A large body of work spanning multiple releases, decomposed into features and stories. Escalate (risk strategy). A response used when a risk is outside project scope or the response exceeds the project manager’s authority; ownership transfers to a higher organizational level and the risk leaves the project risk register. Estimate at Completion (EAC). The expected total cost of completing all work, expressed as the sum of actual cost to date and the estimate to complete. Estimate to Complete (ETC).