4-Step Methodology Diagram Template for PowerPoint & Google Slides

Description

This versatile methodology slide for PowerPoint & Google Slides features a streamlined, four-stage process diagram rendered as gradient-filled oval panels. Each capsule combines a distinct color gradient—ranging from warm orange to cool purple—with a minimalist head-icon graphic to represent stages such as ideation, analysis, implementation, and evaluation. Headings and descriptive text placeholders sit neatly beneath each icon, enabling concise summaries of your methodology steps. Built on master slides with fully editable vector shapes, you can adjust gradients, swap icons, and update copy without disrupting the layout. Smart alignment guides and grouped elements ensure perfect spacing when you resize or reorder stages. Optional fade-in animations are preconfigured to reveal each step in sequence, guiding your audience through the process with clarity and visual impact.

Who is it for

Ideal for project managers, consultants, and business analysts illustrating structured workflows or best-practice frameworks. Product development teams and design strategists can leverage the four-stage format to map user journeys, prototyping cycles, or testing phases. Academic presenters and trainers will also find this slide valuable for teaching step-by-step models and instructional sequences.

Other Uses

Beyond core methodologies, repurpose this diagram to showcase quarterly roadmaps, risk management phases, or change-management stages. Replace the head icons with finance, marketing, or HR symbols to outline departmental processes. Duplicate and recolor panels to expand the model for six or eight steps, or combine pairs of stages for high-level executive summaries and stakeholder updates.