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Master Class in Earned Value Management
    • 1.01: Content of Lesson 1
    • 11.02: Learning Outcomes of Lesson 1
    • 1.03: Project Julia - From Activities to the Precedence Diagram (PDM)
    • 1.04: Project Julia - The Arrow Diagram (ADM/PERT)
    • 1.05: Project Julia - The Forward Pass
    • 1.06: Project Julia - The Backward Pass
    • 1.07: Project Julia - Slack and Critical Path(s)
    • 1.08: Project Julia - Gantt and Budget in Early Start Position
    • 1.09: Project Julia - Gantt and Budget in Late Start Position
    • 1.10: Project Julia - Gantt and Budget in Planned Position or Schedule Baseline
    • 1.11: Critical Path Position of the Project
    • 1.12: The Project Cost Baseline and the S-curve
    • 1.13: The Project Budget
    • 1.14: The Budget and Different Cost Situations
    • 1.15: Comparing the Money Spent with the Cost Baseline or the S-curve
    • 1.16: Evaluating the Real Situation
    • 1.17 Review Lesson 1
    • 1.18 End Section Quiz
    • 2.01: Content of Lesson 2
    • 2.02: Learning Outcomes of Lesson 2
    • 2.03: Defining the Planned Value and the S-curve
    • 2.04: Defining Earned Value
    • 2.05: Defining Actual Cost
    • 2.06: Evaluating the Schedule Position of the Project
    • 2.07: Evaluating the Cost Position of the Project
    • 2.08: The Nine Different Schedule and Cost Positions in a Graph
    • 2.09: Project "Widgets": PV, EV, and AC
    • 2.10: Review Section 2
    • 2.11 - End Section Quiz
    • 3.01: Content of Lesson 3
    • 3.04: The Missing Link - Deliverables and the Cost Curve
    • 3.02: Learning Outcomes of Lesson 3
    • 3.03: Origin of Earned Value Management
    • 3.05: What Happens During Project Execution?
    • 3.06 Review Section 3
    • 3.07 End Section Quiz
    • 4.01: Content of Lesson 4
    • 4.02 Learning Outcomes of Lesson 4
    • 4.03: Activities and Cost Allocation
    • 4.04: Level of Effort Activities
    • 4.05: Earned Value Management and Level of Effort Activities
    • 4.06: Principles of Cost Allocation over the Duration of Activities for EVM
    • 4.07: Cost Loading for Activities with a Duration > 2 Periods
    • 4.08: Cost Loading for Activities with a Duration > 2 Periods
    • 4.09: Overview of Costy Loading for Short and Long Activities
    • 4.10 Review Section 4
    • 4.11: End Section Quiz
    • 5.01: Content of Lesson 5
    • 5.02: Learning Outcomes of Lesson 5
    • 5.03: The Basic Earned Value Parameters
    • 5.04: Some Examples of the Schedule and Cost Positions
    • 5.05: Defining the Schedule Variance
    • 5.06: Defining the Cost Variance
    • 5.07:Schedule and Cost Variances as Percentages
    • 5.08: Project "Widgets": Schedule and Cost Variances
    • 5.09 Review Section 5
    • 5.10: End Section Quiz
    • 6.01: Content of Lesson 6
    • 6.02: Learning Outcomes of Section 6
    • 6.03: The Advantage of Defining Performance Indices
    • 6.05: Defining the Schedule Performance Index (SPI)
    • 6.07: Defining the Cost Schedule Index (CSI)
    • 6.08: Project “Widgets”: Calculating the SPI, CPI, and CSI
    • 6.09 Section Review
    • 6.10: End Section Quiz
    • 7.01: Content of Lesson 7
    • 7.02: Learning Outcomes of Section 7
    • 7.03: Estimates at Completion and Project Evaluation
    • 7.04: The Principle of Extrapolation
    • 7.05: Estimating the Project Duration by Extrapolation
    • 7.06: Formula to Calculate the Reviewed Total Duration (RTD) using the SPI
    • 7.07: Estimating the Final Cost or Estimate at Completion by Extrapolation
    • 7.08: Defining the Different Estimates at Completion
    • 7.09: The Project Manager's Estimate
    • 7.10: The Mathematical Estimate
    • 7.11: The CPI-based Estimate
    • 7.12: The CSI-based Estimate
    • 7.13: Defining the 3-period CPI
    • 7.14: Defining the Weighted CPI
    • 7.15: The To-Complete-Performance-Index
    • 7.16: The Variance at Completion
    • 7.17: Project "Widgets" - Estimated at Completion, TCPI, and VAC
    • 7.18: Review of Lesson 7
    • 7.19: End Section Quiz
    • 8.01: Content of Lesson 8
    • 8.02: Learning Outcomes of Lesson 8
    • 8.03: The Project Manager Knows it All?
    • 8.04: The Project Manager in Charge of the Project
    • 8.05: The Project Manager and Reporting Financial Status
    • 8.06: The Project Manager and Reporting Schedule
    • 8.07: Review of Lesson 8
    • 8.08: End Section Quiz
    • 9.01: Content of Lesson 9
    • 9.02: Learning Outcomes of Lesson 9
    • 9.03: Schedule Variance Shortcoming
    • 9.04: Introducing the Time-based Variance
    • 9.05: Finding the Time for Which PV = EV
    • 9.06: Calculating the Time Variance
    • 9.07: Review of Lesson 9
    • 9.08: End Section Quiz
    • 10.01: Content of Lesson 10
    • 10.02: Learning Outcomes of Lesson 10
    • 10.03: Why Introduce PERT and 3Point Estimation to EVM?
    • 10.04: Probability Distributions for PERT and 3Point Estimation
    • 10.05: The Beta Distribution
    • 10.06: The Triangular Distribution
    • 10.07: The Normal Distribution
    • 10.08: The PERT and 3Point Formulas
    • 10.09: Applying the PERT and 3Point Formulas on the EACs
    • 10.10: Application of PERT and 3Points Estimating on Project "Widgets"
    • 10.11: Probability Curves for EACs
    • 10.12: Review of Lesson 10
    • 10.13: End Section Quiz
    • 11.01: Content of Lesson 11
    • 11.02: Learning Outcomes of Lesson 11
    • 11.03: The Project, the Business Case, and the Statement of Work
    • 11.04: The Original Financial Parameters of the Business Case
    • 11.05: The Profit and Loss of Contracts and SoW
    • 11.06: Project "Arbogast" and the Original Estimates
    • 11.07: Project "Arbogast" and the Effect of Schedule on the Financial Parameters
    • 11.08: Project "Arbogast" and the Effect of Costs on the Financial Parameters
    • 11.09: Project "Arbogast" and the Effects of Delays and Cost Overruns
    • 11.11: The Project Manager, the Sponsor, and the Stakeholders
    • 11.10: The Project Manager and the Viability of the Project
    • 11.12: Review of Lesson 11
    • 11.13: End Section Quiz
    • 12.01: Content of Lesson 12
    • 12.02: Learning Outcomes of Lesson 12
    • 12.03: Possible Issues with EVM
    • 12.04: Getting the Correct Data and Information
    • 12.05: What Data Should be Collected?
    • 12.06: Possible Issues with the Basic EVM Parameters
    • 12.07: Possible Issues with EV - Case 1
    • 12.08: Possible Issues with EV - Case 2
    • 12.09: Possible Issues with EV - Case 3
    • 12.10: Possible Issues with AC
    • 12.11: Validity of Schedule and Cost Information
    • 12.12 Review of Lesson 12
    • 12.13: End Section Quiz
    • 13.01: Content of Lesson 13
    • 13.02: Learning Outcomes of Lesson 13
    • 13.03: Introducing the Final Project "Gorillas in the Mist"
    • 13.04: Final Project "Gorillas in the Mist": Precedence, Duration, and Cost
    • 13.05: Creating the Precedence Diagram
    • 13.06: Forward Pass, Backward Pass, Slack, and Critical Path
    • 13.07: The Gantt in ES and LS Position
    • 13.08: Finding the Planned Start for All Activities and the CP-position of the Project
    • 13.09: EV and AC Information from the Start till Period 7 and Graph of PV, EV, and AC
    • 13.10: Schedule and Cost Variance over Time
    • 13.11: SPI, CPI, and CSI Over Time
    • 13.12: Estimates at Completion over Time
    • 13.13: PERT and 3Point Estimates over Time
    • 13.14: Review of Lesson 13
    • 13.15: End Section Quiz
    • Review of Course and Personal Study Time
    • Final Quiz