Management has instituted a new policy that EVM will used for all projects, even small projects of only a few weeks. Does this make sense? I have pushed for using EVM for larger projects, but not for small ones. Should I give in, eventhough for many of our project efforts EVM is not needed? Saving Changes...
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Mark Price PerryBusiness Driven PMO Evangelist| BOT InternationalOrlando, Fl, United States
Dear Anonymous, you may very well be correct regarding the use of EVM in short term projects, but as a general rule it is usually a good idea to abide by the policies that management institutes. If management asks you for your opinion, give it. And if lessons learned feedback indicates that an alternative to EVM for short term projects would be of benefit, submit that as well. But I wouldn't spend a lot of time discussing further with management things that have already been decided. Who knows, there might be plans to implement a PPM application around the corner and management may be following an "improvement" roadmap to get there. In any event, they will likely need your support, skill, and contributions going forward. Cheers. -- Mark Perry, VP of Customer Care, BOT International Saving Changes...
Operating EVM on small projects can be beneficial, and done easily. Loading Top-down fixed costs into the schedule, reporting Actual Work and Remaining Work, then allowing MS Project to calculate Actual Cost will yield useful EVA reports.
Granted, this is not an ANSI-748 compliant process, but it will yield SV and CV project indicators, and does not require too much extra effort to implement. Saving Changes...
