Schedule Variance (SV) Glossary Definition

Term Schedule Variance (SV)
Definition

Schedule Variance (SV) is the difference between earned value and planned value.

Context & Usage

It indicates whether the value of completed work is ahead of or behind the planned value at a point in time.

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, Earned Value, Actual Cost and Cost Variance.

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