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Conference Paper Scheduling, Benefits Realization, Skill Development, Technical Skills, Earned Value Management 18 July 2012

The earned schedule

By Anbari, Frank T. The Earned Value Management (EVM) and the Critical Path Method (CPM) are widely accepted methods and are often used simultaneously to evaluate project performance. The common practice is to use EVM…

Conference Paper Scheduling, Requirements Management, Agile, Technical Skills, Earned Value Management, SCRUM 12 October 2010

Beyond backlogs and burndowns--complementing "agile" methods with EVM for improved project performance

By Nikravan, Bijan | Forman, James B. The agile approach can help project teams quickly adapt to changing stakeholder requirements and volatile project conditions. Earned value management (EVM) provides project managers with an…

Conference Paper Scheduling, Cost Management, Technical Skills 13 October 2009

Implementing a core competency management system

By Quilliam, James D. Only when program managers develop the competencies needed to estimate multiple costs and manage multiple schedules can they effectively achieve success. This paper examines an approach to…

Conference Paper Scheduling, Cost Management, Skill Development, Technical Skills, Earned Value Management 8 November 2006

Managing firmed fixed price projects using EVM: a case-study

By Prasad, Vijay | Rajkumar, P. | Rastogi, Subhash C. Information technology (IT) projects are notorious for failing to meet client project cost and schedule targets. To transform the way IT professionals implement projects, numerous project management…

Conference Paper Scheduling, Cost Management, Technical Skills, Earned Value Management, Aerospace & Defense 19 July 2006

Phase earned value analysis

By Bower, Douglas C. In the search to find methods to improve project performance, an increasing number of organizations--mostly those in the aerospace and defense industries--have adopted earned value management (EVM).…

Conference Paper Scheduling, Cost Management, Technical Skills, Construction 19 July 2006

Modeling project behavior

By De Marco, Alberto Project cost overruns and project schedule delays are common to all industries. Such performance demonstrates that the traditional approach to managing projects is not enough. Today, researchers and…

Conference Paper Scheduling, PMO, Cost Management, Skill Development, Technical Skills, Earned Value Management 2006

Managing firmed fixed price projects using EVM

By Prasad, Vijay | Rajkumar, P. | Rastogi, Subhash C. Firm Fixed Price (FFP) projects often fail when the owner and the service provider have conflicting motives. Resolving these conflicts is the project manager's responsibility. This paper discusses…

Conference Paper Scheduling, Cost Management, Skill Development, Technical Skills, Earned Value Management 21 April 2004

Using earned value management indexes as a team development factor and a compensation tool

By Vargas, Ricardo Viana Building a project-appropriate project team is a project in itself, one that involves planning, acquisition, and execution, including team development. This paper examines an index for evaluating…

Conference Paper Scheduling, Cost Management, Technical Skills 1 November 2001

Seminars & Symposium

Earned value management systems storyboards – their application, uses, and benefit

By Humphreys, Gary C. Since the days--more than 5,000 years ago--when ancient Egyptians first created elaborate murals depicting stories, storyboards have served as efficient tool for communicating vital information.…

Conference Paper Scheduling, Cost Management, Skill Development, Technical Skills 1 November 2001

Seminars & Symposium

Applications and extensions of the earned value analysis method

By Anbari, Frank T. By integrating the three areas of project management--schedule management, cost management, and scope management--the earned value analysis management model (known as EVM or EVA) enables project…