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at risk

At risk is a project status in which existing problems or conditions make the project likely to miss one or more planned targets for schedule, budget, scope, or quality.

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.”

Core meaning

“In the cross-team report, Priya marked the website redesign at risk after late content and repeated fixes started to disrupt the plan.”

In context