(WINTER 2010)

A required course in the Certificate Program in Project Management.
This course establishes the essential steps to plan a project by developing a performance measurement baseline (PMB) to integrate the project cost and schedule information. During execution of the plan, compare schedule and cost progress data to actual performance to date by applying earned value metrics (EVM). Use EVM to determine project costs and schedule variances and to forecast the likelihood of completing the project within the established PMB. Explain variances and likelihood of recovery. Prerequisite: Mgmt X442.28, Introduction to Project Management Principles and Practices. This course is approved for 19 PDUs from PMI.

James R. Baber, M.A., an adjunct college professor has been planning and teaching traditional and on-line classes since 2003. Additionally his current position as DCMA as an Earned Value specialist provides the real world experience assessing the execution of Earned Value systems. Mr. Baber also participated as an earned value team member conducing certification review for both DCMA and the Department of Energy.