Data visualisation usually shows progress, but I want to show what needs to be done instead

I'm having an issue regarding dashboard design. I'm designing an operational dashboard and for my users, they need to see what needs to be done instead of knowing how much they've done. For example, they have 12 applications they need to submit and they submitted 9. Currently, I tried designing with the usual data charts like a bar chart or a radial bar, I.e. a 75% filled bar.

The image above is just an example. So the issue comes when I want to alert them about the 3 applications they've yet to submit. It does not seem to flow because the chart shows completion, but the numbers (the more important information) shows incompletion.

Please let me know of any suggestions you have or any resources that you think can help me, greatly appreciated :')