Date of Award
3-21-2013
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Cost Analysis
Department
Department of Systems Engineering and Management
Abstract
Earned Schedule, since it was introduced by Walt Lipke in 2003, has been studied extensively in a variety of different fields and on programs of all sizes. However, Earned Schedule's viability as an extension of Earned Value Management (EVM) in Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAP) has yet to be effectively answered. The first aspect of this research explores the breadth of Earned Schedule's adoption by the System Program Offices (SPO) of the United States Air Force. The second phase of this research explores whether Earned Schedule is a more accurate and timely schedule predictor than the EVM technique currently employed by the United States Department of Defense (DoD). A series of five descriptive statistical tests were conducted on the Earned Value data for 64 Acquisition Category (ACAT) I MDAP's. This research finds Earned Schedule to be a more timely and accurate predictor than Earned Value Management.
AFIT Designator
AFIT-ENV-13-M-36
DTIC Accession Number
ADA582020
Recommended Citation
Crumrine, Kevin T., "A Comparison of Earned Value Management and Earned Schedule as Schedule Predictors on DoD ACAT I Programs" (2013). Theses and Dissertations. 987.
https://scholar.afit.edu/etd/987