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Appendix F: Trade Studies

This chapter contains sections titled: Trade Study Progress Example F.1: Evaluate Trade Study Candidates Example F.2: Trade Study Evaluate Candidates Activity Example F.3: Trade Study from Project X ]]>

Appendix D: Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Rule on EVMS

This chapter contains sections titled: PART 2??????-??????Definitions of Words and Terms 228 PART 7??????-??????Acquisition Plans PART 34??????-??????Major System Acquisition PART 52??????-??????Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses ]]>

Appendix A: Fundamentals of Earned Value Management

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Why use EVM? EVM principles Planning and control processes Product scope and quality Work Breakdown Structure Organizational Breakdown Structure Control Accounts and Control Account Managers Work packages and planning packages Base measures Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) House Project Controlling a Project with EVM Technical or Quality Variances Schedule variances Cost variances Variance analysis Cost Performance Index Restatement of earned value Rework Maintaining the integrity of the PMB Summary References

Overview of PBEV

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction What is PBEV? PBEV Characteristics Reputation of Earned Value Management Lessons Learned Snapshot of EVM EVMS History and Limitations Customer Expectations for Performance-Based Management Systems Customer Demand for Excellent Processes CMMI as a Framework for Process Improvement Customer Needs for Reduced Cycle Time and Evolutionary Acquisition Increasing Utilization of EVM PBEV and Agile Methods Enterprise Demand for Cost-Effective Processes Evolution of PBEV Comparison of PBEV with EVMS PBEV Process Flow About this Book Summary References

Progress Toward Meeting Product Requirements

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Guideline 2.1 Guideline 2.2 Guideline 2.3 Guideline 2.4 Summary References

Principles and Guidelines of PBEV

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction EVMS Guidelines PBEV Principles and Guidelines First Principle Second Principle Third Principle Fourth Principle Summary References

Appendix B: Detailed Planning Guidance

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Detailed Planning of the Project Detailed Planning of a Work Package Work Products Completion Criteria Earned Value Methods Technical Performance Matrix Worksheet Templates Replan for Change in Number of Base Measures Rework Minimize Number of Work Packages

Using PBEV to Manage Software-Intensive Development

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Characteristics of Software Project Management Functionality and Requirements Functional Requirements Grouping and Traceability of Requirements Recommended Base Measures by Phase Deferred Functionality: Deviation from Plan Technical Performance Measurement Capacity or Performance Requirements COTS Considerations Summary References ]]>