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Management Guide to Cost Schedule Control Systems Criteria: The Management Guide to C/SCSC
by Quentin W. Fleming
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Probus Publishing Co. (1988-12)
ISBN: 1557380112
EAN: 9781557380111
Binding/Media: Hardcover - 538 pages
SKU: 7AB2-046-7-0109
Condition: VG+
Comments: Clean copy, no markings by previous owners; Dust jacket slightly rubbed and soiled; Pages toning slightly with age, page ends lightly soiled; very lightly bumped; Corners and ends of spine very lightly bumped; Pages bright and tight. *International Buyers Welcome!* (except for prohibitively heavy items, as noted) - Satisfied customers in over 40 countries! We ship quickly and guarantee satisfaction. Your purchase helps support a U. Chicago student
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
In 1967 the Dept of Defense issued directive 7000.2 specifying 35 detailed criteria, with which any firm doing business with the DOD must comply or run the risk of being passed over for new military contract awards.
Since then the DPE and NASA, as well as over 200 American firms in the private sector, have set guidelines similar to this historic directive. A cadre of specialists has emerged over the past few decades for the sole purpose of helping large and small businesses that wish to compete for new government contracts to cope with C/SCSC.
Previously contractor management control systems had focused on 2 elements: the 'plan,' and the 'cost actuals.' C/SCSC has now added a third element: 'earned value,' or the physical work that was actually performed for the resources that were spent. With the addition of this 3rd element, government program managers have been better able to forecast the final costs and scheduled results of the many programs they must manage.
this book proves thorough coverage of subjects such as: 1) basics of cost control 2) scheduling fundamentals 3) implementation of C/SCSC 4) Critical C/SCSC Issues.
In addition, a complete appendix of US Government C/SCSC documents & a glossary of terms are included.
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Customer Reviews
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Still the best
Rating  (4)
Date: 2007-07-22
This text provides a solid and complete treatment of Earned Value from concept to the CPR Formats 1-5. The concepts are clearly developed and include the most important aspect of the components of the Performance Management Baseline (PMB) and the workings of the Contract Budget Baseline (CBB) log. This is much too often overlooked. Yet, it is quite essential for PMs to distinguish between and know how to coduct re-planning and reprogramming. EVMS does have a process for working changes and providing flexibilty other than the typical punt approaches that loose all performance tracking continuity needed for metrics, particularly in mature process oriented organizations.
I would really like to see a new version of this text with references to SOX and ANSI 748 (but retain history of C/SCSC design to show these really hasn't changed much), updated DIDs, a discussion on the known issues of SPI and the Earned Schedule alternative, and a brief survey of practical Risk Management Budgets utilization options. These add-ons would return the text to it's prior seminal standing.
Still, as of this posting, I'm using the text as the centerpiece for Earned Value training of my Businses Analysts and the study is going well. They even like the war stories.
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A easy to read book about the C/SCSC, origin of earned value
Rating  (5)
Date: 2005-03-21
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book is about the Cost/Schedule Control System Criteria (C/SCSC) that was established in 1967 by US DoD. The C/SCSC later becomes the Earned Value Management System (EVMS) in 1996.
I feel that it is very easy to read and help understanding the earned value method by knowing the origin form and the future direction. Some of topics are not covered in Quentin W. Fleming's Earned Value Project Management book, such as the chapter 12, the Buy Items : Major Subcontracts and the chapter 13, the buy items : Materials and Interdivisional.
This book includes a large portion of appendix, a 250 pages section out of the total 563 pages. They may be regarded as outdate materials. They are useful if you want to learned the backgound.
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An excellent guide for the starter and professional alike
Rating (5)
Date: 1997-08-13
4 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
Cost/Schedule Control Systems Criteria is a little known form of project management. The subject matter suffers from being very dry and complex. What this book does is to give clear knowledge whilst managing to keep the reader interested as well. The book covers the history of the techniques involved as well as the day-to-day application of them. This format serves to explain the method and the rationale behind the method. All avenues are explored and the book is generic enough to apply to any and all projects.
A well written, well informed guide to one of the most misunderstood and misused management tools.
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