Practice Standard for Earned Value Management, 2nd Edition

APPENDIX G

PITFALLS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

G.1 Introduction

Experienced project managers know there are associated pitfalls when EVM is not implemented properly.

The purpose of this appendix is to identify the most common EVM pitfalls and briefly describe some key recommendations as to how these pitfalls can be avoided. Practical experience demonstrates that if these pitfalls are properly handled, any apparent difficulties and hidden hazards can be overcome and the EVM method will deliver the expected benefits.

The main EVM pitfalls are grouped into the following main categories:

(1.) Lack of organizational support

(2.) Poor project controlling policies and poor quality of management response based on the EVM metrics

(3.) Poor project planning ...