Traffic Lights

The Red, Amber and Green ‘traffic lighting’ of Workstreams, Milestones, Tasks, Risks and Issues is used to indicate the extent to which they are on schedule. Their interpretation depends on the ‘RAG Algorithm’ set up by your PM3 Administrator. Your system is supplied with a default RAG Algorithm of 1.

RAG Algorithm					Required Completion Date
1	2	3	4	5	Required Completion Date
R	R	A	R	G	More than one week late
R	A	A	R	G	Up to one week late
A	G	G	G	G	Within the next week (including today)
G	G	G	G	G	More than one week away

Thus, in RAG Algorithm 1, the Delivery Status is calculated as Red if the Workstream, Milestone, Task, Issue or Risk is late and Amber if it will be late if not completed in the next week. In RAG Algorithm 2, Amber is used to flag a Workstream, Milestone, Task, Issue or Risk that is up to one week late (after which it is flagged as Red). In RAG Algorithm 3, late Workstreams, Milestones, Tasks, Issues or Risks are set to Amber (generally meaning ‘late, but not impacting the overall delivery schedule’. In RAG Algorithm 4, late Workstreams, Milestones, Tasks, Issues or Risks are set to Red. In RAG Algorithm 5, all delivery status lights stay Green.

Note that the RAG Algorithms apply to incomplete Workstreams, Tasks and Milestones and Open Issues and Risks; completed Workstreams, Milestones and Task Accepted, Closed or Deleted Issues and Risks have a delivery status of Black.