| October - December 2014 |
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Walt Lipke presented a half-day Earned Schedule workshop at the Professional Development Conference hosted by PMITulsa. |
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Subsequent to the annual UT Dallas Project Management Symposium (August 2014) the PM World Journal re-published the paper Walt Lipke presented, “Introduction to Earned Schedule.” |
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At the September meeting of NDIA, Bill Altman and Sung Soon Stultz presented status, recommending approval of the “Predictive Measures Guide.” Significantly, the guide incorporates the ES measure and its associated indicators. The guide may be accessed at http://www.ndia.org/Divisions/Divisions/IPMD/Pages/Documents.aspx. Once the site opens, scroll down to download the pdf file, “Guide to Managing Programs Using Predictive Measures.” |
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As further evidence of the propagation of ES, AACE International has included ES in the Recommended Practice for Estimate At Completion. The draft practice is presently under review. |
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Roland Horat of SuperTech reports their EVM analysis tool, EVENGINE, has added another ES capability, the p-factor. This addition facilitates analysis of out of sequence schedule performance: tasks constrained or impeded, as well as those with potential of rework. |
| July - September 2014 |
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An article by Rajesh Virle and Sumedh Mhaske has been latently identified. The article, “Application of Earned Value and Earned Schedule to Construction Project,” was published in September 2013 in the journal, IJSER. The article adds credence to the use of ES in construction projects. |
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Crosstalk recently requested an article pertaining to the topic of testing. Walt Lipke has provided an expanded version of “Testing Earned Schedule Forecasting Reliability,” previously published in the July 2014 issue of PMWJ. CrossTalk is expected to publish the article in their upcoming November issue. |
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Walt Lipke presented in August, “Introduction to Earned Schedule,” at the University of Texas at Dallas Project Management Symposium. |
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Stephen Vandevoorde has made several presentations recently – May (Sydney & Canberra), September (Spain), with two more occurring in October (Belgium & Netherlands). His presentation, “If Time Is Money, Then Accuracy Pays Dividends!,” discusses ES and the research performed at the University of Ghent. |
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Roland Horat of SuperTech has reported the successful application of their EVEngine product, which utilizes ES, to a commercial fixed price construction project. Approximately a year ago EVEngine was cited by an EVM World 2013 keynote speaker. By all appearances, the project management tool is gaining in usage and application. |
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For several months Dr. Robert Van De Velde has been developing the ES – Longest Path addition to the Project Flight Deck Schedule Analyzer tool. He is now in the testing mode using real data provided by Alex Davis and Kesheh Mojtaba, both from the UK. If successful, it is envisioned that this addition will greatly enhance the duration forecasting capability of Dr. Van De Velde’s product. |
| April - June 2014 |
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As reported in the news of Jan-Mar 2014, Walt Lipke was presented the Driessnack Distinguished Service Award at the EVM World conference held in San Antonio, Texas this past May. Shown in the photo below, along with Walt, is Gary Troop, the president of the College of Performance Management. Additional information, including the award description, The Measurable News award announcement, Walt’s acceptance remarks, and photos are available at the Driessnack link found by placing the cursor over the News heading.
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At the EVM World conference, Dr. Robert Van De Velde presented “How to use Earned Schedule on Agile Projects,” |
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Walt Lipke published the article. “Testing Earned Schedule Forecasting Reliability,” in the July issue of the on-line Project Management World Journal (2014, Volume III, Issue VII). |
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A calculator has been added to facilitate the application of Earned Schedule – Longest Path. The calculator is termed “ES-LP Calculator v1a.” |
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Peter Mello, a Brazilian project manager, has launched an analysis tool, VPA – ScrumSmart, which includes ES capabilities. The tool is available in both Portuguese and English. Links to additional information are available on the EVM-ES Tools page. |
| January - March 2014 |
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As reported in the news of Oct-Dec 2013, Walt Lipke was presented an award for the creation Earned Schedule with the publication of “Schedule is Different” in the March 2003 issue of The Measurable News. At the time of the news update, the photo of the occasion was not available. It has been obtained and is shown here:
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On February 27 Dr. Robert Van De Velde presented a webinar, “Earned Schedule for Agile Projects,” The webinar was hosted by the College of Performance Management. Dr. Van De Velde discussed “AgileES” and its added value for managing Agile projects. The five steps for implementing AgileES was described, as well as outlining future extensions to the technique. Webinar attendees were provided a link to a free tool for calculating Agile Earned Schedule metrics. |
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Also during this period Dr. Van De Velde published “Earned Schedule for Agile Projects” in 2014 Issue 1 of The Measurable News. |
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Walt Lipke had two articles published in the on-line Project Management World Journal: “Earned Schedule – 10 Years After” (2014, Volume III, Issue I) and “Examining Project Duration Forecasting Reliability” (2014, Volume III, Issue III). |
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Along with Neil Albert, Walt Lipke is to receive the Driessnack Distinguished Service Award from the College of Performance Management (CPM). The announcement was made public in 2014 Issue I of CPM’s journal, The Measurable News. Mr. Albert received the award last November at IPMC 2013. Mr. Lipke will be presented the award at the EVM World Conference to be held in San Antonio during May. |
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On February 26 in San Antonio, at the invitation of Mike Mosley, Walt Lipke presented an all day Earned Schedule master class to approximately fifteen employees of Zachry Industrial, Inc. |
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On February 26 in San Antonio, at the invitation of Mike Mosley, Walt Lipke presented an all day Earned Schedule master class to approximately fifteen employees of Zachry Industrial, Inc. |
