
Who am I? And why I focus so much on applying practical well-proven project management methods and processes in todays overly complicated project management landscape. A typical example of this is the use of Earned Value Management and Analysis...
A very brief history of project management earned value management and analysis
We discus the benefits of introducing earned value management and analysis into your projects and we ask the three critical questions every practical project manager needs to ask
We dive deeper into project management earned value management and analysis and discus the formulas used to develop the most useful EV metrics
We discus freezing the scope, developing a Work Breakdown Structure and a master schedule and the key cost elements that need to be included in your earned value analysis
We discus the collection of data and the recommended method for determining the works progress measurement points
We work through a sample excel worksheet where we insert the project progress data and calculate the key earned value management and analysis metrics. A copy of the excel file can be downloaded from the resources area
Information on my practical project management methodology and links to some more earned value management resources
We remind ourselves of why we do earned value analysis, ask the most critical question "What did we get for the money we spent"? and a subtle hint on what to do next...
Way back in 2003 Walter Lipke published a paper describing an improved method of estimating project schedule using the data collected for Earned Value Analysis. The technique is called Earned Schedule and after all this time the technique is gaining recognition in the project management industry.
Astound your project steering team when you include Earned Value Analysis into your project status reports
Earned Value Management and Analysis is a process for monitoring and reporting the true health of a project
By combining the planned scope, schedule and cost with the actual work complete you can assess project performance, estimate the cost at completion and a probable completion date based on current project performance
Learn How to Introduce Earned Value Metrics Into Your Project Today
Earned Value Management was developed by the US Department of Defence way back in the 1990’s. However the real benefits of using the technique were not fully realised. Maybe because the DoD contractors considered it just another requirement that needed to be fulfilled.
Nowadays most US Government contractors, DoD, Dept Energy, NASA, etc, include EVM as standard in their project communications
Earned Value Analysis can be complex or relatively simple depending on who you ask.
By following the practical steps outlined in this course you will be able to introduce EVA into your project and extract the real meaningful metrics that will allow you to keep your project on track and maybe ahead of the game.
The course content is based on short videos; with some multiple choice quizzes to keep you awake.
There is also a downloadable excel worksheet that you can use to record your project's progress and calculate the key EVM metrics.
What This Course is NOT:
This course does not teach you short-term memory techniques to enable you to answer multiple-choice questions
The course content is not influenced by the outcome of examination exit polls and previous examination questions
Although the course content is relevant to any certification examination it is not designed to prepare you to take a certification exam
I’ve been there, done that!
Plenty PMP Prep courses available on Udemy if that is your want…
What this course IS:
This course is designed for practical project managers, project team members and stakeholders who want a solid, repeatable solution to their project controlling and status reporting needs
By the end of this course you will become a valued member of your project team by demonstrating your knowledge of Earned Value Management and Analysis by introducing EVM into your projects
Well done!