Timelines Block
Roadmap Timeline
A phased roadmap block for product, strategy, or transformation plans.
Roadmap
Three phases to scale
Connect the vision to sequenced execution.
Now
Next
Later
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OPF Config
blocks:roadmap-timeline{
"$schema": "https://openpresentation.org/schema/opf/v1",
"name": "Roadmap Timeline",
"description": "A phased roadmap block for product, strategy, or transformation plans.",
"tone": "formal",
"narrative": "vision-roadmap",
"takeaway": "Show phased execution from current work to future scale.",
"tags": [
"content-block",
"gallery:blocks/roadmap-timeline"
],
"design": {
"colorScheme": "boost",
"fontScheme": "grandview",
"background": {
"type": "pattern",
"pattern": {
"preset": "pct5",
"foregroundColor": "#e2e8f0",
"backgroundColor": "#faf8f5"
}
}
},
"slides": [
{
"id": "roadmap-timeline",
"layout": "roadmap",
"title": "Three phases to scale",
"subtitle": "Now, next, and later execution path.",
"timeline": {
"events": [
{
"what": "Now: prove the workflow"
},
{
"what": "Next: scale the surface"
},
{
"what": "Later: expand the ecosystem"
}
]
},
"design": {
"contentBox": false,
"contentAlignment": "left",
"titleAlignment": "left",
"contentDirection": "horizontal"
}
}
],
"catalogs": {
"layouts": {
"records": [
{
"$schema": "https://openpresentation.org/schema/opf-layout/v1",
"id": "roadmap",
"name": "Roadmap",
"label": "Roadmap",
"summary": "Strategic timeline showing planned initiatives across phases or quarters. Communicates direction and commitment.",
"description": "Strategic timeline showing planned initiatives across phases or quarters. Communicates direction and commitment.",
"tags": [
"Planning",
"Strategy",
"Future"
],
"master": "Gallery",
"masterSlideIndex": 24,
"groupHash": "495d661dff41a391e958708ee5d0b3e6d0a0352b8931f469a7228ad645722923",
"groupDefault": true,
"contentType": "Timeline",
"contentMultiple": "1x",
"contentAlignment": "Left",
"contentBox": false,
"contentTypeChartPrimary": "None",
"contentTypeImageFill": "None",
"contentTypeListBullet": "None",
"contentTypeListHeading": false,
"slideTitle": true,
"slideTitleAlignment": "Left",
"slideImage": false,
"slideImageAlignment": "None",
"slideLayoutDirection": "Horizontal",
"zones": [
{
"role": "title",
"placeholder": "title"
},
{
"role": "timeline",
"placeholder": "timeline content 2"
}
],
"preview": {},
"details": "Strategic timeline showing planned initiatives across phases or quarters. Communicates direction and commitment. OPF placeholders: title, timeline.",
"category": "business-strategic",
"spatialCategory": "single zone",
"contentTypeTags": [
"mixed",
"timeline"
],
"placeholders": [
{
"type": "title"
},
{
"type": "timeline"
}
],
"slideSubtitle": false
}
]
}
}
}Preview this config live at pptx.dev/playground, or load it in the gallery visual editor.
Use Case
Use when a plan needs to show sequence, timing, and maturity over phases.
When to Use
For product roadmaps, transformation plans, launch paths, and strategy execution.
When to Avoid
Avoid for detailed project management where a Gantt-style plan is required.
Block Structure
roadmap
Three phases to scale
Now, next, and later execution path.
- -Now: prove the workflow
- -Next: scale the surface
- -Later: expand the ecosystem
Best Practices
Use phases rather than overloaded dates when timing is fluid.
Make dependencies visible.
Tie each phase to a measurable outcome.
Playground deep link: config=blocks:roadmap-timeline