1. Earned Value Management System Acceptance Working Group
Buddy Everage
Working Group Lead

2. Earned Value Management System Acceptance: Agenda
Goals & Objectives
Document Status
Next Steps

3. Earned Value Management System Acceptance: Goals and Objectives
Develop a methodology for System Acceptance that will:
Complement and/or replace the existing DCMA methodology
Meet the system acceptance or certification requirements of all stakeholders (government agencies, DCMA, industry)
Provide a standard methodology regardless of the organization conducting the acceptance review (i.e., government agency, 3rd party, or self-evaluation)

4. Earned Value Management System Acceptance: System Acceptance Guide Outline
Original Draft
November Draft
Current Draft
Introduction
Steps in System Acceptance Process
System Design and Implementation
Self-Evaluation Review
Compliance Assessment
Compliance Acceptance
System Acceptance
Introduction
Steps in System Acceptance Process
System Design and Implementation
EVMS System Compliance Evaluation Review
Acceptance of System Compliance
Appendix A: Compliance Team Qualification Guidelines
Introduction
The System Acceptance Process
System Design and Implementation
EVMS System Compliance Evaluation Review
System Compliance Acceptance
Appendix A: Compliance Team Qualification Guidelines
Appendix B: Example CER Report
Appendix C: PAR and CER Execution Considerations

5. Earned Value Management System Acceptance: The System Acceptance Process

6. Earned Value Management System Acceptance: Comments Received To Date
Inconsistency in titles of referenced documents and/or incorrect titles
Concerns about cross-agency acceptance and reciprocal agreements
What is the motivation? Who is going to enforce?
Concerns about the number of documents submitted with proposal as evidence of compliance (EVM System Owner Responsibilities)
Concerns about the EVM Executive Agent Responsibilities with regard to approving the System Owner’s EVMS changes
The Compliance Evaluation Team qualifications (Appendix A) is the wrong version.

7. Earned Value Management System Acceptance: The Next Steps
Obtain additional comments/recommendations for final document
Working Group will review and incorporate changes as required
Comments/recommendations received to date are minor; no show stoppers.
Request approval of PMSC members to publish the System Acceptance Guide

8. Earned Value Management System Acceptance: A Job Well Done!
Thanks to the entire Working Group for their dedication and hard work in the development of this document
A special thanks to Rewrite Team:
Bill Altman and Battelle Tech Writer
Joe Houser
Gary Humphreys
Floyd Reece
Harry Sparrow