Industry Resources

Industry Groups

• AACE International  
  The professional society for cost engineering and total cost management; source of much of the recommended-practice guidance EVM methodology builds on.
• National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Integrated Program Management Division
  The industry-government forum that maintains the practical implementation guides — Intent Guide, PASEG, and more — for putting EIA-748 into practice.
• Project Management Institute (PMI)
  The world’s largest project management organization; publishes the PMBOK Guide and the broader standards EVM practice sits within.
• Energy Facilities Contractors Group (EFCOG)
  Represents contractors managing U.S. Department of Energy facilities, coordinating best practices across the DOE complex, EVMS included.

Department of Defense (DoD)

Reporting, Data & Policy

• DCMA Earned Value Management Systems Center including links to  DCMA EVMS Compliance Metrics (DECM)
  DoD’s compliance authority for EVM systems; includes the metrics DCMA uses to score a contractor’s system health.
• EVM Division of Acquisition, Analytics and Policy (AAP) under OSD
  The Pentagon office that owns EVM policy department-wide; the authoritative source for the guidance documents below.
• EVMS Central Repository (EVSM-CR)
  DoD’s central library of approved EVM System Descriptions submitted by contractors and reviewed by DCMA.
• IPMDAR Data Item Description (DID)
  The formal Data Item Description defining what an Integrated Program Management Data and Analysis Report must contain.
• IPMDAR/IPMR Data Item Descriptions, CDRLs & Specifications
  Reference material for the IPMDAR data exchange instruction and file format spec, the specific DIDs and CDRLs that invoke EVM reporting, and the legacy IPMR format still relevant on older contracts — now consolidated under DoD’s Policy & Guidance hub.
• DoD EVM Policy and Guidance
  Landing page collecting the department’s current EVM policy memos and guidance in one place.

Guides & Handbooks

• DoD EVM Implementation Guide (EVMIG)
  DoD’s how-to manual for standing up and running an EVM system that satisfies the EIA-748 guidelines.
• DoD EVMS Interpretation Guide (EVMSIG)
  DCMA’s companion guide explaining how surveillance reviewers actually interpret and apply each EVMS guideline.
• Agile and EVM: A PM’s Desk Guide
  Guidance from DoD’s Acquisition Policy and Innovation (API) office on reconciling agile software development with traditional earned value reporting requirements
• Program Manager’s Guide to the IBR
  A plain-language walkthrough of the Integrated Baseline Review, written for the program manager rather than the EVM analyst.
• Over Target Baseline (OTB) / Over Target Schedule (OTS) Guide
  The formal process for rebaselining a program whose original budget or schedule is no longer achievable.
• Everyspec Document Search Page
  A free search tool for locating current and historical military and federal specifications, standards, and handbooks.

Standards & Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

• DoD Standard Practice Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for Defense Material Items (MIL-STD-881)
  The DoD standard defining work breakdown structures for defense material; the WBS every EVM baseline is built on.
• Contract Work Breakdown Structure (CWBS) DID
  The Data Item Description specifying what a contractor’s WBS deliverable must include.
• DoD Instruction 5000.02 – Operation of the Defense Acquisition System / Adaptive Acquisition Framework
  DoD’s foundational instruction on how the defense acquisition system operates, of which EVM is one required element.

Regulations (DFARS) 

• Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)
  The full DFARS text, hosted on the Air Force’s FAR Site; the specific EVM clauses below sit within it.
• DFARS EVMS Policy (DFARS 234.201)
  Sets the dollar-value thresholds above which a contract must require a compliant EVM system.
• DFARS Notice of EVM System (DFARS 252.234-7001)
  The solicitation clause notifying offerors that an EIA-748-compliant EVM system will be required.
• DFARS EVM System (DFARS 252.234-7002)
  The contract clause that actually obligates the contractor to maintain and use a compliant EVM system.
• DFARS Business Systems (DFARS 252.242-7005)
  Covers all six DoD-recognized contractor business systems, including the EVM system, and what happens if one is disapproved.

Training

• Defense Acquisition University (DAU)
  DoD’s training institution for the acquisition workforce, with free courses covering EVM fundamentals and certification paths.

NDIA IPMD

• NDIA IPMD Earned Value Management Systems Intent Guide to the EIA Standard for EVMS (EIA-748)
  NDIA’s guideline-by-guideline explanation of what EIA-748 actually requires; the single most-referenced companion to the standard.
• NDIA IPMD Earned Value Management System Acceptance Guide
  Walks a contractor through preparing for and passing DCMA’s formal EVM system acceptance review.
• NDIA IPMD Earned Value Management System Guideline Scalability Guide
  How to right-size EVM rigor for smaller or lower-risk programs without abandoning the guidelines outright.
• NDIA IPMD Earned Value Management Systems Application Guide
  Practical, example-driven guidance on applying each EVMS guideline to a real program.
• NDIA IPMD Guide to Managing Programs Using Predictive Measures
  Covers leading indicators beyond CPI/SPI that can flag trouble before it shows up in standard EVM metrics.
• NDIA IPMD Industry Practice Guide for Agile on Earned Value Management Programs
  Industry’s consensus approach for running agile software efforts inside a program that still has to report earned value.
• NDIA IPMD Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) Guide
  NDIA’s detailed reference for planning, conducting, and following up on an IBR.
• NDIA IPMD Planning and Scheduling Excellence Guide (PASEG)
  The definitive reference for building and maintaining a sound Integrated Master Schedule — start here if your schedule needs to survive an IBR.
• NDIA IPMD Surveillance Guide
  Guidance for contractors and government alike on conducting ongoing EVM system surveillance between full compliance reviews.
• NDIA IPMD Master Definitions for IPMD Guides
  A single glossary of terms used consistently across every NDIA IPMD guide, handy when a term seems to shift meaning between documents.

Department of Energy (DoE)

• DOE Earned Value Management System (EVMS) Guide, (DOE G 413.3-10B)
  DOE’s own EVMS guide, tailoring EIA-748 expectations to DOE’s project and contract management framework.
• DOE Change Control Management Guide (DOE G 413.3 – 20)
  Guidance on managing and controlling baseline changes on DOE projects.
• DOE EVMS Compliance Review Standard Operating Procedure (ECRSOP)
  The standard procedure DOE uses to conduct EVMS compliance reviews of its contractors.
• DOE EVMS and Project Analysis Standard Operating Procedure (EPASOP)
  DOE’s standard procedure for ongoing EVMS and project analysis and surveillance.
• DOE Project Assessment and Reporting System (PARS)
  Login site for DOE PARS
  
• DOE Contractor Upload Requirements for Project Assessment and Reporting System (PARS)
  Technical requirements for submitting EVM data into DOE’s Project Assessment and Reporting System.
• Department of Energy (DOE) Integrated Program Management Report (IPMR)
  DOE’s version of the Integrated Program Management Report — DOE’s counterpart to DoD’s IPMDAR.

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

• GAO Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide
  GAO’s widely cited best-practices guide for building and validating a credible program cost estimate.
• GAO Schedule Assessment Guide
  GAO’s companion guide covering the ten best practices for a reliable, defensible integrated master schedule.