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Earned Value Management Guide

PLANNED VALUE EARNED VALUE


“Planned Value is the authorized budget assigned to work to be “Earned Value is the value of work performed expressed in terms of
accomplished for an activity or WBS component.” (PMBOK Guide) the approved budget assigned to that work for an activity or WBS
PV = Planned percent completion x total budget component.” (PMBOK Guide)
EV = Actual percent completion x total budget of project

Example Example
You have to finish your project in 6 months for a budgeted cost of You have to finish your project in 6 months for a budgeted cost of
£150,000. 3 months have already passed and your schedule says that £150,000. 3 months have already passed. You’ve spend £80,000, but
50% of the work should be completed. only 45% of the work has been completed so far.

PV = Planned % of completion x total budget = 50% x £150,000 = EV = % of completion x total budget = 45% x £150,000 = £67,500
£75,000

ACTUAL COSTS
“Actual Cost is the total cost actually incurred in accomplishing work
performed for an activity or WBS component.” (PMBOK Guide)
AC = Total amount of money spent to date

Example
You have to finish your project in 6 months for a budgeted cost of
£150,000. 3 months have already spent £80,000, but only 45% of the
work has been completed so far.

AC = amount of money spent so far = £80,000

SCHEDULE PERFORMANCE x SCHEDULE VARIANCE


INDEX (SV)
(SPI) 11
How much ahead or behind schedule
are you?
SPI = EV / PV SV = EV - PV
SPI > 1 = ahead of schedule SV = negative = behind schedule
SPI < 1 = behind schedule SV = positive = ahead of schedule

COST PERFORMANCE INDEX COST VARIANCE


(CPI) (CV)
How much over or under budget are
you?
CPI = EV / AC CV = EV - AC
CPI > 1 = under budget CV = negative = over budget
CPI < 1 = over budget CV = positive = under budget

PERFORMANCE REPORTING
150,000
Schedule Variance

Cost Variance

100,000
Cost (in £)

50,000

0
1 2 3 4 5 6
Time (Months)

Planned Value Earned Value Actual Cost


Earned Value Management Guide

BUDGET AT COMPLETE ESTIMATE AT COMPLETE


“The total authorised budget for achieving the project scope of work. “Actual direct costs, plus indirect costs allocable to the contract,
It is equal to the sum of all allocated budgets plus any management plus the estimate of costs for remaining authorised work.” (EVM
reserve.” (EVM Guide) Guide)
BAC = Base Cost Estimate + Management Reserve + Undistributed EAC = Actual Cost (AC) + Estimate to Complete (ETC)
Funds

Example Example
You have to finish your project in 6 months for an estimated cost of You have to finish your project in 6 months for a budgeted cost of
£135,000. The project will carry £15,000 Contingency. £150,000. 3 months have already passed. You’ve spend £80,000 and
estimate the remaining work to complete the project to be £94,000.
BAC = £135,000 + £15,000 = £150,000
EAC = £80,000 + £94,000 = £174,000

VARIANCE AT COMPLETE
“The difference between the total budget assigned to a WBS element
or control account and the estimate at completion.” (EVM Guide)
VAC = Budget at Complete (BAC – Estimate at Complete (EAC)

Example
You have to finish your project in 6 months for a budgeted cost of
£150,000. After 3 months you forecast the completion cost to be
£174,000.

VAC = £150,000 - £174,000 = (£24,000)

TO COMPLETE PERFORMANCE TO COMPLETE PERFORMANCE


INDEX - BUDGET INDEX - FORECAST
(TCPIBAC) (TCPIEAC)
Projected efficiency needed to come in Projected efficiency needed to come in
at BAC. at EAC.

TCPI (BAC) = BAC - EV / BAC - AC TCPI (EAC) = EAC - EV / EAC - AC


TCPI > 1 = efficiency required to meet BAC TCPI > 1 = efficiency required to meet EAC
TCPI < 1 = opportunity available to meet BAC TCPI < 1 = opportunity available to meet EAC

CONFIDENCE IN CONTRACT VALUE


(CI)
Based on current performance, do we
expect to meet our current forecast?

( CPICUM
TCPIBAC
-1
) x 100 CI > 0 = potential cost underrun
CI < 0 = potential cost overrun

INDEPENDENT ESTIMATE AT COMPLETE


(iEAC)
How accurate is the project managers current forecast of
project outturn costs? Based on current cost efficiency
what will the EAC be?

iEAC = ACWP + Forecast Factor (BAC – EV) Example


Where FF = 1 / CPI, You have to finish your project in 6 months for a budgeted cost of
or 1 / (0.8 CPI + 0.2 SPI); £150,000. After 3 months you forecast the completion cost to be
£174,000 with a current CPI of 0.84. Is the project managers forecast
or 1 / CPI * SPI
reflective of current project performance?

iEAC = £80,000 + (1 / 0.84 = 1.19 * £82,500 = £98,175) =


£178,175

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