Timelines Block

Process Overview

A process-flow block for explaining stages, handoffs, or operating rhythm.

process-overview1 slidebalanced density

Process

From intake to decision

Map the handoffs that turn inputs into outcomes.

Intake

Review

Decision

Close

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OPF Config

blocks:process-overview
Open Presentation Format
{
  "$schema": "https://pptx.dev/schema/opf/v1",
  "version": "1.0",
  "meta": {
    "title": "Process Overview",
    "subtitle": "A process-flow block for explaining stages, handoffs, or operating rhythm.",
    "purpose": "Explain a workflow from first input to final outcome.",
    "narrative": {
      "id": "what-so-what-now-what"
    },
    "keyMessages": [
      "The process stages are ordered.",
      "Handoffs are visible.",
      "The outcome is clear."
    ],
    "tone": "technical",
    "tags": [
      "content-block",
      "process-overview"
    ]
  },
  "design": {
    "colors": {
      "scheme": "forest-green"
    },
    "fonts": {
      "scheme": "open-sans"
    },
    "background": {
      "type": "solid",
      "color": "#ffffff"
    },
    "layoutPreferences": {
      "density": "balanced",
      "alignment": "left",
      "animations": false,
      "slideNumbers": false
    }
  },
  "slides": [
    {
      "id": "process-overview",
      "layout": "process-flow",
      "section": "Process Overview",
      "elements": [
        {
          "id": "process-overview-title",
          "type": "text",
          "slot": "title",
          "content": {
            "text": "From intake to decision"
          },
          "style": {
            "fontSize": 34,
            "alignment": "left"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "process-overview-subtitle",
          "type": "text",
          "slot": "subtitle",
          "content": {
            "text": "A simple operating flow with visible handoffs."
          },
          "style": {
            "fontSize": 16,
            "lineHeight": 1.3
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "process-overview-points",
          "type": "text",
          "slot": "body",
          "content": {
            "bullets": [
              "Intake",
              "Review",
              "Decision",
              "Close"
            ]
          },
          "style": {
            "fontSize": 15,
            "lineHeight": 1.25
          }
        }
      ],
      "notes": "A process-flow block for explaining stages, handoffs, or operating rhythm."
    }
  ]
}
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Use Case

Use when a workflow needs to be understood end to end.

When to Use

For operations, onboarding, service delivery, and implementation decks.

When to Avoid

Avoid when the process is non-linear and needs a journey map instead.

Block Structure

process-flow

From intake to decision

A simple operating flow with visible handoffs.

  • -Intake
  • -Review
  • -Decision
  • -Close

Best Practices

1

Use verbs for stages.

2

Keep exceptions out of the main flow.

3

Show ownership only when it changes the decision.

Playground deep link: config=blocks:process-overview