Impact of 27 cost factors diverging bar chart

Summary

Figure 16 slide: a tall diverging horizontal bar chart ranking all 27 cost factors from biggest mitigator to biggest amplifier around a central average baseline, with two columns of body copy on the left.

Visual description

White slide with standard chrome. The left half holds two text columns, the first opening with a bold lead-in ("Figure 16. The impact of 27 factors on the mean cost of a data breach.") flowing into body, the second continuing the analysis. The right half is a full-height diverging bar chart titled "Impact of key factors on total cost of a data breach." Roughly 27 rows are ranked top to bottom: blue bars extend left (cost reducers like DevSecOps approach -$249,278, Employee training -$232,867) and lighter lavender bars extend right (cost increasers like Security system complexity $240,889, Security skills shortage $238,637). A vertical "Avg. cost" zero baseline sits at center with each factor labeled and its dollar value printed at the bar end; the x-axis runs -$300,000 to $300,000.

Key takeaway

The diverging bar around an average baseline that splits "saves you money" (blue, left) from "costs you money" (lavender, right) in one ranked tornado, so 27 factors read at a glance. Color, not just direction, carries the good/bad split. Dollar values at every bar end make it self-documenting.

Reuse notes

The go-to chart when many factors each push a single metric above or below a benchmark and you want them ranked by effect size. Needs full vertical height and tight type to fit ~27 rows legibly. Keep the two diverging colors from the same family as the rest of the deck so a busy chart still feels on-brand.