A year wheel in PowerPoint
- Redrawn by hand every time the plan changes
- Shows what you meant to do, not what got done
- Says nothing about who is responsible
Digital year wheel
The year wheel that draws itself
Add what recurs through the year and Kalends builds a beautiful year wheel from it. When something moves, gets done or runs late, it shows at once, and nobody has to redraw the wheel in PowerPoint or Excel.
- 30 days free
- Introductory price until year-end
- Watch-only members always free
Dot colour is status:ScheduledDueOverdueDoneSkipped
Not another year-wheel template
PowerPoint draws the wheel once.Kalends keeps it alive.
A year wheel in PowerPoint or Excel is out of date the day the plan changes. In Kalends every point is a real commitment, so the picture follows the work.
Always current
The year wheel in Kalends
- Built from your recurring commitments
- Shows what is done, due or overdue
- One click shows the owner, stand-in and evidence
How to read the wheel
The whole year in one picture – and everything behind it one click away
1. Months, periods and holidays
Calendar year, the next 12 months or a non-calendar fiscal year. Periods become arcs and public holidays are marked on the rim.
2. The today line
Shows where in the year you are. Fade what has passed or compare with last year.
3. Dot colour is status
Scheduled, due, overdue, done or skipped. The colour changes as the work gets done.
4. Information cards
Bring out what matters in and around the wheel. One click opens the commitment.
5. The outcome ring
Shows how each month went, so you can see where the year fell behind.
6. One ring per area
Split the wheel by department, area or directive, with automatic or custom colours.
Three wheels, three perspectives
The same commitments can tell very different stories
Filter by department, area, directive, person or status, and choose the year type, rings, colours and theme. Save each wheel as its own view or as a widget on the dashboard.
Sep 2026 – Aug 2027
The management presentation wheel
A dark theme for the big screen, the next 12 months and periods as arcs.
Fiscal year May 2026 – Apr 2027
Finance's fiscal year
A non-calendar fiscal year that starts in May. Open a month without leaving the wheel.
The whole organisation's year
Status, public holidays and the summer closure for the whole year, with what has passed faded.
- Calendar year
- Next 12 months
- Fiscal year
- Rings
- Periods as arcs
- Custom colours
- Light and dark themes
- Compare with last year
Present and share
Show the wheel in the meeting, on the intranet, in the report or on a screen in reception
The wheel you show is always the current one. Nobody has to prepare a new version before the meeting.
Present month by month
Full screen and presentation mode, straight from Kalends.
Export as an image or PowerPoint
When the wheel belongs in a report or a board pack.
Share a link or embed it
A live-updating view on the intranet or another web page.
Watch-only members are free
The whole organisation can follow the wheel without the invoice growing.
What sits behind the year wheel
You came for a year wheel.You get a system for everything the organisation must keep doing.
Every point in the wheel is a real commitment with a purpose, cadence, owner, stand-in, reminders, status and evidence. Together they become one shared picture of the organisation's recurring work.
From point to ownership
Open a point to see who owns it, why it exists and what must be signed off.
From annual picture to execution
The same commitments appear in the list, calendar and timeline when it is time to do the work.
From plan to learning
History stays, so you can see what got done and plan next year better.
FinanceDue
Monthly close
Next occurrence 7 Oct 2026
- Why
- Management needs a true and fair view of the result every month.
- Cadence
- Monthly, working day 5
- Owner
- Anna Berg
- Stand-in
- Erik Lind
- Reminder
- 3 days before
- Evidence
- Income statement, bank reconciliation
- History
- 9 of 9 on time this year
The same information, more views
The year wheel is only one of the views
Change perspective without copying anything into yet another document.
List
Everything to be done, filtered by area, person and status.
Calendar
The month's work day by day, with public holidays marked.
Timeline
See the rhythm and the gaps across the year.
Dashboard
KPIs, the year wheel and the timeline on one page.
Common questions
Questions about digital year wheels
Can't find the answer?
Can we show only one department or area?
Yes. Filter by department, area, directive, person or status and save the combination as its own view.
Does the year wheel update when the plan changes?
Yes. The wheel is built from the commitments' dates, cadence and status. Move or update the work once and the wheel follows.
Can we use the year wheel in a presentation?
Yes. Use full screen and presentation mode, export an image or PowerPoint, or share a link to a live-updating view.
Can everyone in the organisation see the wheel?
Yes. Watch-only members are free and unlimited on every plan. They see what a member sees but cannot change anything.
What does Kalends cost?
From $9 per seat per month, billed annually, with a minimum of three seats. Watch-only members are free. Try it free for 30 days, no card needed.
Do we have to move all our work into Kalends at once?
No. Start with one area and what should appear in the year wheel. Add more as the value becomes clear.
Get started
Start with one area.The rest can wait.
Start from a template or add what recurs in one area, and the wheel takes shape as you work.
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