Story Framework
Situation-Complication-Resolution
McKinsey-style structure that builds tension before delivering insights.
Beat Diagram
- 1Situationagenda / text
- 2Complicationmatrix-quadrant / text
- 3Questiontitle-left / text
- 4Answerroadmap / text
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OPF Config
narratives:situation-complication-resolution{
"$schema": "https://pptx.dev/schema/opf/v1",
"version": "1.0",
"meta": {
"title": "PPTX.gallery — narratives/situation-complication-resolution",
"narrative": {
"id": "situation-complication-resolution"
}
},
"design": {},
"slides": [
{
"id": "gallery-preview-1",
"layout": "title-slide",
"elements": []
}
]
}Preview this config live at pptx.dev/playground.
Pace
4-10 slides
5-20 minutes
4 baseline beat slides
Audience Fit
Tone
Logical - builds a tight causal chain from context to recommendation.
Best For
Strategy presentations, consulting decks, analytical reports
Example Deck Types
Management consulting report, Strategic recommendation, Board update
Example
Establish the current context, introduce the challenge or change, pose the key question, then deliver your recommendation.
Beat-by-Beat Guide
Situation
Set the scene with relevant background and context everyone agrees on.
Instruction: State the shared context the audience already accepts.
Complication
Introduce what has changed or what challenge has emerged.
Instruction: Introduce the change, risk, or tension.
Question
Articulate the key question that the complication raises.
Instruction: Frame the decision question raised by the complication.
Answer
Deliver your recommendation or insight that resolves the question.
Instruction: Deliver the recommendation that resolves the question.