Earned Value Management – 60 Minutes Compact Knowledge

In Just 60 Minutes You Will Learn Everything You Need to Know About Earned Value Management

This 2026 updated edition covers the basic concepts of EARNED VALUE MANAGEMENT in an easily understandable way with more than 30 illustrations – and aligned with the PMBOK® Guide 8th Edition.

With Earned Value Management (EVM) you get the best project control tool that provides the necessary transparency and clarity in your projects.

With EVM you quickly know the real status of your projects. Overly optimistic estimates regarding costs and project progress are quickly uncovered with EVM performance metrics. You receive early warning signals to steer your project successfully and make accurate forecasts of final project costs and project duration.

In this compact book, you will learn the most important fundamentals of Earned Value Management in 60 minutes to apply them successfully in practice. You will learn the following topics:

• Project control fundamentals
• Project planning when using Earned Value Management
• EVM Basic Performance figures and metrics
• The calculation of the Earned Value and its derived EVM performance figures (KPIs)
• Project monitoring and forecasting using EVM metrics

This book serves as a practical introduction and reference guide for daily work, professional training, and self-study. It is also ideal preparation for EVM-related questions in the PMI PMP® certification exam.

This guide is suitable for beginners to the topic as well as experienced Project Managers, Project Controls Specialists, and Project Portfolio Managers who need a quick, structured introduction to EVM.

The terminology used in this book is fully aligned with the PMBOK® Guide 8th Edition

Buy this book to make your projects even more successful!