Earned Value (EV) Glossary Definition

Term Earned Value (EV)
Definition

Earned Value (EV) is the budgeted value of work actually completed by a specific point in time.

Context & Usage

It helps separate real progress from spending by measuring the planned value of completed work.

Project managers, sponsors, and project-controls staff use this concept in budget reviews, performance reporting, forecasting, and variance conversations.

Related concepts include Budget, Cost Baseline, Planned Value, Actual Cost, Cost Variance and Schedule Variance.

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