Introduction -- Earned value project management overview -- Organize project -- Assign responsibility -- Develop schedule -- Establish budget -- Determine measurement methods -- Establish performance measurement baseline -- Analyze project performance -- Maintain performance measurement baseline -- References -- Appendix A. Guidelines for a Project Management Institute practice standard -- Appendix B. Evolution of PMI's practice standard for EVM -- Appendix C. Contributors and reviewers of the Practice standard for earned value management--second edition -- Appendix D. Schedule analysis using EVM data -- Appendix E. Integrating earned value management with risk management -- Appendix F. Employment of EVM systems -- Appendix G. Pitfalls and recommendations -- Glossary