A Practical Guide to Earned Value Project Management, 2nd Edition

 

Preface to the Second Edition

If a project sponsor has dictated that your project must adhere to the requirements of the Earned Value Management System (EVMS), you need to read this book. If you want to learn the mechanics of a complete project system that is much discussed and well accepted in knowledgeable project management circles, you will want to read this book. If you want to understand a few EVMS concepts, you may find exactly what you need to target in the table of contents or the index.

Many project managers initially are opposed to implementing EVMS. Change in any form is often feared. After all, if project managers are successful to some degree without EVMS, they naturally will wonder how successful they will be in a new environment ...