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The fourth of four videos in the Performing Variance Analysis series. Describes how to intelligently inform Management by Exception using EVM as a tool.

The third of four videos in the Performing Variance Analysis series. Describes the value in reviewing variances as percentages and indices.

The first of four videos in the Performing Variance Analysis series. Describes five common EVM terms and the differences between industry standard terms and DoD-specific terms.

The second of four videos in the Performing Variance Analysis series. Describes the three variances that are measured in EVM variance analysis.

The sixth of six videos in the Reading a Program Schedule series. Describes a simple process to breakdown and understand any program schedule, even if it contains thousands of tasks.

The fifth of six videos in the Reading a Program Schedule series. Describes how to determine if a task is ahead or behind its current schedule and if a task has slipped or improved from its baseline…

The fourth of six videos in the Reading a Program Schedule series. Describes the definition of and how to identify a Critical Path.

The third of six videos in the Reading a Program Schedule series. Describes the schedule metric Total Float.

The second of six videos in the Reading a Program Schedule series. Describes how every task in a network schedule is tied to at least one other task.

The first of six videos in the Reading a Program Schedule series. Describes the three elements that define a Discrete Task.

The fifth of five videos in the Placing EVM on Contract series. Describes how the IPMDAR CDRL should be tailored to meet the needs of every program.

The fourth of five videos in the Placing EVM on Contract series. Describes the three components of the IPMDAR (Integrated Program Management Data and Analysis Report).

The third of five videos in the Placing EVM on Contract series. Describes the EVM DFARS clauses and CDRL requirements that must be placed on contract when EVM reporting is required.

The second of five videos in the Placing EVM on Contract series. Describes the four step process to determine if EVM reporting requirements are required on a DoD contract.

The first of five videos in the Placing EVM on Contract series. Describes how EVM can be used as a risk management tool.

The third of three videos in the Understanding EVM Basics series. Dana explains to Jim the three fundamental EVM variables: Planned Value (PV), Earned Value (EV) and Actual Cost (AC).