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Earned Value™ Management Foundation Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to Earned Value Management

  • What is Earned Value Management (EVM)?
  • Why Use EVM?
  • What Does EVM Require?
  • Key Data Elements
  • Reporting Graphs

Module 2: EVM Process

  • Definition of Scope
  • Requirements and Key Deliverables
  • Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
  • WBS Dictionary
  • Organisational Breakdown Structure (OBS)
  • Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM)
  • Subcontract Management
  • Exercises
  • Planning
    • Foundations of Planning
    • Attributes of Work Packages
    • Schedule
    • Hierarchy of Schedules
    • Setting a Budget
    • Objective Measures of Progress
    • Earned Value Techniques
    • Baselining the Project
    • Data Collection
    • Measuring Costs and Committed Costs
    • Analysis Review and Action
    • Schedule Status
    • Calculating and Reporting Earned Value
    • Reporting Graphs
    • Variance Thresholds
    • Performance Trend Charts
    • Estimates at Completion
    • Simple Tests of Reasonableness
    • TCPI
    • Checking Forecast Costs and Dates
    • Change Management
    • Maintaining Integrity
    • When to Make Changes
    • Risk Management
    • Benefits of Risk Management
    • Integrating Risk Management with EVM

Module 3: EVM System Review

  • Benefits of a System Review
  • Categories of System Review
  • EVM Reviews

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Who should attend this Earned Value™ Management Foundation Course?

This Earned Value™ Management Foundation Training Course in Pittsburgh provides delegates with a basic understanding of the Earned Value Management (EVM) methodology, its principles, and basic practices. This course is beneficial to a variety of professionals, such as:

  • Project Managers
  • Project Control Professionals
  • Cost Engineers
  • Quality Assurance Professionals
  • Risk Managers
  • Business Analysts
  • EVM Analysts

Prerequisites of the Earned Value™ Management Foundation Course

There are no formal prerequisites for attending this Earned Value™ Management Foundation Training Course.

Earned Value™ Management Foundation Course Overview

Earned Value Management (EVM) in Pittsburgh is a Project Management approach fully integrated with scope, cost, and schedule parameters of the project, to measure the project performance and progress. Accurate project outcome prediction and successful delivery of the project within the time-bound and budgeted cost lie in the adoption of Earned Value Management.

EVM thus becomes a tool without which any Project Manager, cost estimator, or any professional of the trade can't do. Professionals in the field have to be the masters of EVM techniques, which will make them use informed decisions, foreseeing the possible budget and schedule overruns by taking timely corrective actions toward their strategic goals.

This 2-day training in Pittsburgh developed by Knowledge Academy provides delegates with the necessary knowledge and skills required in Earned Value Management. Delegates in Pittsburgh will leave with the competence to apply Earned Value Management principles in real projects, conceptual learning, and practical exercises that will translate into improved ability to manage effective project performance and deliverables.

Course Objectives

  • To introduce the fundamental principles and components of Earned Value Management
  • To equip delegates with the knowledge to implement EVM in project planning and execution
  • To provide insights into the integration of EVM with other project management methodologies
  • To prepare delegates for effectively managing and controlling project scope, schedule, and costs
  • To enhance the ability of delegates to forecast project performance and identify potential issues early on

Upon completion of this course in Pittsburgh, the delegates from various project-relevant fields will have equipped themselves with knowledge in Earned Value Management to enhance success in project delivery. This prepares them well, should they be able to apply techniques of EVM in the monitoring and controlling of project performance, and hence adds great value to their organisation.

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What’s included in this Earned Value™ Management Foundation Course?

  • Earned Value™ Management Foundation Exam
  • World-Class Training Sessions from Experienced Instructors
  • Earned Value™ Management Foundation Certificate
  • Digital Delegate Pack

Earned Value™ Management Foundation Exam Information

The Earned Value™ Management Foundation Exam evaluates comprehension of Earned Value Management (EVM), a project management technique that measures performance by integrating scope, cost, and schedule. The Earned Value™ Management Foundation exam format is: 

  • Question Type: Multiple Choice 
  • Total Questions: 40 
  • Total Marks: 40 Marks 
  • Pass Mark: 65%, or 26/40 Marks 
  • Duration: 60 Minutes 
  • Open Book/Closed Book: Closed Book 
  • Note: Use of a simple calculator is permitted 

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Pittsburgh has around a population of 305,000 inhabitants living within the commonwealth’s second largest city. The city is located southeast of the Ohio River in the north east of the United States of America. Pittsburgh is characterized by the Appalachia border. The city is renowned for its number of bridges (446) and its steel-related businesses spanning over 300 of them. Pittsburgh has four main areas (North side, south side, east end and west end) surrounding the Golden triangle (downtown area) containing 90 neighbourhoods. The downtown area is the cultural district with art venues and theatres, sports and literature.Pittsburgh has several public schools including charter and magnet schools, City Charter High School, Pittsburgh Montessori School, Pittsburgh Gifted Center and Barack Obama Academy of International. The city also has many private schools including North Catholic High School, Bishop Canevin High School, Seton-La Salle Catholic High School and Central Catholic High School.Carnegie Mellon University is Pittsburgh main university with around, 15,000 students. It’s a private institution with 7 colleges and schools including, the College of Engineering, College of Fine Arts, Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Carnegie was rated 24th university in the world and the best technology school in the United States.The University of Pittsburgh has 17 schools and colleges with around 28,000 enrolled students. Pittsburgh University is located within the Oakland neighbourhood working as a commonwealth system of higher education. The university has 17 undergraduate and graduate schools. There are four undergraduate schools including the western Pennsylvania: Bradford, Greensburg, Johnstown and Titusville. The university has a developed Greek system of 39 fraternities and sororities including Delta Phi, Pi Kappa Pi, Delta Zeta and Kappa Delta. The university has several sports teams including the Pittsburgh panthers (Athletics team), Football team and Pittsburgh panther’s men’s basketball team. 

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Unlock your potential with The Knowledge Academy's Earned Value Management Foundation Training in Pittsburgh, accessible anytime, anywhere on any device. Enjoy 90 days of online course access, extendable upon request, and benefit from the support of our expert trainers. Elevate your skills at your own pace with our Online Self-paced sessions.

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