Project Controls Books & Resources

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This page offers a brief overview of a few of the 1000s of books, standards and guides focused on scheduling and project controls available in the marketplace, plus some of the organizations we know of, and other web based resources that are free, or easy to join. We focus on the books and other resources we have reviewed, used or written.

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Topics included in Scheduling books and resources:

- Scheduling & Controls, Standards & Guides
- Scheduling & Controls Books
- Scheduling & Controls Resources
- Useful External Web-links & Resources.

Other related sections of the PMKI:

- Project management history resources

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Scheduling & Controls, Standards & Guides

Guide to Good Practice in the Management of Time in Major Projects: Dynamic Time Modelling, 2nd Edition. A practical treatise on the processes and standards required for the effective time management of major projects, including real life case studies dealing with strategic time management and high-density, resource-based scheduling. It is the definitive handbook for any project and program management professional seeking to manage time effectively on major projects.

The Practice Standard for Scheduling provides the latest thinking regarding good and accepted practices in the area of scheduling for a project. It is a systematic guide describing hallmarks of an effective schedule methodology, as well as providing quantifiable means for assessing the maturity of a schedule model. PMI's Practice Standard for Scheduling is available free of charge to PMI members, see: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/framework  
 

GAO Schedule Assessment Guide: Best Practices for Project Schedules - GAO-16-89G: Published: 22nd December 2015. This schedule guide is a companion to the GAO Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide. The Schedule Assessment Guide and Cost Guide, together offer a consistent methodology for developing, managing, and evaluating capital program cost estimates includes the concept of scheduling the necessary work to a timeline. Simply put, schedule variances are usually followed by cost variances. Because some program costs such as labor, supervision, rented equipment, and facilities cost more if the program takes longer, a reliable schedule can contribute to an understanding of the cost impact if the program does not finish on time. A schedule risk analysis allows for program management to account for the cost effects of schedule slippage when developing the life-cycle cost estimate. A cost estimate cannot be considered credible if it does not account for the cost effects of schedule slippage.
 

The NASA Schedule Management Handbook descibes recommended concepts, processes, and techniques used within the Agency and private industry. The intended function of this handbook is two-fold: first, to provide guidance for meeting the scheduling requirements contained in NPR 7120.5, NASA Space Flight Program and Project Management Requirements, NPR 7120.7, NASA Information Technology and Institutional Infrastructure Program and Project Requirements, NPR 7120.8, NASA Research and Technology Program and Project Management Requirements, and NPD 1000.5, Policy for NASA Acquisition. The second function is to describe the schedule management approach and the recommended best practices for carrying out this project control function.
 

GAO Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide: Best Practices for Developing and Managing Capital Program Costs - GAO-20-195G: Published: March, 2020. This updated guide defines a consistent methodology, based on best practices, that can be used for developing a reliable, high-quality cost estimate, evaluating the estimate, and then for the effective management of program cost through the use of earned value management (EVM) in capital program (original version published Mar 2, 2009).

 

The Standard for Earned Value Management - the PMI Standard for Earned Value Management expands on the earned value information in the PMBOK® Guide and is applicable across many Knowledge Areas and Process Groups. This practice standard is intended for anyone who wants to better develop their project management tool set and know how to potentially improve project performance through the use of earned value. The standard expands the available resources on the use of EVM for medium and smaller projects, whilst still being relevant for larger projects, provides insight and detailed explanations of the basic elements and processes of EVM, and demonstrates how to scale EVM to fit varying project sizes and situations. The PMI Practice Standard for Earned Value Management is available free of charge to PMI members as a non-printing PDF, see: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/framework

 

Download the U.S. DoD Earned Value Implementation Guide.  This guide is based on the implementation of EVM systems based on the 32 Guidelines contained in the Electronic Industries Alliance Standard-748 EVMS (EIA-748).  This approach to EVM developed in the 1960s and has largely been superseded by the performance based approach incorporated in ISO 21508 and the PMI Practice Standard for Earned Value Management.
 

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Mosaic's Scheduling & Controls Books

Easy EVM is a self-paced course, supported by Mosaic Project Services Pty Ltd. The purpose of this ‘course-in-a-book’ is to provide practical guidance to people, and organizations, involved in either implementing an earned value management system, or using information created by an earned value management system. It provides guidance on concepts, responsibilities, integration, and processes, for the implementation and use of earned value management based on ISO 21508: Earned Value Management in Project and Programme Management. Easy EVM, and ISO21508, are compatible with PMI's The Standard for Earned Value Management (ANSI/PMI 19-006-2019), and is a suitable study resource for the EVM component of the PMI-SP and PMP exams.

$35.00 AUD (Plus GST, Australian customers only). Size: 240 pages, 100 questions, file size 14 Mb.

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