# Goal status: On Track, Behind and At Risk

What each goal status means, why a goal reads Behind or At Risk, and how to set the status yourself.

A goal's status says how it is doing against its expected progress. Brev suggests one at every check-in, and you can pick your own.

## The six statuses {#the-six-statuses}

- **Not Started**: No progress yet. At 0%, Brev suggests it only when the goal is more than 25 points behind the expected pace.
- **On Track**: At or above the expected progress for today.
- **Behind**: Below the expected progress by up to 25 percentage points.
- **At Risk**: More than 25 points below the expected progress.
- **Postponed**: Paused. Brev never sets it; you pick it.
- **Completed**: Finished and scored. See [Score a goal](https://help.brev.io/score-a-goal/).

## How status follows progress {#how-status-follows-progress}

Brev compares progress with [expected progress](https://help.brev.io/expected-progress/) and suggests On Track, Behind or At Risk. A few cases differ:

- At 0% and more than 25 points behind, the goal reads Not Started, not At Risk.
- At 100% or more, an automatic update reads On Track. In the check-in dialog, reaching 100% switches the status to Completed.
- Brev never marks a goal Completed on its own. You score it.
- A Stay above, Stay below or Stay between metric reads On Track while in bounds, and At Risk when out.

## Set the status yourself {#set-the-status}

1. Open the goal and click **Check in**.
2. Click the status pill and pick a status. Brev stops changing it while you edit the progress.
3. Click **Add check-in**.

![The check-in dialog with the progress, the context editor and the status pill.](https://help.brev.io/doc-assets/screenshots/goal-detail-adding-a-checkin.png)

> **Tip: Success check**
>
> The goal shows your status, and the check-in tops its history. The next roll-up from sub-goals or auto-track refresh can set a new status.

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