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Vol. XI Issue IV - April 2009
Project Management eJournal
REGIONAL REPORT:
Promoting EVM in the government in India
By Raju Rao
International Correspondent
for PMForum and PM World Today
in Chennai, India
How to promote Earned Value Management in the Government?
This was a topic of a group discussion held at Chennai on 21st Feb 2009 . It was part of one day seminar on “Performance Management using Earned Value” organized by AACE Intl - South India section.
Ironically, while the concept of Earned Value started with certain sections of the government in the US, it is still a challenge in most parts of the world in applying and implementing it . The government is also a sector where EV could be found most beneficial - because of rampant schedule and cost over-runs which are more a rule than an exception.
The participants in the group discussion threw up some interesting ways to evangelize EVM. These included:
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About the Author Raju Rao, PMP, is an International Correspondent for PMForum and PM World Today in Chennai, India. Mr. Rao is also principal consultant for Xtraplus Solutions, a PM consulting and training company based in Chennai. Mr. Rao has a B.Tech degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Madras, India; a Diploma in Management from the University of Bombay; an Advanced PM certificate from Stanford University; and a certificate from IIM Calcutta. Mr. Rao has over 30 years’ experience in engineering, process and project management and has been an active member of PMI for several years. He is currently a member of PMI’s OPM3 2008 Update project, and was a team member for development of several recent PMI standards. A founding member and vice president for the PMI Chennai Chapter, Raju is also a member of the PMI Pharmaceutical SIG, member and Chair of the Advisory Committee for the South India chapter of AACE International, and founder of the Indian Project Management Forum. Raju Rao lives in Chennai, India and can be contacted at rao.raju@gmail.com. Additional information about Mr. Rao can be found at http://www.pmforum.org/pm%20forum%20team/index.htm#5 |
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