Earned	Value	
Management
Earned	Value	Management	topic	from	Control	Cost	– Cost	Management
BY	– Dilip Chaturvedi,	PMP
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Agenda
§ What	is	Earned	Value	Management	
§ Explained	EVM	with	examples
§ Cost	Variances	(CV	)
§ Cost	Performance	Index(CPI)
§ Schedule	Variances(SV)
§ Schedule	Performance	Index(SPI)
§ Cost	Overrun	and	Project	Slip
§ Summary	
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What	is	Earned	Value	Management
§ Earned	value	management	is	the	process	of	measuring	the	performance	of	work	against	
what	was	planned	to	identify	variances,	opportunities	to	improve	the	project	or	just	check	
the	project	health’s.
§ It	is	system	of	mathematical	formulas	that	compares	work	performed	against	work	planned,	
and	measures	the	cost	of	the	work	the	project	has	performed.
§ EVM	is	an	important	part	of	cost	control,	since	it	allows	a	project	manager	to	predict	future	
variances	from	the	expenses	to	date	within	the	project.
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Examples:	Project	Plan	for	Planting	
trees	
Our	team	has	been	tasked	with	Planting	the	trees	on	the	Plot	of	land	behind	 our	company’s	new	factory.
The	Plan:
- 30	Batches	of	20	trees	(	600	trees)
- 5	batches	per	day	(	100	trees	)
- Budgeted	cost	per	tree	2.90	$(	2.50	$	per	baby	tree	/	0.40	$	for	the	slow	release	fertilizer	)
- ->	total	budget	1,740	$
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After	the	first	day..
1. 70	Trees	were	planted(	the	team	hit	a	patch	with	stones	that	had	to	be	removed	before	the	trees	could	
be	planted.
2. Total	cost	was	$350	(	we	had	to	rent	a	special	machine	to	help	remove	the	stones	which	cost	$147	for	
the	day	)
Simple	EVM	calculation
- Earned	value	=	70	trees	planted	*	$2.90		=	$203	
- Budgeted	cost	=	100	trees	planned	per	day	*	$2.90		=	$290	
- Actual	cost	=	70	trees	planted	*	$2.90	+	$147	for	machine	=	$350	
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First	Day
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Cost
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Actual	Cost(AC) Budgeted	Cost(BC) Earned	Value(EV)
Actual	cost(AC)- $350
Budgeted	cost(BC)-$290
Earned	value(EV)- $203
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Regarding	Actual	Cost
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Actual	Cost Budgeted	Cost Earned	Value
Actual	cost(AC)- $350
Budgeted	cost(BC)-$290
Earned	value(EV)- $203
We	are	here
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Expected	Cost	on	First	Day
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Cost
Duration
Actual	Cost Budgeted	Cost Earned	Value
Actual	cost(AC)- $350
Budgeted	cost(BC)-$290
Earned	value(EV)- $203
We	are	here
We	should	have	
been	here
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Cost	Variance(CV	=	EV-AC)	on	First	Day
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Actual	Cost Budgeted	Cost Earned	Value
Actual	cost(AC)- $350
Budgeted	cost(BC)-$290
Earned	value(EV)- $203
We	are	here
We	should	have	
been	here
Cost	variance(CV)	=	EV	– AC
=	203	– 350	=	-147$	<	0	
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Cost	Performance	Index(CPI	=	EV÷AC	)
on	First	Day
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Actual	Cost Budgeted	Cost Earned	Value
Actual	cost(AC)- $350
Budgeted	cost(BC)-$290
Earned	value(EV)- $203
We	are	here
We	should	have	
been	here
Cost	variance(CV)	=	EV	– AC
=	203	– 350	=	-147$	<	0	
CPI	=	EV	÷ AC	=	203	÷ 350
We	are	over	budget	and	have	
spent	203	÷ 350	=	58%	more	
budget	than	anticipated	(Cost	
Performance	Index	)
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Regarding	Schedule	on	First	Day
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Actual	Cost(AC) Budgeted	Cost(BC) Earned	Value(EV)
Actual	cost(AC)- $350
Budgeted	cost(BC)-$290
Earned	value(EV)- $203
We	are	here
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Regarding	Schedule	in	Duration	on	
First	Day
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Cost
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Actual	Cost(AC) Budgeted	Cost(BC) Earned	Value(EV)
Actual	cost(AC)- $350
Budgeted	cost(BC)-$290
Earned	value(EV)- $203
We	are	here
Schedule	
variances
in	hours
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Which	is	where	we	should	
have	then	been	here
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Schedule	Variances(	SV	=	EV	- BC	)	on	
First	Day	
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Cost
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Actual	Cost(AC) Budgeted	Cost(BC) Earned	Value(EV)
Actual	cost(AC)- $350
Budgeted	cost(BC)-$290
Earned	value(EV)- $203
We	are	here
Schedule	
variances
in	hours
Schedule	variance(SC)	in	dollars	=	EV	– BC
=	203	– 290	=	-87$	<	0	
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Which	is	where	we	should	
have	then	been	here
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Schedule	Performance	Index	
(SPI	=	EV÷ BC	)	on	First	Day
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Actual	Cost(AC) Budgeted	Cost(BC) Earned	Value(EV)
Actual	cost(AC)- $350
Budgeted	cost(BC)-$290
Earned	value(EV)- $203
We	are	here
Schedule	
variances
in	hours
Schedule	variance(SC)	in	dollars	=	EV	– BC
=	203	– 290	=	-87$	<	0	
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Which	is	where	we	should	
have	then	been	here
SPI	=	EV	÷ BC	=	203	÷ 290
We	are	late	and	have	only	
performed		203	÷ 290	=	70%	of	
the	work	planned	(	Our Schedule	
Performance	Index	)
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The	Consequences..	Cost	Overrun
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Cost
Duration
Actual	Cost(AC) Budgeted	Cost(BC) Earned	Value(EV)
Actual	cost(AC)- $350
Budgeted	cost(BC)-$290
Earned	value(EV)- $203
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Estimate	at	
completion(EAC)	=	
$	3000	
Budget	at	completion
BAC	=		$	1740		
Cost	Overrun
Planned	end	date
=	6	days
Estimate	at	completion	
=	8.57	days
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The	Consequences..	Project	Slip
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Cost
Duration
Actual	Cost(AC) Budgeted	Cost(BC) Earned	Value(EV)
Actual	cost(AC)- $350
Budgeted	cost(BC)-$290
Earned	value(EV)- $203
Project	Slip
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Estimate	at	
completion(EAC)	=	
3000	$
Budget	at	completion
BAC	=		1740	$	
Cost	Overrun
Planned	end	date
=	6	days
Estimate	at	completion	
=	8.57	days
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Summary	of	the	Consequences
1. If	we	continue	at	this	rate,	we	will	need:	1740	÷ 58	=	$	3,000(Cost	Estimate	at	Completion)
and	6	days	÷ 70%	=	8.57	days	(Schedule	Estimate	at	Completion)to	finish	the	work
2. If	you	want	to	finish	on	budget,	we	need	to	work	at	(Planned	remaining	budget)	÷ (actual	
remaining	budget)	(	1740	– 290	)	÷ (	1740	– 350	)	=	104.3%	of	the	originally	performance	
3. If	we	want	to	finish	on	time,	we	need	to	work	at	(actual	remaining	work)	÷ (planned	
remaining	work)	(600	– 70)	÷ (600	- 100)	=	106%	of	the	originally	planned	performance
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In	technical	terms…
1. In	real	life,	the	elements	we	calculated	have	slightly	different	names:
2. The	Actual	Cost	is	usually	referred	to	as	Actual	Cost	of	Works	Performed(ACWP)
3. The	Planned	Cost	=	Budgeted	Cost	for	Work	Schedules(BCWS)
4. The	Earned	Value	=	Budgeted	Cost	for	Work	Performed	(BCWP)		
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