Project Management Using Earned Value: 2nd Edition [Textbook Binding]

Gary C Humphreys (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2011

Project Management Using Earned Value - 2nd Edition
This book establishes a new definitive resource in the field of Earned Value Project Management.  No other resource addresses all aspects of Earned Value Project Management in this manner or to this degree.  No other resource contains all of the information necessary to take you from understanding to implementation.  This book is designed for anyone with a basic familiarity with the requirements and disciplines of project management who desires to know more about planning and control and how to to improve these processes through the use of Earned Value.  The material in this book has been drawn from the collective experiences of the author and many of the Humphreys & Associates personnel, consultants in project and program management for over 30 years.  The chapters have been grouped into sections, each section representing a major activity in the planning and control process: Organization, Scheduling, Estimating, Planning, Budgeting and Earned Value.  There is also a section on Implementation.  Also included are process flowcharts, chapter and section quizzes, case studies, and appendices.  Over 750 pages!
Recommended by the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE) as the study guide for their EVP Certification Exam.

Product Details

• Textbook Binding: 750 pages
• Publisher: Humphreys & Assoc.; 2nd edition (January 1, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970861400
• ISBN-13: 978-0970861405
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.7 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #835,870 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reference for EVP or PMI certification, November 19, 2009

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V. Tran (Washington, D.C.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Project Management Using Earned Value: 2nd Edition (Textbook Binding)

This is the most detailed book on EVMS out on the market. I have read almost all books on EVMS and this stands alone as the reference point for my work along with my EVM mentors. This book is reference for the Earned Value Professional certification and can provide more help on your PMI cert in the Schedule K.A. than any other EVMS book. How great is this book compared to others on the market? I took a one week external EVMS training course along with being mentored by other EVM experts and barely understood 20% of EVMS. If you want to become an expert or apply EVMS on your projects, I recommend you spend the extra dollars (or expense it)and buy this book and Paul Soloman's "Performance-Based Earned Value" and spend some hours on DAU course if you're a defense or government employee/contractor.

Update 12/29/10: Another great book to understand the ANSI 32 points is "A Practical Guide to Earned Value Project Management and A Practical Guide to Earned Value Project Management, Second Edition (Practical Guides) and MS Project 2007 by Stover - link for 2010 once its ready.Microsoft Project 2010 Inside Out

3.0 out of 5 stars Too much dribble, July 22, 2010

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Julie Blue "Mike O." (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Project Management Using Earned Value: 2nd Edition (Textbook Binding)

It is clear Humphreys' understands Earned Value; however this book does a poor job of getting to the point and explaining the concept clearly; providing too much detail in some areas and not enough in others, making it difficult to maintain focus while reading. There is a vast number of figures/examples provided by the author; however they routinely fail to provide a good example of the concept mentioned. Bottom line; this book is not one I would recommend for self teaching, however may be beneficial in a formal classroom setting, with an instructor that can help trim the fat of this book.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Go Green Humphrey! 2lbs of paper waste!, July 29, 2010

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Peter M Smith - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Project Management Using Earned Value: 2nd Edition (Textbook Binding)

A possible rip off and a disgusting waste of paper. Look - the book has value for sure - but it should be distributed electronically. If you buy this in the paper form (the only type available at the time) you will be sent something set out in some 1980's type face (12 point) with page after page of screen shots from what looks like a powerpoint presentation printed on about 3lb of GLOSSY paper. Wake up guys - if you make it in electronic form, we'd be happy to buy it in that form. GO GREEN. The content is acceptable for a book forced on me by a lecturer's choice but... NOT HAPPY GARY!