EVM EVM Baseline and Work Authorization 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is rubber-baselining in EVM?
- Improperly revising the baseline to hide poor performance without formal authorization (Correct answer)
- A valid technique for adjusting baselines after approved scope changes
- Re-baselining after a contract modification
- Shifting budget between Control Accounts with CAM approval
Correct answer: Improperly revising the baseline to hide poor performance without formal authorization
Rubber-baselining is a prohibited practice where baselines are manipulated to mask cost or schedule variances without formal authorization.
Question 2: An Over Target Baseline (OTB) is established when:
- The contract budget base is exceeded and a formal re-baseline is needed to restore meaningful performance data (Correct answer)
- A contractor wants to hide schedule variances
- Management Reserve is exhausted
- Undistributed Budget is fully allocated
Correct answer: The contract budget base is exceeded and a formal re-baseline is needed to restore meaningful performance data
An OTB is a formal re-baseline performed when the original budget is no longer achievable and continued use would produce meaningless EVM data.
Question 3: The Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) is conducted to:
- Verify the contractor's baseline is realistic, complete, and measurable (Correct answer)
- Approve contract modifications
- Conduct surveillance of monthly EVM reports
- Review the WBS dictionary for completeness
Correct answer: Verify the contractor's baseline is realistic, complete, and measurable
The IBR is a formal review between the customer and contractor to confirm the PMB adequately reflects the project's scope, schedule, and budget.
Question 4: Which document authorizes a contractor to perform specific work in EVM?
- Work Authorization Document (WAD) (Correct answer)
- Contract Performance Report (CPR)
- Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)
- Baseline Change Request (BCR)
Correct answer: Work Authorization Document (WAD)
A Work Authorization Document formally authorizes the performer (Control Account Manager) to begin work on a defined scope.
Question 5: Rolling Wave Planning in EVM means:
- Near-term work is planned in detail while future work remains in Planning Packages (Correct answer)
- All work is planned to the lowest WBS level before project start
- The schedule is rolled forward daily to reflect actual progress
- Work packages are opened in waves of ten at a time
Correct answer: Near-term work is planned in detail while future work remains in Planning Packages
Rolling Wave Planning progressively elaborates work packages as the project progresses, allowing near-term detail planning while future work remains summarized.
Question 6: A Baseline Change Request (BCR) is required when:
- Any authorized change to the PMB scope, budget, or schedule is needed (Correct answer)
- A CAM wants to shift budget between two of their own work packages
- An estimate-at-completion is revised upward
- Monthly performance data reveals a schedule variance
Correct answer: Any authorized change to the PMB scope, budget, or schedule is needed
A BCR is the formal mechanism for making authorized, documented changes to the Performance Measurement Baseline.
EVM EVM Baseline and Work Authorization 2
What is rubber-baselining in EVM?