NDIA Earned Value
Management Systems Intent
Guide Overview
May 2-4 2006
Pete Wynne
Chair - PMSC
National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Program Management Systems Committee
(PMSC).
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EVM Intent Guide Basics
• Initiated March 2003 – Government & Industry Sub Group
• 1st Draft Published April 2004 – Presented at the Spring PMI-CPM
Conference
• January 2006 Version – Published and available through NDIA or DAU
EVM Community of Practice
• Purpose:
Document the intent for each of the EVMS Guidelines so that
both the government and industry recognize that intent
• Applicability:
Program or Project level implementation where it makes
sense
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EVM Intent Guide General Comments
• Successful practices and recommended artifacts embedded throughout
• Gives the Industry perspective on interpretation of guidelines
• Includes a format for documenting Processes to the EVM Guidelines
• Goal is to level set Industry and Government on application
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Copyright Notice
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To Locate Document
• www.ndia.org
• Select Divisions – Procurement – Committees and Leadership
Then Program Management Systems Committee.
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To Locate Document
• https://acc.dau.mil
• EVM Community Of Practice
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EVM Intent Guide Purpose
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Common understanding of how EVM is to be applied
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There should be no need for further Contractual guidance
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Acceptance of Contractor’s EVM System should be universal
A customer or independent reviewer of an earned value management system can use the
Guide or the compliance map described in this document as the basis for verifying compliance with
the ANSI/EIA 748 EVMS Guidelines.
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EVM Intent Guide Scope
In performing an assessment or verification that business processes and system
documentation complies with the ANSI/EIA 748 EVMS Guidelines, the NDIA PMSC
recommends that:
1. Contractor business processes and system documentation be mapped to and
comply with the guideline intent, typical attributes, and objective evidence typical
outputs described in this document by the process owner.
2. A party independent from the documenting party verifies the compliance
assessment.
3. The verifying party is versed in the ANSI/EIA 748 EVMS Guidelines.
4. The customer must recognize this method (i.e., 1 above) as applicable for the
compliance assessment verification to have meaning.
5. Customers should consider past acceptance of compliance to the ANSI/EIA 748
EVMS Guidelines, business organization application policy, and surveillance
activity before making a management decision to perform a compliance
assessment.
For on-going verification of continued compliance with the ANSI/EIA 748 EVMS Guidelines, the NDIA PMSC Surveillance Guide should be used.
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EVM Intent Guide Overview
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Management Value
• Specifically written in terms that Program Managers can understand
Intent of Guideline
• Industry practice of what is working
Typical Attributes (Statements)
• The use of the word typical was intended to convey that they are examples,
but not the only way, of demonstrating a guideline has been met.
Objective Evidence
• Represents the evidence that the guideline has been met
Compliance Map
• The objective of the compliance map is to demonstrate that a contractor,
subcontractor, or agency has thought through each guideline and can
describe how their business process complies with the guideline.
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Wrap-Up & Questions
Recommended changes to sections of this guide may be submitted to
the NDIA PMSC Chair or Co-Chair for review and update following
approval of the committee.
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