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Conference Paper Quality Management, Benefits Realization, Cost Management, Technical Skills 23 October 2012

How to make earned value work on your project

By Lukas, Joseph A. Earned value analysis (EVA) appears to be a compelling technique to use on projects to better understand and manage performance. Companies embracing earned value prepare procedures and may provide…

Conference Paper Strategy, Quality Management, Benefits Realization, Cost Management, Technical Skills, Earned Value Management 23 October 2012

Earned value management

By Heinlein, J. W. | Craig, Christopher | Perotti, John | Pearson, Megan | Wooten, Teressa | Balderson, Lucas Growing pressure on federal budgets creates the strategic imperative to increase the transparency of the performance of agencies' mission-critical investments, as well as heighten their realized…

Article Benefits Realization, Cost Management October 2011

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Out of WACC?

By Heerkens, Gary One key financial principal can determine whether a project is worth the effort: the weighted average cost of capital (WACC). Nearly all project managers are unfamiliar with WACC and how it applies…

Conference Paper Benefits Realization, Cost Management 12 May 2010

Engineering success project by project

By Merla, Eddie Since World War II, organizations have used value engineering to help them refine their operating processes. This paper examines how project managers can integrate value engineering concepts and…

Article Sustainability, Benefits Realization, Cost Management, Construction April 2010

Project Management Journal

The integration of sustainability within value management practices

By Al-Saleh, Yasser M. | Taleb, Hanan M. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) comprises the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom of Bahrain, and the states of Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. These countries are fairly…

Conference Paper Scheduling, Benefits Realization, Cost Management, Earned Value Management 13 October 2009

Practical calculation of delays and cost overruns

By Kanabar, Vijay | Leybourne, Stephen A. | Warburton, Roger David Hand In using earned value management (EVM), project managers can gauge the budget and schedule variances between planned work and completed work. This paper examines the new EVM calculations discussed…

Conference Paper Quality Management, Risk Management, Scheduling, Benefits Realization, Cost Management, Scope Management 2007

Six (yes six!) constraints

By Siegelaub, Jay M. Project professionals have long recognized cost, time, and scope as the constraints influencing a project's outcome. Prince2 has expanded this list to include quality, benefits, and risks. This…

Article Strategy, Benefits Realization, Cost Management November 1996

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Project controls

By Heywood, George E. | Allen, Thomas J. Project controls include such functions as estimating, planning and scheduling, cost control, risk analysis, and various reporting functions. While these controls have been proven to be effective in…

Article Benefits Realization, Cost Management, Aerospace & Defense May 1996

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The earned value body of knowledge

By Fleming, Quentin W. | Koppelman, Joel M. Although the concept of earned value originated with industrial engineers in factories at the turn of the century, the collection of knowledge centered on its practical applications has been done…

Article Benefits Realization, Cost Management September 1990

Project Management Journal

Managing multiple capital projects in the electric utility industry

By Wiegand, Francis M. In the late 1960s, utility companies first began struggling with the demands involved in operating within the limits of their budgets while meeting increased public pressures for more reliable and…