An effective IMS schedule review confirms more than whether the file opens and passes a metric screen. Before customer delivery, the scheduler should verify contractual compliance, status integrity, network logic,
A near critical path schedule review identifies sequences of work that could soon control a program completion date or key milestone. These paths have more total float than the current
IMS critical path analysis identifies the sequence of remaining activities that drives a program completion date or another key milestone. To perform it correctly, update the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)
The DCMA relationship types metric measures the proportion of finish-to-start (FS), start-to-start (SS), finish-to-finish (FF) and start-to-finish (SF) relationships in a schedule. Under the commonly used 14-point assessment criteria, FS
The DCMA high duration check identifies unfinished schedule activities with a baseline duration greater than 44 working days. Under the commonly used Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) 14-point schedule assessment,
The DCMA hard constraints check measures the percentage of incomplete activities restricted by Must Start On, Must Finish On, Start No Later Than, or Finish No Later Than dates. The
The DCMA negative float check identifies incomplete schedule activities with total float below zero. The Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) 14-point assessment uses a goal of zero negative-float activities. Therefore,
Budget at completion (BAC) is the total authorized budget assigned to complete a defined scope of work. At the total project or contract level, BAC generally represents the Performance Measurement
BCWS, BCWP and ACWP are the traditional names for the three core earned value data elements now commonly called PV, EV and AC. Budgeted Cost for Work Scheduled (BCWS) equals
CPI vs SPI is a comparison of cost efficiency and schedule efficiency within earned value management. The Cost Performance Index (CPI) shows how efficiently the program converts actual cost into
