TMN, Issue 2, 2012: Dynamic Scheduling: Integrating schedule risk analysis with earned value management

In this article, published in 2012 in The Measurable News, two alternative project control methods, known as bottom-up project control (see ”Bottom-up project control: Setting action thresholds using schedule risk analysis") and top-down project control (See ”Top-down project control: Setting action thresholds using earned value management") are compared to each other. Bottom-up control makes use of schedule risk analysis to determine the set of activities that need the highest control (see “Schedule Risk Analysis: How to measure your baseline schedule’s sensitivity?") while bottom-up control relies on earned value management  (see ”Earned Value Management: An overview") to create early warning signals when projects need actions.