recruitment Project Status
- 11. Prepare your table. Distributethe rows and columns regularly. 1 Status Position Collecting Assessment Onboarding Performing Team Leader DONE DONE DONE ONGOING Junior analyst DONE DONE ONGOING NOT DONE Trainee DONE ONGOING NOT DONE NOT DONE Senior analyst DONE ONGOING NOT DONE NOT DONE Project Manager ONGOING NOT DONE NOT DONE NOT DONE
- 12. Alter the fillcolors in table to make it more graphic. Add an icon in the empty space. 2 Status Position Collecting Assessment Onboarding Performing Team Leader DONE DONE DONE ONGOING Junior analyst DONE DONE ONGOING NOT DONE Trainee DONE ONGOING NOT DONE NOT DONE Senior analyst DONE ONGOING NOT DONE NOT DONE Project Manager ONGOING NOT DONE NOT DONE NOT DONE
- 13. Replace texts withRAG icons. Remember to add legend explaining the symbols. 3 Status Position Collecting Assessment Onboarding Performing Team Leader Junior analyst Trainee Senior analyst Project Manager Task Not Done (blocked or waiting) Task Done & Accepted Ongoing, Work in Progress Legend
- 14. RAG Lights iconslook best on dark background. Remember to change textbox font color to white. 4 Status Position Collecting Assessment Onboarding Performing Team Leader Junior analyst Trainee Senior analyst Project Manager Task Not Done (blocked or waiting) Task Done & Accepted Ongoing, Work in Progress Legend
- 15. Your RAG StatusTable is ready! Example based on visuals from infoDiagram.com
- 16. Enrich your presentationwith diagrams & visuals to better explain your topics More Traffic Light Graphics slides at infoDiagram.com (click to open)
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