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How To Create a Project Presentation: A Guide for Impactful Content

Corporate, academic, and business meetings share one common factor: successfully delivering project presentations. This is one skill professionals should harness in terms of articulating ideas, presenting plans, and sharing outcomes through an effective project presentation.

In this fast-paced reality where new tools and frameworks make us question the human factor value, we believe there’s much to be said about how working towards building presentation skills can make a difference, especially for making a project stand out from the crowd and have a lasting impact on stakeholders. We can no longer talk about simply disclosing information, the manner in which the narrative is built, how data is introduced, and several other factors that speak of your expertise in the subject.

This article will explore the art of project presentation, giving insights to presenters to deliver a memorable project plan presentation. Whether you are new to this experience or a seasoned presenter, this article promises to give you valuable information on how to build and present a project presentation that resonates with your target audience and will convert into your expected results for the project. Let’s get started.

Table of Contents

• Who is the audience of a project presentation?

Executive Summary

Project overview, the project process model, the project scope, the project resources, the project roadmap, the project activities plan, the project risks, quality control, project execution and monitoring.

• The Project Team

What Is a Project Presentation?

A project presentation is a business activity that brings together stakeholders and team members to oversee a project from execution to completion. During a project presentation, one or two people present a document or slide deck with an overview of all the project’s details.

During a project presentation, the project manager highlights key data about the project initiation and planning activities, like the project scope, requirements gathering, a deliverable list, timelines, and milestones.

The first instance of a project presentation is right before the execution of the project itself. Then, during the project process life cycle, you present it again with timely updates and news about the progress.

Who is the audience of a project presentation? 

A project-related audience is made up of stakeholders – all individuals and entities that affect or are affected by the project’s existence.

Discuss the project presentation with team members that’ll work on the project so they know what’s at stake and what’s expected of them. They’ll need information like requirements, the roadmap, the work breakdown structure, and deliverables.

Stakeholders

Present your project to the stakeholders that can authorize resources and expenditures. Show them how the project will offer the solutions they want under the conditions they impose in a set amount of time. 

Stakeholders want to know details like project scope, budget breakdowns, timing calculations, risk assessments, and how you plan to confront these risks and be ready for changes. 

The Structure of a Project Presentation

Project presentations follow a standard structure covering all critical elements. Follow this guideline to ensure that you cover everything with the slides, the speech, and the discussion.

In the next section, we describe a project presentation structure you can build with SlideModel templates or working with our AI PowerPoint generator . As you will see, most sections in the structure are summaries or overviews of project management practices completed during initiation and planning. 

At the start of your presentation, add an executive summary slide . This section is meant to welcome the viewer to the presentation and give an idea of what’s to come. To differentiate your executive summary from the project overview that comes right after it, use the opportunity to place the project into context. 

In an executive summary , show how this particular project fits into the overall strategy for the company or the section it belongs to. If, for example, your project is about TikTok Marketing, offer information as to how it fits in the overall marketing strategy.

Continue the presentation with a project overview to show the audience what to expect. This section covers one slide or a combination of slides depending on the layout. The project overview slide serves as the introduction to a project presentation and what’s inside.

Include these items:

• An Introduction with a brief background about the project. 
• A short explanation of the project’s objectives and completion goals.
• A quick overview of the timeline with start and end dates.

The project life cycle is the series of phases that a project goes through from its inception to its completion. The project process model is the group of knowledge areas, processes, and their relationships that will guide the activities along the project lifecycle. The next slide should display the chosen project process model and explain how it’ll be carried out along the different lifecycle phases. Project process models examples include Waterfall, Scrum, and V Model for software development, and Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) and Swimlane for general business-related projects.

Process models are important for the team to understand execution processes. Stakeholders need to see the process model to understand the systematic process of activities and how long they will take. 

Use one slide for the model, show only high-level components, and offer details during the presentation if the audience asks for them.

The scope is a crucial element of any project and needs its own section in the presentation. The scoping process begins with requirements gathering and includes the creation of a work breakdown structure , an analysis of what’s in and out of scope, plus validation and scope management plans. 

One or two slides are enough to highlight key scope details in a dashboard-style layout mirroring the information on your project scope statement. Preferably, place the scope slides towards the start of the project presentation close to the process model and project resources.

Every project needs resources, and that assessment must be included in the project presentation as well. In a general sense, all resources are what make up the overall budget for the project. In turn, you’ll need to show a budget breakdown that shows high-level resources.

Like many aspects of a project presentation, what you include depends on the industry you’re working for. Construction projects use constructors, materials, machinery, etc. Software projects use programmers, designers, software licenses, computers, etc.

Time is the main resource of any project. During project planning, the project management team estimates the required effort needed to complete the defined scope. Using the Project Process Model, Scope, and Resources, a plan is built. Present a roadmap to highlight the expected time for project completion and where each milestone falls along that line.

Roadmaps can be constructed with an infinite variety of visual layouts, from highly creative and illustrative to structured formats resembling spreadsheets and tables with color-coded roadmaps across the cells. Use one slide to show the roadmap highlighting time estimates, constraints, and projections. For updated project presentations, mark where the project is on the roadmap at that particular moment in time.

Every phase of the roadmap is broken down into action plans . Action plans list activities, their duration, allocated resources (human, material, and financial), and the relationship between activities.

Present your project activities plan with a Gantt Chart and a Costs Report. The Gantt Chart will show the activities to execute, how long they will take, and who (person or team) will be responsible for them. The costs reports will show how much the execution of activities will cost.

During the presentation, you’ll spend the most time on this section, as this is when and where your entire plan is outlined. To show more detail than the roadmap overview, use a few slides to show specific sections of the main Gantt chart and show key activities per phase or milestone.

All projects present risks, and to control them, they must be identified, assessed, evaluated, and mitigated . Visualize your risk assessment with a risk matrix and include it in the project presentation. 

Use this slide to explain to stakeholders how you plan to mitigate the identified risks. Share with team members what’s expected of them in order to keep the risks under control. Risk management is a critical component of project management and something stakeholders will always be looking at.

Controlling the quality of project deliverables is critical for positive project outcomes and continued success with the deliverable. This process is called quality control or quality assurance.

The project process model includes which quality control techniques the team will use and when. Some quality assurance (QA) techniques include statistical process control (SPC), Six Sigma, ISO 9000, and Total Quality Management (TQM). Use one slide to visualize the process and your plan to execute it.

Once the project starts, the project plan is a living entity and evolves over time. This section will need to be regularly updated with progress reports, performance KPIs, and status updates.

Across these slides, explain how activities will be monitored and deliverable outcomes measured. Show exactly how you will determine if the project is on course or has deviations. Visualize all execution activities with a Gantt chart to show the current progress. Use big numbers and data points to highlight performance metrics. Use a comparison slide to visualize the completeness percentage vs. planned progress and budget consumption vs. planned budget.

Explain all monitoring activities for the execution phase using a calendar or schedule that shows on what days activities will take place and who is involved.

The Project Team 

When presenting a project, include a stakeholder map to describe the management team, the sponsors, the main stakeholders, and the implementation team or teams. Depending on the size of the project, this will be an org chart or multiple org charts across a few slides.

Why is it important to present the project team to the stakeholders and vice versa? So that everyone involved knows the other parties and their responsibilities.

Another use for the team slide or slides is to present the next person who will speak during the project presentation. This gives the audience some background on that person’s role in the project.

Case Study – Project Presentation Example

Using the structure we present above, we outlined a case study of a realistic project and how the project manager puts together the project presentation using SlideModel templates. The project presentation example is based on a complex project of building a bridge (Cline Avenue Bridge). For the educational purpose of this article, we are not delivering all the elements of the project presentation, as it is out of scope. Still, we illustrate the more representative slides of each section, show how to prepare a PowerPoint Presentation for a project and how simple it is to adapt the templates to the content that needs to be presented. As a disclaimer, all information we present is an adaptation and reinterpretation of the real project, modified by SlideModel to fit the use case learning goals. This information and presentation should not be considered a source of information related to the Cline Avenue Bridge Project.

In this slide, the presenter summarises the project highlights in a project charter style. The Project Manager can extend this introduction all over the project lifecycle, and the speech can jump from different knowledge areas without the need to change slides or get deeper into details. Specifically, in the Cline Bridge Project, the objective is narrated, the location is just mentioned and linked to a map for further details, and a set of important facts are presented (Building Information Modelling Process, Budget, Duration, Sponsor, and Constructor). Key Highlights of the final deliverable are listed (Segmental Bridge, Material Concrete, 1.7 miles of length and 46 feet of width)

Process Model

The Process Model slide illustrates the framework for the project lifecycle, processes, planning, and execution. In this slide, the Project Manager will describe the model and how it is tailored to the specifics of the project. In this case, for the development and construction of the Cline Bridge, the builder has defined the use of BIM (Building Information Modelling) as the process model. During this slide, the presenter can describe the lifecycle phases (Design, Production, Construction, Operation, and Planning) and drill down one level over the knowledge practices involved. For example, the initial stage consists of “Design”, which has two main knowledge areas, Conceptual Design, and Detailed Design. The project manager is able to explain this definition without the need to outline detailed processes and activities within them.

The Scope section of the presentation generally involves several slides, as the content layout is a list of “requirements.” Based on this fact, a table layout is suggested to make good use of space. It is important to avoid abusing the “list” and present the group of requirements rather than specific requirements. Otherwise, the project manager ends up transcribing the requirements document.

In this project presentation example, we present 10 groups of requirements traversing different stages of the project lifecycle. 

• Design Standards: Bridge design must comply with local, national, and international design standards, including relevant engineering and safety codes
• Load Capacity: The bridge must be designed to safely carry a specific maximum load, which would include the weight of the bridge itself, traffic, pedestrians, wind, and other factors.
• Seismic Design: The design must account for seismic loads. 
• Aesthetic Design: The bridge must be designed to meet certain aesthetic criteria aligned with the artists and architects.
• Accessibility and Use Requirements: Requirements for pedestrian walkways, bike lanes, vehicle lanes, load restrictions for vehicles, clearance heights for boats if over a waterway, etc.
• Regulatory Approvals: The project must secure all necessary permits and approvals from relevant local and national regulatory bodies.
• Environmental Impact: The project must take steps to minimize its environmental impact during construction and the operation of the bridge, including implementing erosion and sediment controls.
• Materials Simulation: Materials should comply with regulations and usage expectations for current and future expected requirements.
• Site Preparation: The project must include preparation of the construction site, including any necessary land clearing or grading.
• Foundations Construction: Foundations will need to support materials weight and traffic expected for the next 30 years.
• Site Acquisition: Acquire site and terrain for building and logistics.

Building a bridge involves a high level of resource usage. In an executive meeting of a project presentation, the recommendation is to structure this section as a Financial table with only one level of detail. Further details are delegated to specific resources and cost analysis presentations.

The resources list presented is:

• Professional Services
• Construction Labour
• Quality Assurance
• Contingency
• Waste Disposal and Cleanup
• Subcontractors

In order to break the style of table after table during the project presentation, we suggest using visual elements as icons and colors metaphorically related to each of the elements listed.

Project Roadmap

As explained earlier in the article, the project roadmap serves to offer a comprehensive overview of the significant milestones that will happen over the course of time. Given the magnitude of a bridge construction project and its prolonged duration, it is advisable, particularly for such extensive endeavours, to present a roadmap that aligns milestones with corresponding lifecycle phases in a discernible manner. This approach enables the audience to mentally envision the sequential progression of the construction process.

Aligned with previous slides, in the example we created a roadmap with the following high level milestones, and sub componentes:

• Project Budgeting and Financing
• Land Purchase & Renting
• Conceptual Design
• Detailed Design
• Access Routes
• Waste Disposal
• Simulations
• Materials Tests
• Seismic Tests
• Fabrication
• Preparation of Modular Pieces
• Build and Assembly
• Test under Acceptance Criteria
• Stress Test
• Operation and Maintenance

As you can see, the Project Manager decided over a sequential roadmap, presented with little detail in timings, with start and end dates to picture dimension over the diagram.

Action Plan

In the bridge construction project of the example, there will be plenty of activity plans. All along the project several of these slides will be created and updated. The most suitable option for presentation tasks, durations, precedence relationship and resource allocation is the Gantt Chart Template. We present the first Quarter of the project, over the Conceptual Design Activities. 

As displayed in the PowerPoint Slide , the subtitle clarifies the number of slides that will be used for this purpose.

The activities presented are:

• Site Analysis
• Feasibility Analysis
• Design Concepts
• BIM Model Creation
• Model Revision
• Environmental Impact
• Present Design

Project Risks

Risk management is an iterative process all over the project life cycle. When presenting your projects, the risks will vary depending on the progress over the roadmap. For this specific example we decided to present the risks being discussed during the Ideation stage, where the developer is exchanging risks with contractors and the company that will build the bridge.

Our suggested layout for this kind of information is a simple table, where the risks are clearly readable and visible, while the description is a hint for discussion rather than an in depth explanation.

It is very important to classify the presented risks, at least with two dimensions; “Impact” and “Probability”. This will generate quality conversations around them. 

Outlined Risks during the Initiation Phase:

• Design Errors
• Construction Delays
• Budget Overruns
• Regulatory Changes
• Site Conditions
• Equipment Failures
• Health and Safety Incidents

As the reader can spot, the risks outlined, are very high level, and each of them will trigger specific Risk Analysis Reports.

The quality control section of the project presentation may vary depending on the quality process adopted. For large scale companies with a uniform portfolio of projects , it is common to see a continuous improvement quality model, which iteratively builds quality over the different projects (for example software companies) For construction companies like the example, the situation is not different, and the quality control model is aligned with the specific building process model. In this specific case, the project manager is presenting the quality control process to be applied over the BIM model and the Quality Control process to be followed for the physical construction of the bridge:

Execution and Monitoring

During the project, several status meetings will be carried out. During the project presentation the manager can establish the pattern to be used along the project.

For this example, we set a basic progress dashboard where the project manager can present : 

• The current timeline
• Top 5 issues
• Current Burndown
• Top 5 risks.

The art of project presentation goes beyond listing data in random slides. A project presentation is a powerful tool to align stakeholders and foster an environment of trust and collaboration over factual information.

With a structured approach, all members involved in the project design and execution can understand the direction that’s being taken and the importance behind certain decisions. We hope these insights can turn your project into a powerful presentation that inspires and deliver results.

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About the Project Presentation Template

Our customizable and professional presentation template helps you plan your upcoming project presentation for clients, investors, and stakeholders. Using our modern design, you can create a stunning presentation that outlines all your key project information. 

To create your presentation, you can customize our existing decks to suit your target audience. Add or remove slides, change their order, and upload your company brand assets to create a professional and effective project presentation. 

What is a project presentation? 

A project proposal presentation (sometimes known as a project kickoff presentation) provides an overview of an upcoming project. The purpose of the presentation is to update clients, investors, key stakeholders, and team members on your project plans. You’ll discuss changes and improvements delivered by the project and get approval to launch. 

The aim is to get everyone on the same page. Investors and shareholders will understand why you’re running the project, and your project team will understand what they need to do to make it happen. 

Tips for making the perfect project presentation 

Creating a successful and engaging project presentation is easier said than done. Here are some tips to get you on the right track. 

Use a professional template. Save time and create a professional, visually-appealing presentation with a Project Presentation Template. Creating one from scratch will be more time-consuming, and it might not look as striking or professional as a ready-made template. 

Present the problem. Be clear about why you want to launch this project. Is it to solve a customer problem? Or maybe to improve an internal process? Whatever it is, clearly present the problem and show how your project will fix it. 

Clearly communicate your project goals. Everyone needs to know what you want to achieve with your project, so be sure to clearly outline what your goals will be and how you plan to measure them. Take a look at the SMART goals framework to help with this. It’ll also show stakeholders and investors what the project will do for the business (which can help get buy-in and approval to launch). 

Break down your project plan. Show everyone what’s involved in the project by clearly breaking down your project plan. You don’t need to outline every single detail, just the key milestones and the top-level plan. A Scope of Work Template can also help you outline this information. 

Keep slides short. If you go into too much detail in your slides, you risk standing in front of your audience and reading off the screen. To improve your presentation delivery and keep your audience engaged, only include the top-level, necessary information on all your slides. 

Use quality visuals and presentation tools. Give stakeholders, clients, and investors a good impression by using high-quality visual elements to create a clean and professional design. For example, only use high-quality images and keep everything on-brand. Professional presentation tools like Miro will also help you create a well-designed and engaging presentation.

How to create a project presentation with Miro's customizable template 

Use Miro’s digital workspace to organize your thoughts, jot down notes, and share ideas with your project team. When you’re ready to create your presentation, simply select the template and start customizing it to suit your needs. You can add your own color palette, vector icons, and any other graphic elements that you need.  

Our interactive slides (or frames ) can be easily edited. You can add or remove slides and restructure their order in your presentation. All of the slides also have placeholder text, which you can remove to add your own presentation content.

Once you’re ready to present your slides, all you have to do is hop into Presentation Mode . This automatically puts your presentation in fullscreen, and you can move between the slides using the arrow keys.

How do you structure a project presentation? 

Every project presentation is different, so there’s no correct way to structure your presentation . However, there are some common topics that occur in most project presentations: 

High-level information for stakeholders: Your presentation shouldn’t go into too much detail about the specifics of your project. Instead, it should provide top-level information that stakeholders can easily digest — for example, your budget, your return on investment expectation, and your goals. 

Timelines: It’s helpful for your audience to know when you want to start the project and how long it will last. Outline your project timeline so they can see what you plan to do and when you plan to do it (but remember, keep it top-level). 

Deliverables: What will the result be? Tell your audience what your deliverables and outputs will be, so they know what to expect.

Goals: Show your audience how you plan to measure success. As mentioned, take a look at the SMART goals framework to create clear and specific goals.

What do you write in a project presentation?

Your project presentation should outline the top-level information about your upcoming project. This includes the problem you’re trying to solve, your budget, the project timeline, key deliverables, and your goals.

How do you introduce a project presentation?

Start by telling the audience who you are and what the presentation is about. This means summing up your project presentation in a couple of sentences (ideally, you’ll have this prepared beforehand). Show them an agenda so they know what to expect and give a rough timeline for when the presentation will wrap up.

How can I make a perfect presentation?

It’s hard to say how to create the perfect presentation. What’s perfect for you and your audience might not work for someone else, but any successful presentation is engaging, compelling, and convincing. It takes the audience on a journey, building an emotional connection with them along the way. At the end of the presentation, the audience thoroughly understands what the project entails and why it’s important.

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10 Best Project Management PowerPoint Templates

Presenting project details in a form of presentation sometimes can be an exhausting and time consuming process. To ease that process and help you elevate your presentation style, we have listed the best PPT templates for project presentations.

Project management is the heart and soul of any new project initiated by the company. It outlines every aspect of your project or services, right from the ideation phase to implementation to the final product. With the help of an effective project presentation, businesses can better communicate their initiatives to important stakeholders.  

Planning, organizing, controlling, and managing a project’s objectives, goals, and resources are all part of project management, which aim towards successful product delivery. SlideUpLift has the best PowerPoint (PPT) templates for project presentations, with numerous options available to suit your needs. Let’s look deeply into project management presentations.

What is a Project Management Presentation?

A Project Management PowerPoint presentation is a visual representation about your project in its entirety, from product/service to the process to performance review. It contains slides presenting all five project management phases including: 

• Project Initiation
• Project Planning
• Project Execution
• Project Monitoring
• Project Closing

A professionally designed Project Management PowerPoint template can help partners and collaborators align on project details to ensure all deadlines and expectations are met. These templates can be used for projects under different departments  including Business, Marketing , Sales , HR , etc. 

Importance of Project Management Presentations

The importance of a project management presentation cannot be undermined during the project duration. Stakeholders across all industries make use of PowerPoint and Google Slides templates to highlight its planning, implementation, timeline, roadmap, reports, etc. Now, here are the top five reasons why Project Management presentations are important:

• Project management presentations ensure that everyone involved in the project knows their goals, tasks, status, and specifications.
• It helps with aligning stakeholders’ expectations for securing support for the project’s success.
• Project management presentations also offer information and insights to help you decide what to do next and how to prioritize your duties wisely.
• These presentations also help to identify and mitigate risks before it becomes a genuine threat. 
• Management presentations promote transparency, fostering credibility and trust among stakeholders as well as inside the project team .

With the help of our collection of best PowerPoint (PPT) templates for project presentation, you not only enhance the quality of your slides but also boost self-confidence and communication skills. 

10 Best PPT Templates for Project Presentations

Below is the list of our best PowerPoint templates for project presentations to help you make your efforts shine in front of your audience: 

Agile Project Team Structure PowerPoint Template

Project Kick-Off Presentation PowerPoint Template

Roles and responsibilities powerpoint template.

• Project Executive Summary PowerPoint Template

Project Scope Summary PowerPoint Template

Program Governance Circular PowerPoint Template

Project Planning Presentation PowerPoint Template

Project Status Review Deck

Project Closure Presentation PowerPoint Template

Isometric Office Working PowerPoint Template

Let’s understand each of them in detail.

• The template makes it easy to communicate complicated information interestingly by providing a dynamic visual of your team’s structure and duties.
• It is versatile enough to work for various situations and audiences, whether you are presenting to stakeholders, clients, or team members.
• It can be utilized in project meetings to introduce the project team and their roles.

Project Kick Off Presentation PowerPoint Template

• The template includes a well-structured format covering timelines , Gantt charts , different project phases , and key project highlights, making it one of the best PowerPoint (PPT) templates for project presentation.
• This template can be used in project-kickoff meetings to discuss every aspect of the project.

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Roles and Responsibilities PowerPoint Template

• This template has a very structured and well-organized layout, clearly highlighting every role and responsibility of the team member.
• It encourages consistently presenting roles and responsibilities across multiple teams or projects.

Animated Project Executive Summary PowerPoint Template

• This template includes dedicated sections for the project team, background, action taken, and the previous year’s results.
• The Project Executive Summary PowerPoint template makes communicating the project’s essential elements easier, allowing stakeholders to understand its key points.
• One of the best PPT templates for project presentation from the list, project managers can use it to give project updates to stakeholders, executives, or team members.

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Animated Project Scope Summary PowerPoint Template

• This template lets you include all the details of any project beforehand, i.e., goals, background, implementation strategies, teams, budget, and finally, in-scope and out-of-scope things.
• It can be used in project meetings to provide an overall project overview.
• What makes it one of the best PPT templates for project presentation is that managers, team members and stakeholders can refer to the template to remind them of the project’s established scope.

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• The circular design of this template divides the circle into 3 components: Resource Management, Program Management, and Project Management.
• Program governance can appear complicated, but the template makes it easier to explain all its elements in an organized way.
• The template can be used to present the overall structure of project governance to stakeholders or team members.
• This template provides the project brief and milestones to help you better understand your project.
• The template helps project managers and stakeholders better understand the project’s key aspects, enabling better decision-making and planning.
• It can be used for post-project evaluations, progress reports, and project status updates.

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• This template examines how a project progresses over time and evaluates how it compares to the project plan.
• The deck promotes informed decision-making by providing crucial information in a simplified manner.
• The deck is used in project review meetings to present the project’s current status.
• Project managers can use the deck to present progress and achievements to clients.
• This template helps you systematically present every portion of the project closure process.
• This presentation template has various segments like project background, RAG status , learnings, and administrative checklist.
• The template can also be utilized to showcase the execution of a project.

• The template presents 3D visuals of an office environment to create a visually appealing and engaging look.
• The template can be used for various purposes, such as team meetings, training sessions, or any other corporate meeting, making it one of the best PPT templates for project presentations.

With the help of these templates, you can enhance the overall project presentation outlook without compromising on the key details and objectives. You can also choose to browse from our wide range of Project Management templates for PowerPoint and Google Slides to boost your visual appeal.

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Presentation Tips for Project Management Presentations

The following advice will help you succeed in your upcoming project management presentation:

• It’s usually a good practice to arrive early for your presentation.
• Organize your speech and slides as a brief introduction must outline the presentation’s goals and purposes. 
• Make it interactive with the help of icons, animations and visual graphics.
• Spend more time on the topics that your audience may find most relevant.
• Before diving into the presentation, take a quick glance at your audience, know their roles, why they are there and how they will benefit with your presentation. 
• Keep your slides minimalistic and avoid information stuffing in a single slide. 

Project managers and team leaders need project management presentations to communicate and manage projects effectively in any professional meeting. SlideUpLift comes to the rescue when it comes to the best PPT templates for project presentations. 

We have excellent Project Management PowerPoint templates available, from project initiation to its closing, specially designed to meet the demands of project managers and professionals. In addition to this, in case you need any professional support with customization, we also offer custom-slides services on the basis of client’s specific needs and requirements.

Where can I find the best PPT templates for free download for project presentations?

 SlideUpLift offers the best PPT templates for project presentations. You can easily browse the free templates and download them in just a few clicks.

What are the elements I need to use to present a Project Management presentation?

 You need to include the following elements in your Project Management presentations:

• Project Planning & Strategies
• Project Roadmaps and Project Timelines
• Project Dashboards
• Performance metrics, reviews and evaluation  
• Project closure 

Are the templates customizable?

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Top 10 Project Overview Templates with Examples and Samples

Kavesh Malhotra

Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.

- Alexander Graham Bell

Before beginning work on any project, you need to make a plan to execute it better. Planning is the very first step in starting any project. It allows the process to run smoothly without any obstacles. Moreover, while planning, you can also predict possible outcomes and strategize how to tackle these better beforehand. That is why managers create a project overview to stay organized and ahead.

What is a project overview? Simply put, a project overview summarizes the project or its blueprint. It allows for planning the project by incorporating essential details such as project timeline, team members, roles, project duration, cost, scope, and expected outcomes.

Not only is it beneficial in executing the project, it also acts as a reference until completion. A large amount of information can be summarized and presented to help the members understand it better. Apart from that, a project overview allows managers to keep track of progress. Every project overview has its objectives and reasons. But a good one answers all the questions about the project and provides clear and resourceful information. No matter what your industry is, a project overview is vital to reach your goal.

Now that we understand the importance of a project overview, the question arises: How do we create one? Well, creating a project overview can be cumbersome and take time. But you need not worry as we are here with the right solution. SlideTeam brings you project overview templates using which you can create an overview of your upcoming project in no time. All these templates are content ready and 100% customizable, making it more accessible than ever to create the project overview that meets your requirements.

Check out our list of our top 10 project overview templates.

Template 1: project scope overview powerpoint presentation slides.

Our Project Scope Overview PowerPoint Presentation Slides allow you to plan every detail of your project such as inputs, tools, and technique. It assists in distinguishing what is and what is not part of the project and controls what is allowed or removed when the project is executed.

You can execute all processes when you know exactly what you need to make your project successful. Using this template, you can manage your team and determine the number of employees required to complete the project as well.

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Template 2: Project Brief Summary PowerPoint Presentation Slides

If you are looking for a template that allows you to provide a concise description of your project, then this PPT Layout is for you. Using these 20-Slide template, you can provide complete information about the project to your audience. It allows you to pinpoint key risks and issues and the paths to tackle them. Apart from this, other details, such as the project budget and benefits, can be represented. Get this template and keep track of processes and ensure that the project is completed on time.

Template 3: Digitalization Strategy to Accelerate Project Overview for Digital Transformation

A business's online presence is vital, but brands must execute it strategically. If you want to digitize your business, this amazing template is proven to be beneficial. This template allows your audience to understand the project in detail and helps you implement digital transformation. The slides incorporate project description, location, budget, and objectives to create an excellent project overview. In addition, you can dispense project duration by providing an expected end date and ensuring you complete the project on time by downloading this template.

Template 4: Determine Charter for Project Overview Project Management Playbook

Before the project begins, it is vital to ensure that your team members and project associates have a shared understanding of the objectives, resources required, the people needed, and their roles. With Determine Charter for Project Overview Project Management Playbook, you can provide your audience with a map about how the project needs to progress. Using this template, you can provide information on stakeholders involved, project constraints, and various deliverables.

Template 5: Feasibility Study Templates for Different Projects Construction Project Overview

Starting a commercial project is a good decision, and by using this template, you can make a better decision for your company. Before starting any business, it is vital to understand whether it will work practically. So, feasibility study becomes essential. With our Feasibility Study Template, you can outline the project's viability and know whether or not you should proceed. In addition, using this construction project overview, you can provide information on essential features of required commercial sites.

Template 6: Project Overview IT Change Execution Plan

Executing change is about bringing theoretical planning into practice. This change execution can either make or break your project. It is a risky and costly step. It would help if you planned out the project overview to avoid any mistakes. Using Project Overview IT Change Execution Plan, you can summarize the transition by providing information regarding the purpose, key deliverables, budgets, risks, and issues. It also covers the employees' details and the estimated time to complete the project.

Template 7: Program Charter Showing Project Overview Management Team and Milestones

If you are looking for a template that helps create a precise and effective project overview, then this template is for you. This unique template offers the three-stage processes: Program Charter, Project Charter, and Project Management to Project Overview. It helps provide you with the project overview, from purpose, scope, and key deliverables to resources, tools, and budget. You can represent milestones and demonstrate the status of ongoing projects. Get this template to ensure that your project is on the right track.

Template 8: Current Network Strategic Alignment Project Overview Knowledge Organization

Strategic alignment, together with appropriate organizational skills, is essential for the success of your project or business. However, it can derail if the execution is not planned. This PPT template can help you strategically organize your current network to use the available organizational skills. In addition, this graphical template, with its distinctive visual appeal, allows you to engage your audience and convey your message and incorporates seven planning stages.

Template 9: Project Brief Objectives PPT Summary Example Introduction

Team members working on any project need to know about it and its expected outcomes to work more efficiently. Using this template, you can create an engaging and informative project overview and a clearer picture of the outcomes, making every choice simpler and faster. It lets you brief your audience on the project, describe the objectives, and show the status. Download this template and your team will know where to focus.

Template 10: One Page Project Overview Charter Presentation Report Infographic PPT PDF Document

Do you want a crisp and precise project overview? Then you must download our following striking and functional PPT Template to brief your project. Using this template, you can make your team members understand their roles, the scope of the project, and how it will be carried out. This template also represents delegation of authority. You can define the milestones of the project, the performance of employees, and the project status. This template will help you plan and monitor all the steps and processes of the project; download right away.

Plan Your Success 

Planning is essential to starting any project, whether big or small. It creates a clearer picture for you and your employees. Thus, it helps you achieve your expected goals more effectively and smoothly. Choose the template that suits your requirements and download it now to create an outstanding project overview.

FAQs on Project Overview

What is a project overview report.

A project overview report is the summary of the project. It includes the project's purpose, objectives, budget, deliverables, project location, cost, and duration. By planning the project ahead of time, you can assess various risks and issues associated with it and strategize a plan to tackle them. No matter what industry, big or small, it is essential to create a project overview. You can use SlideTeam's templates and build a breakthrough project overview.

What is the project overview example?

A project overview example is SlideTeam's groundbreaking templates with samples that offer a detailed project description. They provide a brief on the project goals and objectives in a striking format and help formulate the outline of necessary resources and tools to achieve your goals.

Why is a project overview important?

Having a project overview is important because:

● It helps represent essential details and elements of the project, providing clarity to your team members. ● It acts as a roadmap and guides the members through project stages. ● It saves time, accelerates the process, and improves the success rate.

What should we write in a project overview?

A project overview is simply a brief of the entire project. Elements that you should incorporate in the project overview are:

● Project Timeline ● Major Deadlines ● Project Budget ● Project Status ● Deliverables ● Team Members and their Roles ● Project location, cost, duration, scope ● Project brief/summary ● Expected outcome ● Status

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Introducing GNOME 46, “Kathmandu”

March 20, 2024

The GNOME project is excited to present the latest GNOME release, version 46. This latest version is the result of 6 month’s hard work by the GNOME community. Thank you to everyone who contributed!

GNOME 46 is code-named “Kathmandu”, in recognition of the amazing work done by the organizers of GNOME.Asia 2023.

Let’s dive in and explore what’s new in GNOME 46.

Search Everywhere

Files comes with a new global search feature in GNOME 46. The feature is simple: activate it by clicking the new search button, or by using the Ctrl + Shift + F shortcut, then enter your query to search all your configured search locations.

Global search is a great way to jump directly into search, without having to think about where the items you want are located. The new feature also leverages GNOME’s existing file search capabilities, including the ability to search the contents of files, and filter by file type and modification date.

Another great thing about global search is that it makes it possible to search multiple locations simultaneously, which can include locations that aren’t in your home directory. To set this up, go to the newly refined search locations settings, and add the locations that you want to be included.

Enhanced Files App

In addition to global search, the Files app has had a serious upgrade for GNOME 46. Feedback about long-running file operations has been improved, with a new dynamic progress section at the bottom of the sidebar. This makes it possible to view the progress of individual operations, as well as see which operations are ongoing and which have finished.

Significant code refactoring during the development of GNOME 46 has also delivered a welcome performance upgrade in the Files app. In the past, switching between list and grid view would involve a delay and content would progressively load on screen. In GNOME 46, this is gone: changing view is instantaneous, making for a faster and more frictionless experience.

Files 46: Improved performance when switching from grid and list views. Files 45 used to reload the view each time.

Finally, Files in GNOME 46 also comes with a fantastic set of other smaller improvements:

• Search for preferences: you can now search within the Files preferences to locate specific settings.
• Detailed date and time: the Files preferences now include an option to show the date and time in a more comprehensive and consistent format.
• Location entry on click: quickly access the file location address bar by clicking on the file path area.
• Starred favorites in grid view: quickly identify and access your starred files with visual markers in grid view.
• Improved network discovery: more available networked devices now appear in the Other Locations view.

We encourage you to explore the new features in Files and experience a whole new level of file management efficiency!

Upgraded Online Accounts, Now With OneDrive

GNOME’s Online Accounts feature have had a major upgrade for GNOME 46. The biggest improvement is the new support for Microsoft OneDrive . Setup a Microsoft 365 account from the settings, and your OneDrive will appear in the Files sidebar, where it can be easily browsed and accessed alongside your local files and folders.

A collection of additional improvements to Online Accounts have also been made, thanks to funding from the Sovereign Tech Fund :

• The default web browser is now used when signing into accounts as part of account setup. This allows a wider range of authentication methods to be used, such as USB tokens.
• A new WebDAV account type has been added, providing a generic method for integrating online contacts, calendars and files into your GNOME experience.
• The Online Accounts settings have also had a complete revamp , and now have modern up to date designs.

A necessary consequence of these changes is that Online Accounts are no longer included as part of the initial system setup assistant.

Remote Login with RDP

GNOME’s remote desktop experience has been significantly enhanced for version 46, with the introduction of a new dedicated remote login option . This allows remotely connecting to a GNOME system which is not already in use. Connecting in this way means that the system’s display can be configured from the remote side, resulting in a better experience for the remote user.

The new remote login feature means that GNOME systems can be used as fully fledged remote resources. It can be found in the Remote Desktop settings, which provide information on how to connect.

Stepped-Up Settings

The Settings app has received a comprehensive update in GNOME 46.

Navigation Improvements

The Settings app has been reorganized for GNOME 46, to make it easier to navigate . To this end, a new System section has been created, which contains preferences for Region & Language , Date & Time , Users , Remote Desktop , Secure Shell , and About . The Apps settings have also been consolidated, and now include the Default Apps and Removable Media settings.

These changes have the effect of reducing the total number of sections in the Settings app, giving you fewer places to browse and a faster path to the settings you need.

New Touchpad Settings

The touchpad settings have been expanded for GNOME 46, with two new settings. The first, called Secondary Click provides configuration for how secondary clicks (often called “right click”) are performed with a touchpad, and includes options to use either two fingers on the pad, or to click in the corner of the pad.

The second new setting allows the Disable Touchpad While Typing behavior to be turned off. Doing this allows touchpad movement to be combined with key presses, which can be necessary for some apps and games.

Massive Polish Effort

The Settings app has also received a vast amount of polish for GNOME 46. This includes:

• improved settings descriptions and tooltips
• more keyboard mnemonics, to enhance keyboard navigation (hold down Alt to see these)
• extensive UI modernization and refinement
• additional options for compose key assignment
• faster loading of the appearance settings, as well as sharper previews
• additional fine-grained control when setting Wacom stylus pressure

Altogether, these improvements result in a Settings app which is clearer, easier to understand, and is fantastic to use.

Accessibility Improvements

Accessibility has been a strong work theme for GNOME 46, with multiple aspects of accessibility seeing improvements. Much of this work has centered on the Orca screen reader:

• Under the hood, a significant modernization effort has been under way. This will result in improved performance and reliability, and will enable compatibility with Wayland and sandboxed apps in the future.
• A new sleep mode feature has been added. This much requested feature allows users to temporarily disable Orca, using the Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Q shortcut. Sleep mode is useful when using virtual machines that have their own screen readers, as well as self-voicing apps.
• New commands allow Orca to report system status , including battery status, CPU and memory usage.
• Table navigation has been much improved, with more apps being supported and new commands added, including toggle table navigation ( Orca + Shift + T ) and move to the final cell ( Orca + Alt + Shift + 🡰 / 🡲 / 🡱 / 🡳 ).
• Orca now has experimental support for Spiel , an exciting next generation speech synthesis API. Those who are interested in this feature are invited to help test it .

Orca hasn’t been the only place where accessibility improvements have happened for GNOME 46. Other accessibility improvements include an high contrast mode which is now more consistent and usable, and a new setting to show on and off symbols in switches .

Much of this accessibility work was funded by the Sovereign Tech Fund and Igalia .

System Enhancements

GNOME 46 contains many small improvements and polish changes to the core GNOME experience:

• Beautiful fallback avatars: if you don’t specify an avatar for your user account, GNOME generates one for you. These fallback avatars have been refreshed for 46, and look fantastic. If you are upgrading from a previous version, clear out your old avatar to see the new default avatars in action.
• Enhanced notifications: with improved layouts, and a new header in each notification to show which app sent it. It is now also possible to expand notifications in the list, in order to use notification actions at a time that suits you.

• New app window shortcut: apps which have been pinned to the dash could already be launched using Super + <Number> . For example, Super + 1 will launch the first app in the dash. GNOME 46 now includes additional shortcuts to allow launching a new window, by adding the Ctrl modifier, for example: Super + Ctrl + <Number> to launch a new window for the first app in the dash.
• Improved on-screen keyboard: with automatic capitalization and new keyboard layouts for entering phone numbers, email addresses, and URLs.
• Tap to click is now enabled by default: for a more intuitive touch experience.

Better Apps

Many of GNOME’s core apps have also been upgraded for GNOME 46. This includes:

• Improved Software app: this now shows verified badges for Flathub apps whose developers have been verified, ensuring a trusted source for your software. The Software app also has redesigned preferences, better error messages, and a new keyboard shortcuts window.
• An updated OpenStreetMap point of interest editing experience, as well as other user interface and routing improvements.
• New map style and support for dark mode
• Information about multiple floors is now shown for points of interest that have them
• Expanded public transit routing (now available for Norway)
• Redesigned Extensions app: a cleaner list makes it easier to scan and toggle your installed extensions, and the modernized design is also adaptive. It is now also possible to turn off extensions which have been automatically deactivated.
• Polished Calendar app: with improved visuals, modernized interfaces, and performance improvements.
• Quick timers in Clocks: when starting a timer, click a duration in the quick start section to quickly start a timer.
• Smarter Contacts: multiple VCard files can now be imported at the same time and, when importing new contacts, the confirmation dialog will also helpfully preview the names of the contacts to import.
• Monitor disk usage: Disks has gained a new resource graph for disk I/O.

Improvements Under the Hood

The improvements in GNOME 46 are not just skin deep, and the new version comes with deep technical enhancements which result in a more performant and refined experience.

• Performance and resource usage improvements , including reduced memory usage for search, enhanced screen recording performance, and more intelligent use of system resources by the image viewer app. There have also been significant speed improvements in GNOME’s terminal apps.
• Security improvements include enhanced protection from malware in the image viewer app and GNOME’s search technologies.
• Rendering improvements include sharper app interfaces, crisper on-screen text, and clearer UIs when using fractional display scales. These rendering improvements are thanks to GTK’s new renderers, and are found in GNOME apps which use the latest GTK version.
• Variable refresh rates (VRR) is a feature which can, under some circumstances, produce smoother video performance. This is included in GNOME 46 as an experimental feature, which needs to be enabled by entering the following from the command line using: gsettings set org.gnome.mutter experimental-features "['variable-refresh-rate']" . Once enabled, a variable refresh rate can be set from the display settings.

Welcome, Circle Friends!

GNOME Circle is a group of fantastic apps for GNOME, which the GNOME project promotes and supports. Since GNOME 45 was released, seven new apps have been added:

Welcome to these new members of the GNOME community!

Developer Experience

GNOME 46 includes new features and improvements for developers who are using the GNOME platform. Read the developers section to learn more.

• What's New for Developers New features for those working with GNOME technologies.

Getting GNOME 46

GNOME’s software is Free Software : all our code is available for download and can be freely modified and redistributed according to the respective licenses. To install it, we recommend that you wait for the official packages provided by your vendor or distribution. Popular distributions will make GNOME 46 available very soon, and some already have development versions that include the new GNOME release. You can also try the GNOME OS image as a virtual machine, using the Boxes app.

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The GNOME Project is an international community supported by a non-profit Foundation. We focus on user experience excellence and first-class internationalization and accessibility. GNOME is a free and open project: if you want to join us, you can .