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April 16, 2018
Agile and EVM: A Program Manager's Desk Guide
Revised with two additional chapters on Metrics and IBRs
February 1, 2018
Department of Defense Earned Value Management System Interpretation Guide
October 3, 2017
JSCC "Better EVMS Implementation" Study with PARCA introduction
Joint Space Cost Council three-phased study that provides recommendations to optimize the use of EVM for program management
July 20, 2017
"All Aboard! EVM in DoD"
PARCA authored article explaining DoD EVM policy and EVM benefits
March 01, 2017
"Acquisition Reform That Works"
Industry authored article that explains the benefits of PARCA leardership in Integrated Program Management
September 2017
EVM Applicability Delegation Memo
Delegation memo from AT&L granting PARCA authority to determine EVM applicability for ACAT ID and IAM programs.
September 2017
IPMR2 Update
PARCA EVM is working on a revision to the delivery of performance data to DoD; to view sample files and tools for the proposed update, please follow the link above
December 2017
PARCA Memo on DoD process for determining EVM on contracts.
December 22, 2016
DoD EVMS Reciprocity Memo
Welcome
Performance Assessments and Root Cause Analyses (PARCA) Earned Value Management division in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition serves as the Department of Defense (DoD) focal point for all policy, guidance, and competency relating to EVM.
Earned Value Management (EVM) is one of DoD’s and industry’s most powerful program planning and management tools. The purpose of EVM is to ensure sound planning and resourcing of all tasks required for contract performance. It promotes an environment where contract execution data is shared between project personnel and government oversight staff and in which emerging problems are identified, pinpointed, and acted upon as early as possible. EVM provides a disciplined, structured, objective, and quantitative method to integrate technical work scope, cost, and schedule objectives into a single cohesive contract baseline plan called a Performance Measurement Baseline for tracking contract performance.
Vision
Earned value management is fully embraced by the DoD Acquisition Community as an inherent part of the acquisition chain and facilitates joint situational awareness and decision making. EVM is a self-evidently beneficial methodology that provides Program Managers accurate and timely insight into cost, schedule, and technical performance of DoD programs.
PARCA's goal is to increase earned value's constructive attributes for the DoD firms managing acquisition programs by reducing the economic burden of inefficient implementation of EVM. PARCA is dedicated to the idea that EVM is an essential integrated program management tool, and not merely a contractually required report.
Authorities/Initiatives
As described in the August 10, 2011 Ashton Carter memo, “Earned Value Management (EVM) Systems Performance, Oversight, and Governance”, PARCA is responsible and accountable for EVM performance, oversight, and governance across the Department. Specifically:
- EVM Policy and Guidance Ownership
- EVM Central Repository (EVM-CR) Management
- Integrated Product Team (IPT)/Stakeholders Coordination
- EVM Data Requirements Review and Approval
- DoD EVM Interpretation and Issue Resolution Facilitation
- EVM Competency Management
John S. McGregor
Deputy Director
Earned Value Management Division
Mr. John S. McGregor is the Deputy Director for Earned Value Management in the Performance Assessments and Root Cause Analyses (PARCA) organization in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition.