Earned Schedule   Earned Schedule - An extension to Earned Value Management
 
 

The published papers are identified below.  The titles are linked to downloadable versions in .pdf format.

Al-shaheen, Asaad. “Forecasting Project Completion Date Using Earned Schedule and Primavera P6TM,” The Measurable News, 2018 Issue2: 11-22.
André de Andrade, Paulo. “Probabilidade de Recuperar Projetos,” Mundo Project Management, Oct-Nov 2017: 60-67  (Portuguese translation of Walt Lipke’s article, “The Probability of Project Recovery”)
André de Andrade, Paulo and Floriano Salvaterra (translators). “Índices Para Completar Do Gva,” Mundo Project Management, April & May 2016: 39-43 [Portuguese translation of Walt Lipke’s article, “Examination of the Threshold for the To Complete Indexes.”]

Andre’ de Andrade, Paulo. “O Que Falta No Gerenciamento De Projectos ‘Status De Ciencia’?,” Mundo Project Management, June&July 2015: 62-67 [Portuguese translation of Walt Lipke article, “Is Something Missing from Project Management?”]

Andre’ de Andrade, Paulo. "Prazo Agregado – Analise De Desempenho Em Prazos Com Medicoes Do GVA," Mundo Project Management, Feb&Mar 2014: 10-17 [Portuguese translation of Walt Lipke article, “Earned Schedule – schedule performance analysis from EVM Measures”]

Andre’ de Andrade, Paulo. “Prazo Agregado,” www.techisa.srv.br, April 2011
(Note – this is the Portuguese language translation of the Walt Lipke article, “Earned Schedule – schedule analysis from EVM measures,” published in the Jan 2011 issue of PM World Today.)

Bastelier, J, M. Vanhoucke. “Empirical Evaluation of Earned Value Management Forecasting Accuracy for Time and Cost,” Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, Volume 141 Issue 11, June 2015 ((The paper may be obtained through purchase at http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001008)

Corovic, Radenko. “Why EVM Is Not Good for Schedule Performance Analyses (and how it could be…),” The Measurable News, Winter 2006-2007

Creese, Robert, Yi Fang. “Time Based Estimate Duration for Completion of Construction Projects,” AAECI Transactions, 2009
(The paper may be obtained through purchase at https://www.aacei.org/PortalTools/Shopper/Index.cfm)

Crumrine, Capt Kevin (USAF) & Lt. Col. J. D. Ritschel, PhD. “A Comparison of Earned Value Management and Earned Schedule as Schedule Predictors on DoD ACAT I Programs, The Measurable News, 2013 Issue 2
Czarnigowska, Agata, P. Jaskowski, S. Biruk. “Project Performance Reporting and Prediction: Extensions of Earned Value Management,” International Journal of Business and Management Studies, Vol 3, No 1, 2011

Czarnigowska, Agata. “Earned Value Method as a Tool for Project ControlBudownictwo i Architektura, Vol 3 (2) 2008, 15-32

Davis, Alex, Mick Higgins. “Earned Schedule – an emerging Earned Value technique,” UK APM EVM SIG, January 2010 (The paper may be obtained at http://www.apm5dimensions.com/news/earned-schedule-white-paper

Hecht, Lewis. “A Case Study of Earned Schedule to Do Predictions,” The Measurable News, Winter 2007-2008  (Note – the article is available on-line at URL:
http://www.pmi-cpm.org/pages/measurable_news/documents/Winter20072008Final5_000.pdf)

Henderson, Kym, O. Zwikael. “Does Project Performance Stability Exist …a re-examination of CPI and evaluation of SPI(t) stability,” CrossTalk, April 2008

Henderson, Kym. “PMI – CPM Collaboration Extends to Europe,” The Measurable News, Winter 2007-2008 (Note – the article is available on-line at URL:
http://www.pmi-cpm.org/pages/measurable_news/documents/Winter20072008Final5_000.pdf)

Henderson, Kym. “Earned Schedule: A Breakthrough Extension to Earned Value Management,” Proceedings of PMI Global Congress Asia Pacific 2007, January 2007

Henderson, Kym. “Earned Schedule in Action,”  The Measurable News, Spring 2005

Henderson, Kym. "Further Developments in Earned Schedule,”  The Measurable News, Spring 2004

Henderson, Kym. "Earned Schedule: A Breakthrough Extension to Earned Value Theory?, A Retrospective Analysis of Real Project Data,”  The Measurable News, Summer 2003

Higgins, Mick. “Can You Tell the Time?,” Journal of the Association of Project Management, August/September 2006

Kesheh,  Mojtaba Zarei. “Time Prediction in Construction Projects with Earned Schedule Longest Path (ES-LP),” The Measurable News, 2012, Issue 4
Lipke, Walt. “Earned Schedule – Forecasting Project Duration Increase from Rework,” UT Dallas PM Symposium 2023
Lipke, Walt. “Earned Schedule - Application of the To Complete Schedule Performance Index,” UT Dallas PM Symposium 2022 (The paper is also available at the following URL - https://jindal.utdallas.edu/events/project-management-symposium/)
Lipke, Walt. “Earned Schedule Application to Projects with Performance Interruption,” PM World Journal, March 2022, Vol XI, Issue III
Lipke, Walt. “The Probability of Project Recovery,” Project Governance & Controls Annual Review (Australia), September 2021, Vol. 4, Ed. 1, ISSN 2652-1016 (Online)
Lipke, Walt. “Rework on Projects is more serious than most people realize, Interview with Walt Lipke” (PMR Magazine – Project Rework Series (3) October 2020), PM World Journal, December 2020, Vol IX, Issue 12
Lipke. Walt. “Project Duration Increase from Rework,” PM World Journal, April 2020, Vol. IX, Issue IV
Lipke, Walt. “Schedule Performance Impact from Rework,” PM World Journal, January 2020, Vol. IX, Issue I
Lipke, Walt. “Schedule Adherence and Rework,” PM World Journal, July 2019, Vol. VIII, Issue VI
Lipke, Walt. “Is Something Missing from Project Management,” PM World Journal, April 2019, Vol. VIII, Issue III
Lipke, Walt. “Earned Schedule Forecasting Method Selection,” PM World Journal, January 2019, Vol. VIII, Issue I
Lipke, Walt. “Assessing Earned Value Management and Earned Schedule Forecasting,” The Measurable News, 2017 Issue 4: 19-27
Lipke, Walt. “Forecasting Schedule Variance Using Earned Schedule,” The Measurable News, 2017 Issue 3: 23-27
Lipke, Walt. “Assessing Earned Value Management and Earned Schedule Forecasting,” PM World Journal, August 2017, Vol VI, Issue VIII
Lipke, Walt. “Forecasting Schedule Variance Using Earned Schedule,” PM World Journal, February 2017, Vol. VI, Issue II

Lipke, Walt. ““Earned Value Management and Earned Schedule Performance Indexes,” WileyStatsRef: Statistics Reference On-line (ISBN: 9781118445112), 5 August 2016. (Note – the article is available for purchase on-line using the following link:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781118445112.stat07891/abstract)

Lipke, Walt. “The Probability of Project Recovery,” PM World Journal, June 2016, Vol. V, Issue VI
Lipke, Walt. “Examination of the Threshold for the To Complete Indexes,” The Measurable News, 2016 Issue 1: 9-14
Lipke, Walt, “Examination of the Threshold for the To Complete Indexes,” PM World Journal, March 2016, Vol. V, Issue III
Lipke, W. “The To Complete Performance Index…an expanded view,” PM World Journal, October 2015, Vol. IV, Issue X
Lipke, Walt. “Testing Earned Schedule Forecasting Reliability,” CrossTalk, July/August 2015: 32-37
Lipke, Walt. “Applying Statistical Forecasting of Project Duration to Earned Schedule-Longest Path,” The Measurable News, 2015.02 Issue: 31-38
Lipke, Walt. “Applying Statistical Forecasting of Project Duration To Earned Schedule-Longest Path,” PM World Journal, February 2015 Vol IV Issue II
Lipke, Walt, “Introduction to Earned Schedule,” PM World Journal, November 2014 Vol III, Issue XI
Lipke, Walt. “Testing Earned Schedule Forecasting Reliability,” Project Management World Journal, July 2014 Volume III Issue VII
Lipke, Walt. “Examining Project Duration Forecasting Reliability,” Project Management World Journal, March 2014 Volume III Issue 3
Lipke, Walt. “Earned Schedule – 10 Years After,” Project Management World Journal, January 2014 Volume III Issue I
Lipke, Walt. “Is Something Missing From Project Management,” CrossTalk, July/August 2013, Vol 26 No 4: 16-20
Lipke, Walt. “Earned Schedule – 10 Years After,” The Measurable News, 2013 Issue 3: 15-21
Lipke, Walt. “Schedule Adherence …a useful measure for project management,” PM World Journal, Vol II, Issue VI, June 2013
Lipke, Walt. "Schedule Adherence and Rework," CrossTalk,  November-December 2012
Lipke, Walt, “Speculations on Project Duration Forecasting,” The Measurable News, 2012 Issue 3
Lipke, Walt. “Further Study of the Normality of CPI and SPI(t),” The Measurable News, 2012 Issue 2
Lipke, Walt. “Earned Schedule Contribution to Project Management,” PM World Journal, September 2012 (Vol 1, Issue 2)

Lipke, Walt. “Speculations on Project Duration Forecasting,” PM World Today, March 2012 (Vol XIV, Issue III)

Lipke, Walt. “Further Study of the Normality of CPI and SPI(t),” PM World Today, October 2011

Lipke, Walt. “Schedule Adherence and Rework,” PM World Today, July 2011

Lipke, Walt. “Earned Schedule Application to Small Projects,” The Measurable News, 2011 Issue 2

Lipke, Walt. “Why Should CPI = 1?,” The Measurable News, 2011 Issue 2

Lipke, Walt. “Is Something Missing from Project Management?,” The Measurable News, 2011 Issue 1

Lipke, Walt. “Schedule Adherence and Rework,” The Measurable News, 2011 Issue 1 (corrected version)

Lipke, Walt. “Earned Schedule Application to Small Projects,” PM World Today, April 2011

Lipke, Walt. “Why Should CPI = 1?,” PM World Today, March 2011

Lipke, Walt. “Earned Schedule – schedule performance analysis from EVM measures,” PM World Today, January 2011

Lipke, Walt. “Is Something Missing from Project Management?,” PM World Today, December 2010

Lipke, Walt. "Applying Statistical Methods to EVM Reserve Planning and Forecasting," The Measurable News, Issue 3, 2010

Lipke, Walt. “New Book: Earned Schedule,” The Measurable News, Issue 2, 2010

Lipke, Walt. “Schedule Adherence …a useful measure for project management,” The Measurable News, Issue 3 2009
Lipke, Walt. “The TCPI Indicator: Transforming Project Performance,” Projects & Profits, March 2009
Lipke, Walt. “Project Duration Forecasting …a comparison of EVM methods to ES,” The Measurable News, Spring 2009
Lipke, Walt.  “The To Complete Performance Index …an expanded view,” The Measurable News, Spring 2009
Lipke, W., O. Zwikael, F. Anbari, K. Henderson. “Prediction of project outcome, the application of statistical methods to Earned Value Management and Earned Schedule performance indexes,” International Journal of Project Management, May 2009 (Note – the article is available on-line for a charge of $31.50 USD at www.sciencedirect.com)

Lipke, Walt. "Project Duration Forecasting: Comparing Earned Value Management Methods to Earned Schedule," CrossTalk, December 2008

Lipke, Walt. “The Use and Impact of Earned Value Management on Software Projects,” The Measurable News, Summer 2008

Lipke, Walt. “Earned Schedule - Schedule Analysis from EVM Measures,” Project Landscape, July 2008

Lipke, Walt. “Schedule Adherence: A Useful Measure for Project Management,” CrossTalk, April 2008

Lipke, Walt. “Applying Earned Value and Earned Schedule to Project Management,” Projects and Profits, October 2007

Lipke, W., K. Henderson. “Earned Schedule: An Emerging Enhancement to Earned Value Management,” Projects & Profits, February 2007 [{Reprint of November 2006 CrossTalk article}

Lipke, W., K. Henderson. “Earned Schedule: An Emerging Enhancement to Earned Value Management,” CrossTalk, November 2006

Lipke, Walt. “Applying Earned Schedule to the Critical Path and More,” The Measurable News, Fall 2006

Lipke, W., K. Henderson. “Earned Schedule – a Quantum Advance,” 2006 APM Yearbook (UK journal)
Lipke, Walt. "Earned Schedule Leads to Improved Forecasting,” proceedings of the PROMAC conference, September 2006
Lipke, W. “Statistical Methods Applied to EVM …the Next Frontier,” CrossTalk, June 2006, Vol. 19 No. 6:20-23

Lipke, Walt. "Connecting Earned Value to the Schedule,”  The Measurable News, Winter 2004

Lipke, Walt. "Schedule is Different,”  The Measurable News, March & Summer 2003
NDIA, Planning & Scheduling Excellence Guide (PASEG), 9 March 2016
NDIA, Guide to Managing Programs Using Predictive Measures, 17 September 2014

Qualls, Yancy. “Applying Earned Schedule Principles in a Non-EVM Environment,” College of Scheduling Conference Proceedings, May 2010

Rujirayanyong, Thammasak. “A Comparison of Three Completion Date Predicting Methods for Construction Projects,” Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology, Volume 6 2009 (Kasetsart University, Thailand)

Shokri-Ghasabeh, Akrami. “How does a new set of Earned Value Management schedule control work? A case study in Iran,” World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society Transactions on Environment and Development, Issue 2, Volume 5, February 2009 (Note – the article is available free from charge at http://www.wseas.us/e-library/transactions/environment/2009/28-836.pdf.)

Stimpson, Christopher. “A Review of the Validity of Current Project Management Reports and the Identification of Areas Needing Improvement.” (unpublished – November 2007)
(Note – this lengthy paper is accompanied by its “Synopsis.”)

Stratton, Ray. “Applying Earned Schedule Analysis to EVM Data for Estimating Completion Date,” The Association for Advancement of Cost Engineering Proceedings, 2007

Stratton, Ray. “Earned Value Management,”  Projects and Profits (ICFAI / India), Jan 2006 {This article is a reprint of “Not Your Father’s Earned Value”}

Stratton, Ray. “Not Your Father’s Earned Value,”  Projects@Work (www.projectsatwork.com), Feb 24, 2005

Tzaveas, Theodoros, S. Katsavounis, G. Kalfakakou. “Analysis of Project Performance of a Real Case Study and Assessment of Earned Value and Earned Schedule Techniques for the Prediction of Project Completion Date,” Proceedings of IPMA Conference, May 2010 (Crete, Greece)

Tzaveas, Theodoros. “Earned Value Method (EVM) and Earned Schedule Methodologies Comparison, Greece,” Institution of Civil Engineers, November 2010

Van De Velde, Robert. “Agile’s Earned Schedule Baseline,” The Measurable News, 2017 Issue 4: 37-43
Van De Velde, Robert. “Earned Schedule for Agile Projects,” The Measurable News, 2014 Issue 1
Van De Velde,  Robert. “Managing the Unexpected with Earned Schedule,” PMWorldToday, October 2010
Van De Velde, Robert. “A Measure of Time,” Projects At Work (on-line www.ProjectsAtWork.com) , August 2009
Van De Velde, Robert. “Time is Up: Assessing Schedule Performance with Earned Value,” PMI World Today eJournal, October 2007 (Vol IX, Issue X)
(Note – the article is available on-line at URL: http://www.pmforum.org/library/papers/2007/PDFs/Van_De_Velde-10-07.pdf)
Vanhoucke, Mario. Interview with Dr. Mario Vanhoucke, Vlerick Reflect, November 2010
Vanhoucke, Mario. “Measuring Time: An Earned Value Performance Management Study,” The Measurable News, Issue 1 2010, 10-14
Vanhoucke, M.,S. Vandevoorde. “Forecasting a Project’s Duration under Various Topological Structures,” The Measurable News, 2009 Issue 1

Vanhoucke, M., S. Vandevoorde. “Earned Value Forecast Accuracy and Activity Criticality.” The Measurable News, Summer 2008

Vanhoucke, Mario. “Project Tracking and Control: Can We Measure the Time,” Projects & Profits, August 2008 (Note- the article is available on-line at URL www.iupindia.org/808/pp.asp for a charge of 50 Rupees.)
Vanhoucke, M., S. Vandevoorde. “Measuring the Accuracy of Earned Value / Earned Schedule Forecasting Predictors,” The Measurable News, Winter 2007-2008 (Note – the article is available on-line at URL:
http://www.pmi-cpm.org/pages/measurable_news/documents/Winter20072008Final5_000.pdf)

Vanhoucke M., S. Vandevoorde. “A Simulation and Evaluation of Earned Value Metrics to Forecast Project Duration" Journal of the Operations Research Society, Volume 58: 1361 - 1374, Issue 10 (October 2007) (Note – the article is made available on-line at a cost of $10 using the following URL: www.palgrave-journals.com.)

Vanhoucke, M.,  S. Vandevoorde. “A Comparison of Different Project Forecasting Methods Using Earned Value Metrics,” International Journal of Project Management, May 2006
Note - The article may be purchased for $30 from Science Direct using the following URL: article link
Virle, Rajesh and Sumedh Mhaske. “Application of Earned Value and Earned Schedule to Construction Project,” International Journal of Scientific Engineering and Research, September 2013 Volume 1 Issue 1
 
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