This course is designed to help CAMs perform root-cause analysis with the goal of writing a clear, cohesive Variance Analysis Report (VAR). VARs are exception reports that alert program stakeholders to cost and schedule variances, root-cause, impact to the program, and corrective actions to be taken. On many government contracts, VARs are required to be delivered to the customer in the IPMR Format 5, or IMPDAR narrative summary.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
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This course is an introduction to Earned Value Analysis using Encore Analytics Empower™. It covers how to access the tool and use the various features and functions within to support analysis of program performance.
This course introduces to the fundamental concepts of the Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling technique.
This course introduces students to building a control account schedule in Microsoft Project or Project Server that will be part of an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
During this interactive course, a member of our expert staff will introduce students to the concepts underlying Earned Value Management (EVM).
This course introduces students to the basic components of managing projects using earned value management principles.
This course introduces students to the DCMA 14-Point Schedule Analysis metrics, including an explanation of each of the metrics and how they apply to scheduling best practices.
This course introduces students to building and maintaining a project schedule in Microsoft Project that will be part of an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) that conforms to federal contracting regulations and industry best-practices.
This course answers common questions about how to achieve and maintain validation of an EVM system.