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Mercury 3: Responsive repairs: in-house team or renewed contract

For the board of trustees of a housing association, including two tenant board members. The decision it supports: whether to approve £1.2m to set up an in-house repairs team or renew the contract.

Verdict
Not presentable
Deck rating
812
Slides
7 (brief: 6-9)
Design quality
64%

Why it is not presentable

  • Did not give the analysis's recommendation within the first two slides
  • A slide the judges rated as needing work
  1. Slide 1 of Mercury 3's deck
    Slide 1Download slide imagePolished The long title leaves 'contract' alone on the second line.
  2. Slide 2 of Mercury 3's deck
    Slide 2Download slide imagePolished
  3. Slide 3 of Mercury 3's deck
    Slide 3Download slide imageAcceptable The four multiline bullets make the left column text-heavy and largely repeat the takeaway panel.The bullet list and the 'Key takeaways' panel repeat the same three points, so half the slide is duplicated.
  4. Slide 4 of Mercury 3's deck
    Slide 4Download slide imageNeeds work The orange-outlined bottom callout overlaps the lower portion of the grey in-house panel.The grey 'In-house team' panel runs into the red-bordered warning box, which cuts across its bottom edge, so the elements collide.
  5. Slide 5 of Mercury 3's deck
    Slide 5Download slide imagePolished The right stat card extends further right than the teal banner below it, so the right edges do not line up.
  6. Slide 6 of Mercury 3's deck
    Slide 6Download slide imageAcceptable The comparison table uses relatively small, tightly spaced text despite substantial unused space below it.The title is a question; the answer only appears in the red line below it.
  7. Slide 7 of Mercury 3's deck
    Slide 7Download slide imageAcceptable The supporting section is text-heavy, with long bullets wrapping across nearly the full slide width.'Recommendation' is a topic label; the actual recommendation sits in the banner.