Build a six-slide story from an untidy project update

Fictional practice project. Use it to demonstrate your process, not to claim a client relationship, qualification, or measured business result.

Harbor Team is fictional. Its project lead needs a short internal update about an onboarding pilot. Make the evidence understandable and end with a decision. Design a document the audience can read without relying only on color.

SOURCE MATERIAL
SYNTHETIC PILOT NOTES
Previous process: 12 completed onboarding tasks in the observed week; median completion time 5 days.
Pilot process: 10 completed tasks in a later observed week; median completion time 4 days.
The weeks involved different tasks and people; no controlled experiment was run.
Three pilot participants asked for a clearer handoff checklist.
Two setup issues required manual support.
Unknown: whether the pilot reduced cost, improved retention, or saved staff hours.
Decision requested: approve a second small pilot using a clearer handoff checklist and a predefined evaluation plan.
Constraint: do not portray the one-day difference as a proven causal improvement or invent a large revenue impact.

DELIVERABLE
An editable six-slide outline or deck with chart notes and a decision slide.

STEPS
1. Write the single decision the presentation should support.
2. Outline context, method, observations, limitations, proposed next test, and decision.
3. Choose a chart or comparison that preserves sample sizes and the non-comparable conditions.
4. Add readable labels, consistent hierarchy, and an explanation of what the numbers do not establish.
5. Review the deck as if you were a stakeholder deciding whether the next pilot is justified.

SELF-REVIEW
[ ] The requested decision and its boundaries are explicit.
[ ] Counts, units, and medians match the supplied notes.
[ ] The deck does not claim the pilot caused the difference.
[ ] Meaning is conveyed through labels and hierarchy, not color alone.
[ ] Untested business outcomes and manual support needs are visible.

Use “Observed median: 5 days before, 4 days in the pilot week; task mixes differed.” Avoid “Our system makes onboarding 20% faster.” A correct calculation can still support an unjustified causal claim.

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