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Step 3: Humphreys & Associates EVMS Design and Documentation

Whether you are designing a new EVMS or modifying an existing EVMS, Humphreys & Associates can help. We will work with you to develop or enhance your current processes and procedures to reflect the latest government requirements and to be compliant with the 32 guidelines in the EIA-748 Standard for Earned Value Management Systems. H&A's EVMS experts can help you design a fully integrated EVMS streamlined and tailored to your business environment.

An Overview of EVMS Design and Documentation

A complete set of EVMS documentation typically includes the corporate EVM policy, the EVM System Description, related procedures, storyboard, desktop instructions, and sometimes role-based handbooks. This is illustrated below. Which documents you need to create or enhance is dependent on what you already have in place as well as your business requirements.

A Requirements Analysis can provide the basis for determining the amount of effort required to design the overall system and produce the required documents. The goal is to create a fully integrated project control system that is used on a day-to-day basis to manage project work effort from the proposal stage through final product delivery. The design and documentation of an EVMS is an iterative process that involves constantly testing who is doing what when to produce a useful end result. The goal is to eliminate anything that has the potential to compromise the effectiveness or use of the EVMS.

Z-Best Company EVMS Model System Description

An option to quickly produce an EVM system description is to license the use of H&A's Z-Best Company EVMS Model System Description. Our Z-Best Earned Value Management System (EVMS) model system description is intended to be used as an aid in developing and implementing a project control management system which meets the desired characteristic goals of the 32 guidelines in the EIA-748 Standard for Earned Value Management Systems, as well as to satisfy customer performance measurement reporting requirements. 

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What are the Benefits to Using H&A to Assist in the System Design and Documentation Process?

• Reduces the time required to produce the needed documentation
• Increases confidence in the system design to provide timely, reliable, and actionable information for management visibility and control
• Ensures an effective EVMS is in place and it is actively used to manage projects from start to finish

Several Features of EVMS Design and Documentation:

• System complies with the 32 guidelines in the EIA-748
• >EVMS reflects your business environment and needs
• Complete, integrated EVM System that is ready to be implemented on one or more projects

Next Step: EVMS Implementation