In plain English
This means the work has drifted away from the expected path. Progress is not matching the plan, and meeting the intended timing or goals now looks unlikely.
In context
In a portfolio review, this status communicates that a project is not following its plan and is unlikely to meet its planned timing or objectives.
- Situation
- Collaborating remotely through projects, tasks, meetings, handoffs, and approvals
- What it communicates
- labels unfavorable project status in a portfolio review
Meaning limits
By itself, this term does not say why the project is in that condition or exactly how far it has fallen behind.
Examples
“Six months into the renovation, the project is off track, with several planned rooms still unfinished and the original completion date no longer realistic.”
“At the portfolio review, the committee marked the records digitisation project off track for the quarter.”