Please explain Earned Value

Earned Value is essentially

• A way of determining "what you got for what you spent"!
• An objective measure of the value of work performed
  • Applicable to work production
  • Expressed in terms of the budget
  • As planned for the work in question
  • And may be expressed in either money or labor hours

Essential basis

• Earned Value = Percent complete x Corresponding Budget

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