Earned Value Management System Acceptance Working Group Buddy Everage Working Group Lead

Earned Value Management System Acceptance: Agenda Goals & Objectives Document Status Next Steps

Earned Value Management System Acceptance: Goals and Objectives Develop a methodology for System Acceptance that will: Complement and/or replace the existing DCMA methodology Meet the system acceptance or certification requirements of all stakeholders (government agencies, DCMA, industry) Provide a standard methodology regardless of the organization conducting the acceptance review (i.e., government agency, 3rd party, or self-evaluation)

Earned Value Management System Acceptance: System Acceptance Guide Outline Original Draft November Draft Current Draft Introduction Steps in System Acceptance Process System Design and Implementation Self-Evaluation Review Compliance Assessment Compliance Acceptance System Acceptance Introduction Steps in System Acceptance Process System Design and Implementation EVMS System Compliance Evaluation Review Acceptance of System Compliance Appendix A: Compliance Team Qualification Guidelines Introduction The System Acceptance Process System Design and Implementation EVMS System Compliance Evaluation Review System Compliance Acceptance Appendix A: Compliance Team Qualification Guidelines Appendix B: Example CER Report Appendix C: PAR and CER Execution Considerations

Earned Value Management System Acceptance: The System Acceptance Process

Earned Value Management System Acceptance: Comments Received To Date Inconsistency in titles of referenced documents and/or incorrect titles Concerns about cross-agency acceptance and reciprocal agreements What is the motivation? Who is going to enforce? Concerns about the number of documents submitted with proposal as evidence of compliance (EVM System Owner Responsibilities) Concerns about the EVM Executive Agent Responsibilities with regard to approving the System Owner’s EVMS changes The Compliance Evaluation Team qualifications (Appendix A) is the wrong version.

Earned Value Management System Acceptance: The Next Steps Obtain additional comments/recommendations for final document Working Group will review and incorporate changes as required Comments/recommendations received to date are minor; no show stoppers. Request approval of PMSC members to publish the System Acceptance Guide

Earned Value Management System Acceptance: A Job Well Done! Thanks to the entire Working Group for their dedication and hard work in the development of this document A special thanks to Rewrite Team: Bill Altman and Battelle Tech Writer Joe Houser Gary Humphreys Floyd Reece Harry Sparrow