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Knowing how our project is performing means knowing how our Cost, Schedule, andTechnical Performance is performing according to Plan.

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Page 1: The simple problem of schedule performance indices

Knowing how our project is performing means knowing how our Cost, Schedule, and Technical Performance is performing  according to Plan.

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If the performance of our pproject is like cycling, then we plan to ride at a planned pace – say 20 mphpace say 20 mph.

If our group maintains the target pace of 20 mph they 

 l k  t th i   t h  t  can look at their watches to determine if we’re on pace to complete our 40 mile ride in 2 hours.

30 minutes into the ride we’re still all riding as a group. Nice sustainable pace  we’ll make the 40 miles in our planned sustainable pace, we ll make the 40 miles in our planned time – no problems so far.

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But some of us are starting to get tired. We’re falling to the back of pace line.

Instead of our planned 20 mph, we’ve dropped to 19 mph, still moving along pretty well, but a gap is starting to open up.

As time passes this gap is opening more – we’re falling off the back of pace line – and we’re gonna get dropped if we don’t do something soonsomething soon.

We’re Underperforming to our Plan For the invested effort (ACWP) we’re under delivering value (BCWP) 

against our planned value (BCWS)against our planned value (BCWS).

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If we keep riding at our 19 mph pace, the gap will continue to open and we’ll soon be all alone.

Our planned performance (BCWS) has fallen off the actual pace (BCWP) and we need to do something about it, and we need to do it fast.

If we can get back on pace (BCWP) – go back to our planned 20 mph – this will be good, but the gap that opened up will remain (SPI < 1.0). remain (SPI   1.0). 

We’ll still have the gape between us and the peloton. Our riding group is now far ahead. We’re not falling further behind, but we’re still behind.We re not falling further behind, but we re still behind. We’ll need to pick up the pace (SPI > 1.0).

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In order to close the gap   In order to close the gap, riding at our planned 20 mph pace is not enough.

We have to ride faster – We have to ride faster –say a 22 mph to close the gap to rejoin the peloton.L t’      h  th   t th   kill   t i   d  Let’s assume we have the strength, skills, stamina, and mental fortitude needed to pick up the pace and ride a 22 mph pace to try to regain contact with the group.E tl  h  t  d  thi   ill  i    th ht Exactly how to do this will require some thought: Simply peddle faster – steady increase in effort. Sprint to close the gap on an uphill section. Ride faster down hill. Find someone to pull us to the Peloton in a draft.

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In order to close the gap, we need to find the needed actions to close the gap that put us back on pace – 20 put us back on pace  20 mph.

But no matter how we need to ride faster  at 22mphto ride faster – at 22mph.

Two things are actually needed: Close the gap  ride at 22 mph to regain contact Close the gap – ride at 22 mph to regain contact. Once reconnected with the group, keep on planned pace –

maintain 20 mph.Easy in concept  hard in the execution Easy in concept – hard in the execution.

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The planned pace is BCWS.The actual pace is BCWP.pThe work effort needed to ride at the planed pace is ACWP.The effort need to close the gap is TCPI.

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d d f k h d l d Budgeted Cost for Work Scheduled (BCWS) The planned cost in hours and / or dollars.B d t C t  f W k P f d (BCWP) Budget Cost of Work Performed (BCWP) The planned value of the work delivered.Wh  BCWS   BCWP  ’   i   i h  h  P l When BCWS = BCWP we’re staying with the Peloton.

This is the “Earned Value” over the period of performanceperformance.

Actual Cost of Work Performed (ACWP) The cost in dollars or hours to “earn” the Earned Value The cost in dollars or hours to  earn  the Earned Value (BCWP).

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B C W SB C W PA C W P

The same work component is in all three Earned Value variablesp

† CPM–300: Principles of Earned Value Implementation, Lesson E: Developing the Performance Measurement Baseline, Dennis W. White, IPMC 2002 Fall Conference, Professional Education Program.

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Time NowNow

CO

ST Planned Cost

Actual CostsC

Measuring budget performance is useful for the 

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pfinancial staff.

But program managers need insight into the delivery of g ytechncial value

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Time Now

Planned Costs

Actual CostsCO

ST

Earned Value

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It’s the Earned Value   ’   f

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measurement we’re after.

The EV represents the delivered value to the 

t   t j t th  customer, not just the consumption of resources

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EAC: Estimate at Complete

Management Reserve

PMB

TAB: Total Allocated Budget

BAC: Budget at Complete

Cost Schedule Variance

PMBThe Performance

Measurement Baseline (PMB) represents of the

“ b li ”Cost Variance

ACWP

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$ program “on baseline”

BCWP

BCWS

TimeNow

Completion Date

time

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Schedule VarianceBC WS:

BC WP:

Of the work scheduled to have done,how much was it budget for it to cost?Of the work actually performed,BC WP: O e o ac ua y pe o ed,how much was it budget for it to cost?

SCHEDULE VARIANCE is the difference between work scheduled and work performed (expressed in terms of budget dollars)

SCHEDULE VARIANCE is the difference between work scheduled and work performed (expressed in terms of budget dollars)and work performed (expressed in terms of budget dollars)formula: SV$ = BCWP – BCWSexample: SV = BCWP – BCWS = $1,800 – $2,000

SV= –$200 (negative = behind schedule)

p ( p g )formula: SV$ = BCWP – BCWSexample: SV = BCWP – BCWS = $1,800 – $2,000

SV= –$200 (negative = behind schedule)( g )

Convert SCHEDULE VARIANCE to a percentageformula: SV% = BCWP – BCWS = SV$

BCWS BCWS

Convert SCHEDULE VARIANCE to a percentageformula: SV% = BCWP – BCWS = SV$

BCWS BCWSBCWS BCWSexample: SV% = – $200 = –10%

$2,000

BCWS BCWSexample: SV% = – $200 = –10%

$2,000

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Cost VarianceBC WP:

AC WP:

Of the work actually performed,how much was it budgeted to cost?Of the work actually performed,how much did it actually cost?

COST VARIANCE is the difference between the budgeted cost and the act al cost

COST VARIANCE is the difference between the budgeted cost and the actual costthe actual costformula: CV$ = BCWP – ACWPexample: CV = BCWP – ACWP = $1,800 – $1,900

SV= –$100 (negative = cost overrun)

the actual costformula: CV$ = BCWP – ACWPexample: CV = BCWP – ACWP = $1,800 – $1,900

SV= –$100 (negative = cost overrun)SV $100 (negative cost overrun)

Convert COST VARIANCE to a percentage:formula: CV% = BCWP – ACWP = CV $

Convert COST VARIANCE to a percentage:formula: CV% = BCWP – ACWP = CV $

BCWP BCWPBCWP BCWPexample: CV% = –$100 = –6%

$1,800

BCWP BCWPexample: CV% = –$100 = –6%

$1,800

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Wh        i       h d l  i   When a gap opens in cost or schedule, it needs to be closed.

Knowing the CPI and SPI is necessary but not  Knowing the CPI and SPI is necessary but not sufficient.

We need to know how much better we must We need to know how much better we must perform to close the gap: Have much faster do we need to ride to get back gto the Peloton? How much more efficient do we need to be for 

h d ll b k h d leach dollar spent to get back on schedule?

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Th  T  C l  P f  I d  (TCPI)  The To Complete Performance Index (TCPI) index states how much better we need to perform to close the gap:perform to close the gap:

BAC BCWPTCPIEAC ACWP

The TCPI is an indicator of how our 

EAC ACWP

The TCPI is an indicator of how our performance needs to improve to close the gap between the planned performance and g p p pthe actual performance.

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f If the TCPI is > 1.0 something has to change to stay on schedule and budget: Reduce scope – do less work (BCWP) for the same effort. Reduce rework – reduce breakage Increase efficiency – do more work (BCWP) with 

hthe same (ACWP).

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When a gap opens …When a gap opens … Getting back on the original plan 

(pace) is necessary but not sufficientsufficient.

We have to perform better (faster than plan) in order to close any gaps that opened while we were falling behind.

Knowing the level to which we need to perform to close  Knowing the level to which we need to perform to close the gap is the To Complete Performance Index (TCPI) … Being able to perform at this level requires we understand what 

went wrong and how to fix it.