35. Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS)

Comment: A respondent recommended that DoD validate the requirements of EVMS (ANSI/EIA-748 standard) with regard to reliability, effectiveness, and efficiency prior to proceeding to a final rule.

Response: DoD recognizes the 32 guidelines in the ANSI/EIA-748 for use on defense acquisition programs. These guidelines have become, and continue to be, the universally accepted criteria against which industry and the Government determine and document the reliability and effectiveness of their EVMS. The National Defense Industrial Association Program Management Systems Committee is required to periodically reaffirm ANSI/EIA-748 and make any required revisions, with full and active participation by the Government. Therefore, DoD continues to recognize the EVMS guidelines in the revised version of ANSI/EIA-748 and will continue to direct their use in DoD's earned value management policy.