Free project controls guide

Use project-control formulas without losing the operating context behind the numbers.

This plain-language reference explains common cost, schedule and forecast measures, then provides worksheets for a manual project check and a build-or-buy decision.

Put it to work

What this tool helps you do

  • Define planned and verified progress on the same status date.
  • Calculate PV, EV, CV, SV, CPI, SPI, EAC, ETC, VAC and TCPI.
  • Interpret results without treating one metric as the whole story.
  • Compare build and buy costs over the same evaluation period.

How to use it

  1. 01

    Confirm the budget, status date, planned progress, verified progress and actual cost.

  2. 02

    Calculate only when the underlying inputs use the same baseline and date.

  3. 03

    Review scope, productivity, commitments and changes before acting.

  4. 04

    Record the decision, owner and next forecast update.

Use it as a starting point.

Educational planning resource using simplified project-control conventions. Verify formulas, inputs, accounting treatment, contract requirements and decisions with an appropriate qualified professional. Results are not guaranteed.

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