(Component ) Actual Costs (AC) The addition of AC (ACWP) AC = $5000 represents the current actual expenses amount actually spent to date, or during on the project or during a particular time a particular time period. period on the project Earned Value (EV) The percent EV (BCWP) EV = $4500 or represents the current complete of each EV = $4500 = $9000 x amount of work activity multiplied 50% Complete (product) completed by the Planned during a particular time Value (PV) of period, regardless of activity during a Cost or Time. particular t time period. Planned Value (PV) The addition of all PV (BCWS) PV = $5500 represents the current work that should amount that should have been have been spent on the completed to date project during a or during a particular time period. particular time period on the project. Budget at Completion The total amount BAC BAC = $ 10,000 (BAC) represents the originally (or total budget projected approved for the project. Also is revision) the sum of all planned expected to be value (PV). spent on the project Cumulative Actual Total Actual ACc ACc = $ 5000 Cost (ACc) represents Project Costs to the current amount Date actually spent on the project.
Cumulative Earned Total Earned Value EVc EVc = $ 4500
Value (EVc). Costs to Date
Cost Performance CPI=EV/AC CPI=Cost CPI = 1.0 (On Track 1
Index (CPI) represents Performance dollar spent, one dollar the current efficiency of Index value) spending on the project. CPI = 0.8 (Over Budget 1 Less than 1.0 is bad, dollar spent, 0.80 cents greater than 1.0 is good, value) 1.0 is on track. CPI = 1.2 (Under Budget 1 dollar spent, 1.2 dollars value)
Performance Index Cumulative dollar spent, one dollar (CPIc) represents a CPI value) potentially more CPIc = 0.8 (Over Budget 1 accurate CPI (as dollar spent 0.80 cents described above) value) because it focuses on CPIc = 1.2 (Under Budget multiple reporting 1 dollar spent, 1.2 dollars periods instead of just value) the more recent period.
represents the Variance than allocated) difference between what CV = 0 (spent as you have accomplished planned) and what you have CV = $500 (spent less spent. than allocated)
Schedule SPI=EV/PV SPI=Schedul SPI = 1.0 (On Track and
Performance Index e progressing as it should) (SPI) represents the Performance SPI = 0.8 (Behind current efficiency of Index schedule, only progress on the project. progressing at 80% of Less than 1.0 is bad; planned) greater than 1.0 is good; SPI = 1.2 (Ahead of 1.0 is on tract. schedule, progressing at 120% of planned) Schedule Variance SV=EV-PV SV=Schedul SV = -$500 (took more (SV) e Variance time than allocated) represents the SV = 0 (time as planned) difference between what SV = $500 (took less you have accomplished time than allocated) and what it should have taken to do it.
To complete TCPI=(BAC-EV)/ TCPI=To TCPI = 1.25 = ($1000-
Performance Index (BAC-AC) Complete $500)/($1000-$600) (TCPI) represents the Performance BAC = $1000 efficiency needed from Index EV = $500 the remaining resources AC = $600 to meet the cost goals of the project.
Estimate at EAC=BAC/CPI EAC=Estima EAC = $50,000
Completion (EAC) te at EAC greater than BAC represents the current completion (Over Budget) total project cost based EAC less than BAC on the current efficiency (Under Budget) (CPI) of project spending.
Estimate to Complete ETC=EAC-AC ETC=Estima ETC = $40,000
(ETC) represents the te to current total project completion costs REMAINING to be spent, based on the current efficiency (CPI) of project Spending.
Variance at VAC=BAC-EAC VAC=Varian VAC = $32,500
Completion (VAC) ce at represents the completion difference between the BAC and EAC.
Present Value shows (PV) Present PV = $207.81 if
the amount of money Value FV = $1000, r = 8%, n = needed now at the set PV = FV 10 interest rate (r) for a (1+r)n desired future outcome (FV) over a number of periods (n).
Future Value shows (FV) Future FV = $1448.66 if
the amount of money in Value PV = $0 + $100, r = 8%, the future at the set FV = PV* n = 10 interest rate (r) for an (1+r)n amount of money (PV) now over a number of periods (n). The interest rate of an Provided on the r (interest r = 8% - 0.08 investment in a project. exam rate)
The number of Provided on the n (number n = 5 years
periods of time exam of periods) (months, years, etc.) of investment in a project.
Source: Crosswind Project Management, 2006, p. 292-294