History, practices, and future of earned value management in government

perspectives from NASA

Article Technical Skills, Earned Value Management, Aerospace & Defense February 2012

Project Management Journal

Kwak, Young-Hoon | Anbari, Frank T.

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Kwak, Y.-H. & Anbari, F. T. (2012). History, practices, and future of earned value management in government: perspectives from NASA. Project Management Journal, 43(1), 77–90.

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Earned value management (EVM) is a management methodology for integrating scope, schedule, and resources, and for measuring project performance and progress. The goal of this research is to explore the history, practices, and future of the earned value management (EVM) method in government, and seek opportunities and suggestions for wider implementation of EVM for managing, measuring, and controlling project performance and progress. First, this study reviews the historical background and evolution of EVM implementation in government. Then, current practices for implementing EVM are discussed through examination of EVM adoption and implementation at NASA. The research shows that NASA receives substantial project management value from its implementation of EVM, promotes consistent practices across the agency, and provides effective training on leadership, scheduling, EVM, and data analysis.

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