A Practical Guide to Earned Value Project Management

The Best Resource on Earned Value Management Just Got Better! This completely revised and updated guide to earned value (EV) project management is the go-to choice for both corporate and government professionals. A Practical Guide to Earned Value Project Management, Second Edition, first offers a general overview of basic project management best practices and then delves into detailed information on EV metrics and criteria, EV reporting mechanisms, and the 32 criteria of earned value management systems (EVMS) promulgated by the American National Standards Institute and the Electronic Industries Alliance and adopted by the Department of Defense. This second edition includes new material on: • EV metrics • Implementing EVMS • Government contracts • Time-based earned schedule metrics • Critical chain methodologies

Charles I. Budd, PMP, is a principal of Budd Management Systems in Atlanta, Georgia. He is certified as a system analyst by the Foundation for Administration Research.
Charlene S. Budd, PhD, CPA, CMA, CFM, PMP, is Professor Emeritus of Accounting at Baylor University, where she has taught graduate accounting and project management courses. She is active in the American Institute of CPAs, the American Accounting Association, the Financial Executives Institute, and the Project Management Institute.