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Comparison of
EVM Terms

 
 
Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB)
Traditional EVA The sum of all work package schedule estimates as(duration and effort).
Agile EVA Total number of story points planned for a release (PRP)
Schedule Baseline - often integrated in PMB
Traditional EVA The sum of all work packages for each time period calculated for the total duration.
Agile EVA The total number of planned sprints (PS) multiplied by sprint length.
Budget at Complete (BAC)
Traditional EVA The planned budget for the release or project.
Agile EVA The planned budget for the release.
Planned Percent Complete (PPC)
Traditional EVA What % complete did we expect to be at this point in the project? Can be a subjective estimate, or a calculation of the dollar value of the cumulative tasks planned to be complete by this point in time divided by the performance baseline
Agile EVA The number of the current sprint (n) divided by the total number of planned sprints (PS).
Actual Percent Complete (APC)
Traditional EVA The dollar value of work packages actually completed divided by total dollar value of the budget at complete.
Agile EVA The total number of story points completed (potentially shippable increments) divided by the total number of story points planned.

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