Over the past few years, the DCMA has been moving towards Data-Driven Earned Value Management metrics to ensure contract compliance. This approach involved a name change from EVAS (Earned Value Analysis System) to DECM (DCMA EVMS Compliance Metrics). And, a couple of months ago, the DCMA rolled out their v3.3 metrics. For those eager to […]
Book – An Introduction To The DCMA 14-Point Assessment
Free eBook Ten Six’s own Steve Montgomery has just published a rather useful book titled ‘An Introduction To The DCMA 14-Point Assessment’ for those who want to better understand what the DCMA 14-Point Assessment is all about. This is a free eBook with no registration required….simply download it! Anyone in government contracting putting together a […]
What is the DCMA 14-Point Assessment?
The DCMA 14-Point assessment is used to ensure schedules are of high quality, complete and improve the probability of a successful outcome. The DCMA (Defense Contract Management Agency) introduced it in 2005 to ensure projects worth over 20 million dollars were following best practice guidelines. The US Defense department has thousands of contracts submitted every […]
IPMR Format Reports Explained
I’ll start with a little background and history to give you some perspective about the IPMR Format Report formats for earned value metrics. And this discussion focuses largely on the formal reports that are a contractual requirement for Department of Defense when you win projects that are above a certain value. In short, there are […]
Why Use Earned Value Management (EVM)?
If you’re a project manager and aren’t familiar with Earned Value Management (EVM) you may want to learn more about it. It has been around since 1966 when it became a requirement to fulfill certain Air Force contracts. In the government world, it has changed little over the years with the EIA-748-D standard currently consisting […]
EVMIG – Earned Value Management Implementation Guide
The much awaited Earned Value Management Implementation Guide (EVMIG) has been released by the Department of Defense (DoD). It supports organizations that are implementing Earned Value Management (EVM) by offering a flexible approach with the goal of being less burdensome on the contractor. Weighing in at 103 pages, the EVMIG is detailed and comprehensive making […]
EVM World 2019
The College of Performance Management (CPM) are holding their 35th annual workshop, EVM World 2019 on May 22-24 at the Westin Beach Resort, Fort Lauderdale Florida. This year’s theme is “Maximizing Program & Performance Management Through Collaboration” EVM World 2019 is a premier event where delegates share information; obtain training in Integrated Program Performance Measurement […]
What’s So Hard About Earned Value?
Earned Value is pretty much a 5th Grade Math problem. To put it in the simplest terms, we are adding one number to the usual planned vs actual cost for a project. The number we are adding is earned value: a procedure that dollarizes the progress (percent complete) of a project. Why then does the […]
eVa24 – Earned Value in the UK 24th Annual Conference
eVaintheUK 2019 are holding their annual two-day conference 10th and 11th April. eVaintheUK is in its 24th year and is known as eVa24. This years’ conference will focus the on the identity of Project controls. eVa24 is aimed at senior or middle management who have an interest in Project Management, project controls and Earned Value […]
Replanning Made Easier with Deltek Cobra 8.2
One of the most challenging areas of work in a certified EVM (Earned Value Management) system is the process for managing major replanning events. Known as a Single Point Adjustment or SPA, EVM professionals find these very complex, time consuming and often nerve-wracking. They must be planned very carefully and thought out in detail, lest […]