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Earned Value Management Special Interest Area.


The establishment of an Earned Value Management Earned Value Management (commonly abbreviated and referred to just as EVM) is a project management technique that seeks to measure forward progress in an objective manner. EVM is touted as having a unique ability to combine measurements of technical performance (i.e.  (EVM EVM Earned Value Management
EVM Evaluation Module
EVM Error Vector Magnitude
EVM Electronic Voting Machine
EVM Expert Group on Vitamins and Minerals
EVM Economic Value Management
EVM Extraneous Vegetable Matter
EVM Extra-Value Meal
EVM Electronic Voltmeter
) Special Interest Area (SIA Sia (sī`ə) or Siaha (sī`əhə), in the Bible, family returned from the Exile.

SIA - Serial Interface Adaptor
), now hosted by the Acquisition Community Connection (ACC See adaptive cruise control. ) at <http://acc.dau.mil/evm>, completes the first phase of the transition of the EVM forum, which was formerly hosted by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition. Technology and Logistics (OUSD OUSD Oakland Unified School District (Oakland, CA)
OUSD Office of the Under Secretary of Defense
(AT & L)), more than eight years ago. All former discussions at the OUSD(AT & L) site have been migrated and are now open for continued member participation on the new ACC site.

The EVM SIA contains interesting information that falls under several categories, including Events, References, Tools and Forms, Lessons Learned, Processes and Methods, Case Studies, Learning Materials, as well as Related (EVM) Web sites. By using the EVM SIA, users can save time, leverage the expertise and experience of other EVM experts, accelerate problem solving problem solving

Process involved in finding a solution to a problem. Many animals routinely solve problems of locomotion, food finding, and shelter through trial and error.
, increase productivity, improve effectiveness, enhance their professional development, and gain access to performance support tools.

The EVM SIA provides improved functionality and security because the EVM site allows general users to review material, with posting permissions restricted to members only. Anyone may become a member by registering with the community at: <http://acc.dau.mil/evm> and requesting membership to the EVM SIA. Then members can formally participate in the site by initiating, posting, and revising contributions to the EVM discussion forum area. Members may also suggest that materials be posted to the other areas of the EVM site, but these items will be subject to editorial approval prior to acceptance and subsequent posting to the site.

The Defense Acquisition University, in conjunction with the update to the Fundamentals of Earned Value Management Course, has posted a number of narrated continuing education continuing education: see adult education.
continuing education
 or adult education

Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904).
 EVM tutorials to the Learning Materials section of the EVM SIA. Additional modules are planned and will be added as they are completed.

For additional information, contact the EVM editor, David Bachman, at David. Bachman@dau.mil.
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Title Annotation:Career Development; Defense Acquisition University
Publication:Defense AT & L
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:May 1, 2004
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