An Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) is a critical part of the planning process for a project and will be required for projects that have an Earned Value requirement from the U.S. Federal Government. Because of this relationship between the Earned Value requirement and the requirement
What’s The Difference Between An IBR And A JSR?
Ever wonder what the difference between an IBR and as JSR is? It is not just how they are spelled. Both reviews can be required if you are working on a project or program that has an Earned Value requirement and both
Ten Six Presents at the 2014 EVMP Forum
It was our honor and delight to be invited to present at the 2014 Earned Value Management Practitioners (EVMP) Forum that took place at the Hyatt Regency in Crystal City, Virginia on July 29th – 31st.
7 Things To Look For In Your EVM Team Members
Running projects with Earned Value Management (EVM) systems in place requires a slightly different skill set to project management without EVM. Finding the right people is essential if you want to make your EVM deployment a success, but seeking them out can be difficult. You’ll also want to
Milestone Performance Evaluation Tools
There has been increased interest in developing the ability to objectively assess a Program/Project executing team’s ability to successfully meet their Integrated Management Plan (IMP) goals. Using the Baseline Execution Index (BEI)
Managing Information Overload
Argh, there’s just too much data! Project management offices and project managers alike can find the amount of information generated as part of their job quite overwhelming at times. We’ve got timesheet data, status updates, email alerts, pings from instant
3 Pre-Requisites For Your EVM Deployment
So you’ve decided to implement Earned Value Management at your company? Congratulations! It’s a great way to manage cost and get accurate project reports. You’ll benefit from improved project delivery, greater management oversight and reduced project risk – and who doesn’t want all that?
Rolling Wave Planning and Planning Packages
The Planning package is an integral part of the Rolling Wave planning process. In this process the Program Management Office (PMO) is encouraged to detail plan only as far into the future as reasonably can be defined. Depending on the contract type, this period is
Some Guidelines Regarding Planning Packages
Planning Packages are an earned value tool used to hold in-scope budget in the Earned Value Management System (EVMS) when the details of that work pages or packages are currently unknown.
The Two Percent Complete Columns of Deltek Cobra 5.1
Some of you may have noticed that there are two columns in the Cobra system that both display percent complete values. They have two slightly different names; i.e. “Percent Complete” and “% Complete” and indeed are doing different things, however what they are both doing isn’t immediately obvious.