Purpose

State the major objective(s) of the guide in terms of the results to be
accomplished. This section may also include a statement that summarizes
the significance of the guide.

A fundamental principle of effective project management is measuring and
evaluating performance against an approved cost and schedule baseline.
The EVMS defines the planning and control processes for accomplishing
project scope in an orderly and cost-effective manner. The system is the
primary cost and schedule management tool used to meet both external and
internal project management objectives. It must also meet the internal
needs for performance monitoring and management of the project.

The objectives and principles cited within this guide conform to the 32
criteria requirements found in ANSI/EIA 748-A-1998 (ANSI Standard) and
to the requirements delineated in DOE O 413.3A (dated 7-28-06). The
Earned Value Management System (EVMS) is an integrated scope, schedule,
and cost control system comprising policies, procedures, desktop
instructions, workflow processes, reports, and data management systems.

Scope

Indicate the range or boundary of applicability, responsibility, and
requirements addressed by the guide.

The EVM system must be in compliance with ANSI/EIA 748-A-1998 and DOE
413.3A. DOE O 413.3A requires that projects with a TPC or EM TPC greater
than or equal to \$20M employ an EVM system that is compliant with this
guideline. If a project's TPC ranges between \$20M and \$50M, the
contractor EVMS system can be self-certified; if the TPC is equal to or
greater than \$50M, the Office of Engineering and Construction
Management must certify that the contractor's system is complaint with
the ANSI standard. For projects with a TPC below \$20M, sound project
management principles, including use of EVMS, are to be applied using
appropriate tailoring.

Guide or Methodology (Style = HL2)

Describe in logical, sequential progression, the step-by-step
instructions for accomplishing the assigned task, and, when warranted,
the overall assurance functions to verify the quality of the work. The
logical progression of the activity is reflected using discrete letters
or numbers for those activities that must be performed in sequence.
Discrete letters or numbers (that reflects a logical sequence) are used
to indicate sub-steps within a main guide step

This guidance document is divided into x subsections. The subsections
can be listed with numbers or alpha characters.

1.  (Style = List) This does not allow you to insert a paragraph style
    inside of the list. The style is NOT self-numbering. You must add
    the numbering or alphabetical character yourself.

(Style - List-ls)

Your guidance section is not required to have subsections, listed or
otherwise. If it will assist the user in understanding the structure and
order of the process, then sub-dividing them is appropriate.

1\. First subsection of the guidance section (Style = HL3)

(Style = para)Include text here

(Style = para)Include text here

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The organization of the material can impact the useability of the
guidance. Consider letting a person that is unfamiliar with the process
read the draft of the guidance to see if they:

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list

2.  (Style = List-ls) you will need to add the number or alphabetical
    character

1\. (Style = List2) use this if you have another tier

2\. (Style = List2-ls) be careful that you follow the correct sequence

1\. (Style = List3) you can also add a third tier

2\. (Style = List3-ls) be sure to use List3-ls for the last line

1.  (Style = Note) The word NOTE automatically appears. A note should be
    used only as additional information for the reader. It should never
    be used if it is a requirement of the job.

You can choose to insert a table in the text of the guidance if figures
and numbers, or matrix relationships are needed to be included. The
table below has been indented to match the format of the text. To indent
a table, highlight the whole table and select Table Cells from the
Format menu. You can choose the size of the indent in inches, it is
recommended that you create and fill the table with its data and then
decide its proper location and indent.

Tables can be invisible to the user or you can apply borders (lines)
around the structure of the table by highlighting the whole table or
just those areas you want to address, and selecting Border in the Format
menu, and applying the kind of lines necessary. Tables are done using
the Normal style.

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Potential Performance Metrics

(potential ways to measure success)

Attachments

Provide attachments, such as graphs, figures, or charts, which will be
beneficial to the user in accurately comprehending and using the
required standards described in the guide. Forms labeled template
present the minimum elements required and any organizational form, which
have (or will be created to contain) these elements in any format are
acceptable.

**Attachment A.** (Style = para-indent) (type \"Attachment\", then
letter, a period, tab, then the name of the attachment. Then apply Bold
to Attachment, letter, and period)

**Attachment B.** Tables, Flowchart, Graphs, etc.

**Attachment C.** Importing Styles from Template

Appendix

Terms and Definitions

Define key terms, unfamiliar terms, and any terms subject to multiple
interpretation.

See Glossary (You must revise your terms and definitions in the Glossary
if your manual includes one. If it does not have a Glossary use the
examples below)

**terms and definitions** - **(**Style **=** para) are listed in
alphabetical order.

**terms - (**Style **=** para) bold the term only.

**definition - (**Style **=** para) key terms, unfamiliar terms, and any
terms subject to multiple interpretations.

**only proper names -** **(**Style **=** para) are capitalized.

References

List references and requirement documents (e.g., DOE Orders, ) documents
the guide is based and references cited in the body of the guide.
Particular attention should be made to citing applicable S/RID Source
Documents, policies, or federal codes and regulations. The references
should be sufficiently detailed to enable the user to retrieve them from
the appropriate library or document repository

-   DOE M 413.3-1, Chapter 12. Earned Value Management

-   American National Standard, EIA Standard, Earned Value Management
    Systems, ANSI/EIA-748-1998, June 1998

-   National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), Program Systems
    Committee (PMSC), ANSI/EIA-748-A Standard for Earned Value
    Management Systems Intent Guide, November 2006 Edition

-   United States Department of Energy, Earned Value Management
    Application Guide - Version 1.6, January 1, 2005

-   United States Department of Defense, Earned Value Management
    Implementation Guide, October 2006

Other Appendcies

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