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August 2005; Vol. 1 No. 3
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Earned Value Project Management
By Quentin Fleming and Joel Koppelman. Published by the Project Management Institute www.pmi.org / $34.95
Authors Quentin Fleming and Joel Koppelman explore how earned-value techniques can help agencies deliver unique projects and add value to government services. The book arrives on shelves at a time when the Office of Management and Budget is requiring agencies to adopt policies for using EVM and proposed changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation would standardize EVM use for all federal procurements. Koppelman, CEO of Primavera Systems Inc. of Bala Cynwyd, Pa., said that while the impending FAR requirement may seem to impose a difficult burden on agencies, it also represents an opportunity. “EVM is a proven methodology for successfully managing projects by combining costs, schedules and technical performance,” he said. The 212-page book includes chapters on the history of the EVM concept (the Defense Department first issued criteria for its use in 1967), understanding the scope of the project, integrating project scope with costs and schedule, and monitoring performance against the baseline.
The HR Value Proposition
By Dave Ulrich and Wayne Brockbank. Published by Harvard Business School Press www.hbspress.org / $35
Executives must build valued-added human resources practices that align with their organizations’ strategic goals, argue Dave Ulrich and Wayne Brockbank, partners at RBL Inc. of Provo, Utah, an HR and leadership consulting firm.
The book offers “an actionable blueprint for how HR executives can make this transformation,” the authors say. They identify 14 human capital criteria that have the greatest impact on value creation in the organization and outline what HR leaders have to do to build them. These include creating a clear line of sight from HR actions to the value they create for stakeholders, and upgrading the skills and competencies of every HR professional.
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