Managing Information Technology Projects: Applying Project Management Strategies to Software, Hardware, and Integration Initiatives

early finish (EF), 23–25

early schedule, 23, 24

early start (ES), 23–25

earned value analysis, 26, 28, 204–209

earned value (EV), 26, 28–30, 35–36, 203–204

and cost performance index, 32

and cost/schedule variance, 30–31

graph of, 36

and schedule performance index, 31

earned value management (EVM), 201–204

EF, see early finish

Eisenhower, Dwight D., on planning, 64

Emotional Intelligence (Daniel Goleman), 106

emotional quotient (EQ), 105–108

ES, see early start

estimate at completion (EAC), 31, 33–34, 211–212

estimate to complete (ETC), 31, 34–36, 212

ethical behavior, 104–105

EV, see earned value; expected value

evaluation, 68

establishing criteria for, 140, 141

in systems engineering, 189–190

trade-off analysis parameters for, 58–60

EVM, see earned value management

EV (work performed), 28

executive summary, 134–135

executive support, 2

expected value (EV), 168–176

Extreme Programming Explained (Kent Beck), 241

extreme programming (XP), 240–241