Create Timeline Chart in Excel Roadmap Infographic

Tech architecture infographic titled "Create Timeline Chart in Excel" using HOW-IT-WORKS archetype, adapted as a kanban-style product roadmap with quarter-based planning across one year Q1-Q4. Show a clean structured board with labeled boxes and arrows that explain how a timeline chart in Excel is created and maintained. Main layout: three vertical planning zones labeled Now, Next, Done, combined with a horizontal timeline axis for Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, and optional swim lanes by team such as Product, Operations, Marketing, and Analytics. Include sharp status indicator pills for Planned, In Progress, and Shipped. Render realistic feature cards only, such as "Define project milestones", "Build date table in Excel", "Insert stacked bar chart", "Format timeline axis", "Add milestone labels", "Review quarterly dependencies", "Publish stakeholder update". Do not use exaggerated startup-style claims.

Render labeled boxes for each component, each with an icon, a canonical English name, and a one-line role description in English. Suggested boxes: Excel Workbook — "Source file for roadmap timeline data"; Task Table — "Stores features, dates, owners, and status"; Timeline Chart — "Visualizes tasks across quarters"; Quarter Axis — "Maps work to Q1 through Q4"; Team Swim Lanes — "Separates roadmap items by team"; Status Legend — "Explains planned, in progress, and shipped states"; Review Process — "Validates updates before sharing". Connect boxes with directional arrows showing data flow and update flow. Arrow labels in English should be technically clear, such as "Task name + start date", "Duration values", "Chart series", "Formatted labels", "Quarter mapping", "Status update", "Reviewed roadmap".

Include a numbered legend 1-7 walking through the lifecycle in English: 1. Enter feature data into the Excel task table. 2. Assign each item to a quarter from Q1 to Q4. 3. Group items into Now, Next, and Done planning columns. 4. Separate work by team using swim lanes where needed. 5. Build the timeline chart from date and duration fields. 6. Apply status indicators for Planned, In Progress, and Shipped. 7. Review and publish the roadmap for stakeholders.

Visual style: minimalist swiss, high-contrast modern palette, editorial developer-blog illustration, isometric or flat tech-diagram style, vector-clean infographic layout. Use precise grid alignment, strong typography hierarchy, ample white space, crisp borders, geometric icons, sharp pills, and restrained UI detail. Mood: modern, analytical, trustworthy, product-planning focused. Colors: black, white, deep charcoal, electric blue, vivid orange, and lime or teal accents for status states, with excellent contrast and accurate quarter labels. Make the composition feel like a premium explanatory infographic about building a timeline chart in Excel, not a generic marketing poster.

All text MUST be written in English (array). Every heading, label, caption, legend and metric name in the image must be in English — not English. Spell each English word correctly using English characters and diacritics. Numbers stay as digits, no real cloud-vendor logos (AWS / GCP / Azure) — use generic cloud icons, no watermarks Status labels rendered sharp. Realistic feature names — no overpromising. Quarter / horizon labels accurate.