Launch Countdown template for PowerPoint
Weeks to launch with a star on the big day, elapsed time and a Today marker.
Download (.pptx, 14 KB) Fill it from your notes in PowerPoint
The download is the slide above, made of native PowerPoint shapes you can edit. No sign-up. To draw it from your own dates in the browser, use the free timeline maker. PMO Pilot, the PowerPoint add-in, fills it from notes or a spreadsheet and is free to install.
When to use it
Counting down to a launch date.
How to make it in PMO Pilot
- Make launch day a milestone.
- Pick Launch Countdown — weeks to launch with a star on the day.
- Keep Show Today marker on in View.
Best for
Product marketing, Launch teams, Executives.
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Column names are matched as each tool exports them: no mapping step.
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