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Article: Advancing EVM and government contracting efficiencies.(EARNED VALUE MANAGEMENT)
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- Defense AT & L
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- September 1, 2009
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Earned value management processes and software tools are only as good as the system and the data for which they are implemented. Consideration of underlying contractor motives will lead to a better understanding today as to why EVM is not embraced by the majority even if there is belief that EVM tools are the answer to maximizing efficiency gains and promoting cost-saving benefits.
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Focusing on the Department of Defense weapons system acquisition process, let's begin with a few age-old questions: Why do DoD contracts overrun on a consistent basis? Why are contractors motivated to add scope of work to existing contracts? Why isn't ...