In its latest publicly available Project Representative report, Jacobs is critical of senior management “aspirations” for delivering the Elizabeth line. It states: “To date, it is evident that schedule planning and delivery is heavily influenced by senior management aspirations for the earliest opening of the Elizabeth Line. […] With key strategic risks now materialising, realistic productivity measures to underpin the schedule will be difficult to derive. “Continued planning to target dates will drive out-of-sequence working and deferral of works that will require operational restrictions and import risk into the schedule.” The report adds: “To be successful, CRL will need to achieve all its risk mitigations and/or scope reductions. We are concerned that by focussing on delivery to meet target dates, CRL may consume its risk allowances in mitigation, such that the target dates may be met, but spending [increases].”