Earned Value Management Mastery

Earned Value Management Mastery - The Practical Guide to Measuring Performance, Managing Risk, and Delivering Project Success 

How to Use This Book 

This book is written to be used—not admired. 

Each chapter is structured the same way on purpose. I’ve spent years training 

superintendents, project managers, and controls teams, and consistency matters 

when you’re trying to change behavior. 

Every chapter includes: 

 A real field vignette 

 A practical explanation of how things actually work 

 A step-by-step method I personally use 

 An industrial example grounded in real execution 

 Notes on how this shows up in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project 

 Where projects usually get this wrong 

 A printable checklist you can take to work 

You can read this book straight through, or you can jump to the chapter that fixes the 

problem you’re dealing with right now. If you’re already running projects, I recommend 

reading with your last schedule and cost report open. You’ll recognize the issues 

immediately. 

What This Book Is — and What It Is Not 

This book is: 

 A practical guide to earned value on industrial projects 

 Written from real execution experience 

 Focused on decision-making, not reporting 

 Aligned with how Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project actually behave 

This book is not: 

 A certification prep manual 

 A software tutorial 

 An academic interpretation of standards 

 A collection of motivational slogans 

If you’re looking for theory, there are plenty of books. 

If you’re responsible for results, this one’s for you.