Earned Value Management
Integrated Program Management for Mission Success
EVM is a strategic enabler that integrates scope, schedule, cost, and risk into a unified management framework, giving programs a clear, data-driven view of performance.
Required by NASA policy, OMB guidance, and embedded in contractual frameworks, EVM ensures disciplined program execution and responsible stewardship of taxpayer resources.
By transforming program data into actionable insight, EVM enables:
– Early warning of risks and performance issues
– Proactive decision-making to prevent cost overruns and schedule delays
– Integrated insight across technical, cost, and schedule performance
– Objective, auditable data for accountability and transparency
More than compliance, EVM is how NASA delivers disciplined execution, strengthens stewardship of taxpayer dollars, and ensures mission success.
What NASA’s Earned Value Management Function Delivers:
NASA’s EVM community ensures programs have the tools, data, and expertise needed to succeed in an increasingly complex environment.
We focus on:
- Ensuring compliance and consistency: Aligning Agency policy, guidance, and expectations to support effective EVM implementation and meet OMB and contractual requirements
- Advancing best practices: Evolving modern, scalable approaches to EVM implementation and surveillance across programs
- Strengthening integration: Connecting technical, cost, schedule, and risk data into a unified program view
- Building capability: Developing workforce expertise, tools, and training to support mission execution
- Enabling programs: Providing direct support and expertise to solve real program challenges
- Leveraging data & innovation: Applying advanced analytics, automation, and emerging technologies (including AI) to improve insight and decision-making
Earned Value Management Guidance Documents
Earned Value Management Working Group: EVMWG | MS Teams (NASA Only)
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Regulations and Requirements
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Tutorial
Click below for a brief EVM Tutorial with illustrations/examples and the NASA EVM Reference Card.
EVM Working Group
Click below to read more about the NASA Earned Value Management Working Group (EVMWG) and EVM Focal Points.
Reporting Guidance and Tools
Click below to view NASA EVM Reporting Guidance and Tools information.
Handbooks
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