Earned value management case study

Earned Value Management

Resource: Project Management: The Managerial Process, Ch. 13 and Electroscan, Inc.

Grading Rubric Attached!!!!

Evaluate the Earned Value Management (EVM) Case Study Scanner Project below:

Case Study: Scanner Project:

You have been serving as Electroscan's project manager and are now well along in the project.

Develop a narrative status report for the board of directors of the chain store that discusses the status of the project to date and at completion. Be as specific as you can using numbers given and those you might develop.

Remember, your audience is not familiar with the jargon used by project managers and computer software personnel; therefore, some explanation may be necessary. Your report will be evaluated on your detailed use of the data, your total perspective of the current status

Calculate:

EVM information from the data provided using the Electroscan Student (Table Attachment) spreadsheet and then draw conclusions regarding the status of the project in the case study.

Draw:

conclusions regarding project health from the Earned Value analysis.

Analyze :

the effects of given schedule variances as well as SPI, CPI, EAC, TCIP, and any other EVM analytical products they deem valuable.

Earned Value Analysis

Grading Guide

PM/598 Version 6

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Earned Value Analysis Grading Guide

Individual Assignment: Earned Value Analysis
Purpose of Assignment
The students will engage with an Earned Value Management (EVM) case study found in Chapter 13 of the Project Management: The Managerial Process course textbook. Students calculate EVM information from the data provided and then draw conclusions regarding the status of the project in the case study. The relevance of this assignment is to assure the learner can manipulate EVM data and draw conclusions regarding project health from the Earned Value analysis. Students should analyze the effects of given schedule variances as well as SPI, CPI, EAC, TCIP, and any other EVM analytical products they deem valuable.

Resources Required
Ch. 13 of Project Management: The Managerial Process

Electroscan, Inc. Student Table spreadsheet

Grading Guide
Content

Met

Partially Met

Not Met

Comments:

The student evaluates the Earned Value Management (EVM) Scanner Project Case Study.

The student calculates EVM information from the data provided and then draws conclusions regarding the status of the project in the case study.

The student draws conclusions regarding project health from the Earned Value analysis.

The student analyzes the effects of given schedule variances as well as SPI, CPI, EAC, TCIP, and any other EVM analytical products they deem valuable.

The memorandum is 350 to 700 words in length.

Total Available

Total Earned

10

#/10

Writing Guidelines

Met

Partially Met

Not Met

Comments:

The paper—including tables and graphs, headings, title page, and reference page—is consistent with APA formatting guidelines and meets course-level requirements.

Intellectual property is recognized with in-text citations and a reference page.

Paragraph and sentence transitions are present, logical, and maintain the flow throughout the paper.

Sentences are complete, clear, and concise.

Total Available

Total Earned

4

#/4

Assignment Total

#

14

#/14

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