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Earned Value Management

Identify Project Areas That Need Intervention Using Earned Value Management 

Contruent Enterprise is a full-featured, ANSI EIA-748-compliant Earned Value Management System (EVMS) purpose-built to help you proactively detect cost and schedule variances before they escalate. By comparing the value of work planned, the value of work actually performed, and the actual costs incurred, Contruent delivers actionable project insights so your teams can intervene early, when issues are still correctable. 

Why Earned Value Management Matters 

Traditional methods for measuring project health often fall short when focusing solely on budget or schedule in isolation. EVM bridges these gaps by integrating cost, schedule and scope into a unified performance framework. This allows project stakeholders to detect performance issues as soon as 10% of the project is complete, use reliable, real-time data to plan corrective action and monitor budget, scope and schedule simultaneously to stay in control. 

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Key Capabilities of EVM in Contruent Enterprise 

Contruent Enterprise leverages Cost, Accounting and Schedule Integration (CASI) to measure and manage performance using time-phased budgets, predictive analytics, and real-time dashboards: 

  • Monitor project health across the lifecycle with metrics like CPI, SPI, cost/schedule variances, and EAC. 
  • Establish control accounts tied to Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and Organizational Breakdown Structures (OBS) for full accountability. 
  • Track current, historical, and forecasted performance using industry-standard earned value indicators. 
  • Integrate with leading scheduling tools like Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project to maintain a time-phased performance measurement baseline. 

Benefits 

EVM gives you more than compliance, it delivers control, clarity, and confidence. From early warnings to streamlined decision-making, Contruent Enterprise helps you drive better outcomes across every phase of your project. 

  • Early Warning System: Detect variances before they become costly overruns. 
  • Course Corrections: Enable management by exception with control account-level visibility. 
  • EIA-748 Compliance: Fully aligned with the 32 EVM principles outlined in the EIA-748-C standard. 
  • Visualize Trends and Forecasts: Assess progress using executive dashboards, EVM curves, and performance analytics. 
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Contruent’s Cost Management package is currently one of the best tools in the market for ensuring reliable data for the purpose of analysis and predictive Cost Management across a wide spectrum of technologies.

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Project Controls Manager, Eskom

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Time-Phased Budget vs. Cost-Loaded Schedule

Unlike traditional cost-loaded scheduling methods, Contruent Enterprise’s time-phased budgeting provides a more scalable, auditable approach to managing capital projects. With Contruent: 

  • Control accounts aggregate cost data across multiple tasks and deliverables. 
  • Time-phased budgets improve cash flow management and enhance earned value tracking. 
  • Budget and schedule remain decoupled ensuring flexibility and forecasting accuracy. 

This results in faster insights, fewer errors and stronger alignment across contract management software, estimating platforms and scheduling systems.

Ready to Modernize Your Project Cost Control with Contruent? 

Choose Contruent Enterprise, a fully compliant EVMS and project controls solution that delivers real-time insights into cost, schedule and earned value performance. Detect variances early, take corrective action faster and keep your capital projects on track. Contact us to learn more.

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