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Author Song, Lingguang

Title Earned value management : a global and cross-industry perspective on current EVM practice / Lingguang Song
Published Newtown Square, Pa. : Project Management Institute, ©2010

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Contents Cover; Copyright Page; Title Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Executive Summary; Acknowledgement; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1: Background; 1.2: Problem Statement; 1.3: Objectives and Scope; 1.4: Methodology; 1.5: Survey Design and Data Collection; 1.6: Report Outline; Chapter 2: Literature Review; 2.1: Origin and History of EVM; 2.2: Related Studies; Chapter 3: An Overview of Current EVM Practice; 3.1: EVM in U.S. Government Agencies; 3.2: EVM in Private Industry; 3.3: EVM in Other Countries; Chapter 4: EVM Usage in Different Industries and Countries
4.1: Sample Characteristics4.2: EVM User Classification; 4.3: EVM Usage; 4.4: EVM Implementation and Maturity; Chapter 5: EVM Practice Standards and Service Market; 5.1: EVM Practice Standards; 5.2: Survey Results on EVM Standards; 5.3: Service Market Overview; 5.4: Survey Results on EVM Service Market; Chapter 6: EVM Contributions and Usage Improvement; 6.1: EVM Contributions; 6.2: Barriers for Improving EVM Adoption and Usage; 6.3: Critical Success Factors for EVM Implementation; Chapter 7: Conclusions; 7.1: Overview; 7.2: Major Findings; 7.3: Limitations; References; Appendix A; Appendix B
Summary Funded by a research grant from Project Management Institute (PMI) and PMI's College of Performance Management (CPM), this study's aim is to help project managers better comprehend and gauge the current level of EVM practice and its user base. A key element of the research is a survey of more than 600 project management practitioners, providing a cross-sectional view of the most current EVM practices. To provide practical and meaningful comparison of EVM practice, respondents are classified by industry sector, motivation for EVM usage, organization role, and geographic location
Notes Title from title screen
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Subject Project management.
Project management.
Project Management (PM) -- Research.
Earned Value Management (EVM) -- Practice.
Earned Value Management (EVM) -- Research.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2011414083
ISBN 1935589067
9781935589068
9781628251333
1628251336