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Earned Value Management via GS Connect (Web-based, New)

$395

Overview:
Deepen your knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) by learning the valuable concepts and essential core components of EVM. Comply with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requirements for handling IT and other projects.

In this three-week comprehensive, independent study training package, your logon and password provide unlimited access to the online course materials so you can complete the training at your own pace. You progress through the course by reviewing recorded lectures, and completing readings and instructional exercises. Instructor support is available through e-mail. At the end of the third week, your access to the course Web site will expire.

To learn more about GS Connect online courses, please visit www.grad.usda.gov/gsconnect.

Schedule: Enroll anytime. Register online or contact the Graduate School, USDA.
Who Should Attend?
Project managers and anyone who has oversight responsibility of projects and needs a comprehensive overview of EVM as applied in federal agencies.
Objectives:
  • Use Earned Value Management analysis to serve as an early warning for projects that fall behind schedule and exceed your budget
  • Establish and validate a performance measurement baseline with clear cost, schedule and performance goals
  • Manage and measure projects within 10 percent of baseline goals through the use of an EVM system compliant with the guidelines in ANSI/EIA STD-748
  • Conduct an official evaluation and verification of project progress, status and financial health
  • Compare actual performance with planned performance, analyze variances, evaluate possible alternatives and take appropriate action
  • Understand and present EVM control charts to portray project results and status
  • Determine a strategy for limiting schedule and cost variances from the schedule baseline and manage activities within budget
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    Course Details
    CODE:  PROJ8500A
    TYPE:  Distance Education
    LENGTH:  3 Week(s)
    CREDIT:  .6 CEU
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