Measure performance with earned value
Link activities to budget lines and compare completed work, elapsed time and expected cost. Progress no longer depends on perception.
What you'll learn
How measure performance with earned value works inside Perfour.
What information you need and how it stays connected to Schedules.
How to preserve traceability and find the record later.
How to complete earned value
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Understand the objective
The schedule organizes packages, groups, tasks and milestones over time and expresses execution logic through dependencies. Perfour provides Gantt and list views for planning and updates. This guide focuses on measure performance with earned value.
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Prepare earned value
Define activities with name, start, finish, duration, priority, status and owners. Add predecessors and successors to represent what must finish before the next activity begins.
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Complete the workflow in Perfour
Build packages and activities, connect dependencies, review the sequence in Gantt and update actual dates and progress. Analyze changes for their effect on milestones and project finish. Connecting time and cost improves performance analysis.
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Review relationships and traceability
The schedule shares context with tasks, RFIs, Daily Logs and budget items. Relationships explain why an activity was delayed and which cost or decision it affects. Look for unassigned activities, impossible dates, circular dependencies, overdue milestones and unsupported progress. Always compare the live plan with the available approved reference.
Frequently asked questions
What is earned value and what is it for?+
The schedule organizes packages, groups, tasks and milestones over time and expresses execution logic through dependencies. Perfour provides Gantt and list views for planning and updates.
What information do I need to measure performance with earned value?+
Define activities with name, start, finish, duration, priority, status and owners. Add predecessors and successors to represent what must finish before the next activity begins.
How is this process completed in Perfour?+
Build packages and activities, connect dependencies, review the sequence in Gantt and update actual dates and progress. Analyze changes for their effect on milestones and project finish. Connecting time and cost improves performance analysis.
Which other modules does it connect with?+
The schedule shares context with tasks, RFIs, Daily Logs and budget items. Relationships explain why an activity was delayed and which cost or decision it affects.
What should I check before considering it complete?+
Look for unassigned activities, impossible dates, circular dependencies, overdue milestones and unsupported progress. Always compare the live plan with the available approved reference.