CAP: Security Assessment and Authorization Certification - Schedule Variance Formula

Schedule Variance Formula

Question

Beth is the project manager of the BFG Project for her company.

In this project Beth has decided to create a contingency response based on the performance of the project schedule.

If the project schedule variance is greater than $10,000 the contingency plan will be implemented.

What is the formula for the schedule variance?

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The formula for Schedule Variance (SV) is A. SV=EV-PV.

In this formula, EV represents the Earned Value, which is the value of completed work expressed in terms of the budget assigned to that work. It is the amount of work that has been completed as of a certain point in time, multiplied by the budgeted cost for that work.

PV represents the Planned Value, which is the budgeted cost for the work scheduled to be completed up to that point in time. It is the amount of work that was planned to be completed as of a certain point in time, multiplied by the budgeted cost for that work.

SV represents the Schedule Variance, which is the difference between the Earned Value and the Planned Value. It indicates whether the project is ahead of or behind schedule. If the SV is positive, then the project is ahead of schedule. If the SV is negative, then the project is behind schedule.

In Beth's case, she has decided to create a contingency response based on the performance of the project schedule. If the project schedule variance is greater than $10,000, the contingency plan will be implemented. This means that she wants to track the difference between the Earned Value and the Planned Value and take action if the difference exceeds a certain amount, which in this case is $10,000.