1. United Nations CEFACT and Earned Value Generation 3 The Gold Standard for Project Management and Reporting Published March 25, 2008

2. What is Project Management Project Management is the discipline of planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives. Earned Value Management (EVM) is a project management tool that integrates the technical, cost, and schedule parameters of a contract or project.

3. What EVM Does For You It improves the transparency of the manufacturing or construction process so that when problems arise, the right people can be notified in real-time. It improves situational awareness of programs. It provides metrics allowing problems to be anticipated and corrected

4. EVGen3 Objectives Eliminate disparate formats and media Create a library of formal, published XML schemas (data components) that can be used by the project management community Facilitate data exchange for all parties –Customer, prime contractor, teammates, multiple tiers of suppliers, internal management It is the world standard for cost and schedule reporting and management

5. What Is In The UN/CEFACT Standard The Business Requirements Specification (BRS) The Requirements Specification Mapping (RSM) 10 XML Schemas representing Business Messages

6. Contact Information Bernard Longhi, Chair TBG6 –bernard.longhi@blc-consultants.combernard.longhi@blc-consultants.com John Van Dinther, Director IT, DCMA –John.vandinther@dcma.milJohn.vandinther@dcma.mil Chris Hassler, DCMA, Project Editor –Chris.hassler.ctr@dcma.milChris.hassler.ctr@dcma.mil