This book takes a practitioner's approach towards Earned Value Analysis. The indicators are considered as "practical levers" and not just theoretical values. The lovely thing about EVA is how it relies on 5 basic project measurements to produce such valuable indicators. These are:

BCWS = the budgetary value of the planned work or the planned value (or PMI's PV)
BCWP = the budgetary value of completed work or the earned value (or PMI's EV)
ACWP = the actual value of completed work or the actual value (or PMI's AC)
BAC = Budget at Completion or the Planned Budget.
SAC = The Schedule at Completion or the Planned Duraction (or PMI’s PD)

From these 5 measures, EVA derives 25 crucial indicators or metrics. These can be used for monitoring project progress, forecasting performance, assessing "what if" solutions and providing leverage indicators to recover from delays or budget overruns. You can consider them as Key Performance Indicators (KPI) in a project.

Each of these 25 indicators is explained in detail, showing why, where and when it can be used. Many examples are given, mostly using Excel and can be downloaded from the Author’s site at Marginal Books.

For most workouts, blank workbooks are provided along with a solution. This gives you the chance to try out the calculation procedures. A template is also included for use when calculating EVA in Microsoft Excel. A sample Chapter and a Table of Contents are also available for download.