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Luis Branco CEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, Ldª Carcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Measure what has been done...
Compare with what could have been done!

That's what measurement is for
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Luis Branco CEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, Ldª Carcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
May 31, 2022 9:23 PM
Replying to Verónica Elizabeth Pozo Ruiz
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Measure what has been done: EV
Compare with what could have been done: PV
¿Would this comparison be valid using Earned Value terms?
Dear Veronica. Thank you for participating in this reflection.

Your question is very interesting.
Could we devise an indicator for "what could have been done"?
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Peter Rapin Subject Matter Expect; Project Delivery| Independent Consultant Ontario, Canada
Jun 01, 2022 3:33 AM
Replying to Luis Branco
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Dear Peter. Thank you for participating in this reflection. Compare to what was 'expected' or 'predicted' would be the same as comparing with the goals (whatever they are) you want to achieve.
I agree. One should be measuring for comparison to the set goals rather than what "could" have been done. "We set out to build a four lane bridge, we could have built an eight lane bridge (with a few more resources)". There's no point in comparing to 'what we could have done'.

I set out for Rome, I got to Rome - but I could have gone to Paris.
Did I succeed?
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Stéphane Parent Self Employed / Semi-retired| Leader Maker Prince Edward Island, Canada
Measure twice, cut once.
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Luis Tellez Alcantar Project Manager| Instituto Mexicano del Petroleo Villahermosa, Tab., Mexico
May 29, 2022 4:25 AM
Replying to Luis Branco
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Dear Rami.
Thank you for participating in this reflection and for your opinion. Can you predict the future?
No se puede predecir el futuro, se puede planear para el futuro.
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Nov 26, 2022 5:17 AM
Luis Branco
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According to what level of certainty?
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Rajesh Trivedi Project Head| Juneja Construction Pvt. Ltd. Kanpur, UP, India
Jun 01, 2022 3:33 AM
Replying to Luis Branco
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Dear Peter. Thank you for participating in this reflection. Compare to what was 'expected' or 'predicted' would be the same as comparing with the goals (whatever they are) you want to achieve.
Comparison may be done by knowing EV and PV.
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Luis Branco CEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, Ldª Carcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Nov 22, 2022 6:31 PM
Replying to Luis Tellez Alcantar
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No se puede predecir el futuro, se puede planear para el futuro.
According to what level of certainty?
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