In plain English
This status means the project is no longer simply on watch; problems already exist and are affecting the plan. Because of those current conditions, missing one or more intended targets for timing, cost, agreed work, or quality has become likely.
In context
In a cross-team status report, it communicates caution that the project is likely to miss one or more planned targets because existing problems or conditions are already affecting it.
- Situation
- Collaborating remotely through projects, tasks, meetings, handoffs, and approvals
- What it communicates
- flags cautionary project health in a cross-team status report
Meaning limits
By itself, this status does not specify which target is threatened or how large the expected miss will be.
Examples
“With two months of rework already added, the office move was at risk of missing its budget and handover date.”
“In the cross-team report, Priya marked the website redesign at risk after late content and repeated fixes started to disrupt the plan.”