Systems Engineering Role in Implementing Earned Value Management EVM Chris DiPetto ODUSDA

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Systems Engineering Role in Implementing Earned
Value Management (EVM)Chris DiPettoODUSD(AT)
Systems and Software Engineering

• Business Managers Conference19 May 2009

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Definition of Systems Engineering

• Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary
  approach encompassing the entire technical effort
  to evolve and verify an integrated and total life
  cycle balanced set of system, people, and process
  solutions that satisfy customer needs. Systems
  engineering is the integrating mechanism across
  the technical efforts related to the development,
  manufacturing, verification, deployment,
  operations, support, disposal of, and user
  training for systems and their life cycle
  processes. Systems engineering develops
  technical information to support the program
  management decision-making process.

Defense Acquisition Guidebook Chapter 4 Systems
Engineering
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SE Role in Implementing EVM Success...

• Lay foundation for EVM prior to Contract Award
  
• Support Implementation of EVM Post Contract
  Award
• Leverage SE Process in support of EVM across the
  Acquisition Life Cycle

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SE lays foundation for EVM success prior to
Contract Award

• In support of the Program Manager
• Develop SOW and WBS to define the entire scope
  of effort
• Build Integrated Master Plan/Integrated Master
  Schedule
• Estimate Resources to execute the Plan IAW
  Schedule

RESOURCES (COST) SCHEDULE
TECHNICAL/SCOPE
Engineers are Key
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Support EVM Implementation Post Contract Award

• Update Work, Schedule, Resources IAW Contract
• Review Performance Measurement Baseline

• Active participant in the Integrated Baseline
  Review
• Determines that the Performance Measurement
  Baseline (PMB) is responsive to the scope of work
  required
• Joint assessment of
• Coverage of SOW/WBS
• Scheduling of work
• Resource allocation
• Earned Value methodologies
• Technical content of PMB
• Realism and Risks

SE develops the Technical Performance Measures /
Critical Technical Parameters and other objective
measures that underpin EVM assessments
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Leverage SE Processes to support EVM across the
Acquisition Life Cycle
The Earned Value Process

• Technical Planning
• Technical Assessment
• Configuration MGT
• Decision Analysis
• Risk MGT
• Implementation
• Verification
• Validation

Define the Work
Plan the Work
Work the Plan
The SE Processes
Collect Results
Measure Performance
Change Control
Analyze Variances
Office of Management, Budget and
Evaluation Office of Engineering and
Construction Management
TakeCorrective Action
ExternalChanges
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In Summary
Life Cycle
Post Award
Pre Award
WHAT? WBS SOW WHO? RESPONSIBILITY ASSIGNMENT
MATRIX WORK AUTHORIZATION DOCUMENTS
TPM CTP

WORK PACKAGES

• WHEN?
• INTEGRATED MASTER SCHEDULE
• CONTROL ACCOUNT SCHEDULES

PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT BASELINE
Integrated Master Schedule
EXPENDED RESOURCES
TIME-PHASED BUDGET PLAN
AGAINST WHICH CONTRACT
PERFORMANCE IS MEASURED
Integrated Master Plan
CONTROL ACCOUNTS
HOW MUCH? WORK/BUDGET AUTHORIZATION People,
Facilities, Equipment Materiel CONTROL ACCOUNT
PLAN
TIME ACQUISITION LIFE CYCLE
SE Role - Implementing EVM Success