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The Watermelon Status mark: a status ring, green outside and red inside
1 in 12
green-looking UK government project-years were amber/red or red two years later (8.3%)
n = 109 · UK Government Major Projects Portfolio, 2013 to 2026
The Watermelon Index · first cut

Nobody reports green. Amber is where projects live.

2,199 published ratings of UK government major projects, 2013 to 2026. Public record, open licence, every number with its n.

81%
of rated project-years sit in some shade of amber
n = 2,199
10%
are rated green. Green is the exception.
n = 2,199
1 in 12
green-looking project-years were amber/red or red two years later (8.3%)
n = 109
69%
of amber runs were still amber at the last look
n = 689

Source: UK Government Major Projects Portfolio, 2013 to 2026, gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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