You are working with a multicountry project team developing a new drilling device for the oil and gas industries. Some events have had unanticipated impacts on the project. One is that the cost of testing was significantly less than expected based on the three-point estimate. There were also several conflicts and issues with the team that had to be resolved. The leadership in your publicly held company has to do a presentation to the shareholders and wants information to present. After analyzing the status of your project, you determine the earned value (EV) is lower than the planned value (PV). What should you tell the leadership to expect as an outcome if this trend continues