Cost and schedule variance data are part of earned value analysis, which is a tool that small and large businesses use as an early-warning system to identify and manage problems in ongoing projects.

When a company plans a project, it will estimate the cost of the project before beginning. It may also estimate the amount of time it expects the project to take to complete. However, these estimates ...

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