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Highlights & Risks Slide Template

Two-column split layout: achievements/highlights on the left (green-tinted), risks/blockers on the right (red-tinted). Each column is a bullet list. Best for weekly status updates, steering committees, sprint retrospectives, client status reports.

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Highlights & Risks slide template preview — rendered with SlideForge
Cost
$0.03/slide
Speed
<1 second
Items
110
Output
.pptx + PDF + PNG

Parameters

Parameter
Description
title
Slide title (e.g. 'Week 15 — Highlights & Risks')
highlights_title
Left column header (default: 'Highlights')
highlights
Achievement/highlight bullet items
risks_title
Right column header (default: 'Risks & Blockers')
risks
Risk/blocker bullet items
takeaway
Bottom insight text

Example brief

Highlights: Velocity up 12%, zero defects on Catalogue epic, Schulich V1 delivered. Risks: shravan kumar bottleneck (11 items), sprint consistently overdue, CK Editor migration blocked.

API example

With a brief (async, $0.05)

curl -X POST https://api.slideforge.dev/v1/render \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sf_live_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "template": "e7519f03-815e-531e-a11a-2fa5ef2e4a63",
    "brief": "Highlights: Velocity up 12%, zero defects on Catalogue epic, Schulich V1 deliver..."
  }'

With structured params (sync, $0.03)

curl -X POST https://api.slideforge.dev/v1/render \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sf_live_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "template": "e7519f03-815e-531e-a11a-2fa5ef2e4a63",
  "params": {
    "title": "Sprint 152 — Highlights & Risks",
    "highlights_title": "Highlights",
    "highlights": [
      "Velocity up 12% from last sprint (58 vs 52 points)",
      "Fast turnaround: median cycle time 1.7 days",
      "SW | Content Management epic 57% complete",
      "Executive Dinner page shipped in under 1 day"
    ],
    "risks_title": "Risks & Blockers",
    "risks": [
      "Bottleneck risk: shravan kumar carries 11/40 items (49 points)",
      "Systemic overdue pattern: 3/4 recent sprints completed late",
      "CK Editor replacement blocked — dependency on TipTap migration",
      "Catalogue URL redirect stuck in code review for 13 days"
    ],
    "takeaway": "Strong velocity but team concentration risk — redistribute load from shravan kumar."
  }
}'

Tags

highlightsrisksachievementsblockersstatusweeklysteering committeeRAGissuesretrowinsconcernsdecisions

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Frequently asked questions

How do I render a Highlights & Risks slide?

Send a POST request to /v1/render with template "e7519f03-815e-531e-a11a-2fa5ef2e4a63" and your data in the params field. The response includes a .pptx download URL and PNG preview. Template renders cost $0.03 and complete in under 1 second.

What data does the Highlights & Risks template accept?

The Highlights & Risks template accepts: title, highlights_title, highlights, risks_title, risks, takeaway. Supports 1-10 items. See the parameter reference below for details.

Can I customize the colors and fonts of this template?

Yes — pass a theme_id parameter to apply your custom brand colors, fonts, and logo. SlideForge has 8 built-in themes, or you can create custom themes via the Themes API.

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