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Earned Value Management Systems - Alaskan Way Viaduct and Seawall Replacement Program

Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
• 1.0 Introduction and Purpose of Report
• 2.0 Alaskan Way Viaduct & Seawall Replacement Program (AWVSRP) Background
• 3.0 Overview of the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Earned Value (EV) Practices
  • 3.1 Accounting Structure
  • 3.2 Control Accounts
  • 3.3 Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Master Deliverable List (MDL)
  • 3.4 Consultant Contracts
  • 3.5 Schedule Milestones
  • 3.6 Computerized Systems that Support EV
  • 3.7 Summary of Current EV Procedures
• 4.0 Initial EV Use: April 2006 – April 2008
  • 4.1 Overview of EV Implementation at WSDOT's Urban Corridor Office (UCO) and on AWVSRP
  • 4.2 Refinements and improvements in procedures and factors affecting initial implementation
  • 4.3 Training Provided to Staff
  • 4.4 Use of EV During Design Phase – Notes from Industry
• 5.0 Lessons Learned through April 2008
  • 5.1 Management Support and Communicating Business Need
  • 5.2 Project Management Factors
  • 5.3 Personnel & Training
  • 5.4 Prior Development of Other Supporting Project Controls Capabilities
  • 5.5 Early Establishment of Procedures
  • 5.6 Software Systems
  • 5.7 Integration of Contract Language to EV Requirements.
  • 5.8 Measuring Progress
  • 5.9 Cautionary Notes about use of Earned Value from Industry
• 6.0 Plans for the Use of EV During Construction
• 7.0 Exhibits
  • Master Deliverable List (MDL)
  • Project Management and Reporting Language included in Task Orders
  • Example Consultant Monthly Percent Complete Report
  • Example Task Order Manager Report
  • Example EV Data Presented in Monthly Confidence Meetings
  • Example Monthly Progress Report
  • Example Earned Value Analysis Accompanying the Monthly Progress Report
  • Tracking Schedule used for Allocation of Program-wide Costs to Individual Projects
  • AWVSRP Organization Charts
  • Trend Program Flow Diagrams
• 8.0 Bibliography
• 9.0 Contributors to this Report