Steering groups need the headline in minutes, not a walk through every activity. This deck puts the overall status first, then a baseline scorecard, milestones, a swimlane roadmap, the risks that matter and a single decision slide, so a project lead can present it in ten minutes.

The sample follows Lindenhurst Works, a fictional contractor, reporting on a depot refit at the midpoint. It shows an amber overall status, a forecast of £3.35M against a £3.2M baseline, a two-week slip to 30 July and a request for £150k. Replace the baseline, dates, risks and owners with your own and write the RAG rules down.