About Earned Value Management Certification
Overview
Earned Value Management Foundation and Practitioner
Benefits of Earned Value Management Certification
For Individuals
- Measure project health objectively, forecast future performance, and make data-driven decisions.
- Learn how to apply scope, time, and cost to create comprehensive project performance measurements.
- Incorporate data visualization to illustrate project performance and value over time.
- Make informed decisions by assessing project performance in real time.
For Organizations
- Improves transparency and collaborative decision-making across multiple projects, helping organizations build consistency and trust.
- Offers different methods to detect risk so that teams may intervene before a project slips — either maintaining or exceeding value outcomes.
- Introduces a unique set of data that, when tracked over time, can be used for benchmarking purposes to refine project processes and efficiency.
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Pass the exam & receive a certificate
When you are ready to take your exam, book an online timeslot yourself with APMG, or your training organization may organize this for you. If you pass your exam APMG will issue you with a digital badge for you to share!
Earned Value Management Certification levels
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SFIA
This APMG certification has been informally mapped against the SFIA Framework to indicate the skills that are addressed and referenced by the certification. Although it is not yet possible to claim this digital badge, the indicative skills can be used to plan your professional development through assessing the skills you have and the skills you need for the role you want.
knowledge
Foundation
Generic attribute Knowledge up to level 3, Measurement level 3
Same as above plus Measurement level 4, Project Management level 4
knowledge
Practitioner
Generic attribute Knowledge up to level 3, Measurement up to level 4
Same as above plus Measurement level 5, Project Management level 4
knowledge
Foundation
Generic attribute Knowledge up to level 3, Measurement level 3
Same as above plus Measurement level 4, Project Management level 4
knowledge
Practitioner
Generic attribute Knowledge up to level 3, Measurement up to level 4
Same as above plus Measurement level 5, Project Management level 4
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FAQs
Earned Value Management is a project control process based on a structured approach to planning, cost collection and performance measurement. It facilitates the integration of project scope, time and cost objectives and the establishment of a baseline plan for performance measurement.
The establishment of a Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) is essential to conducting successful EVM and consists of:
Defined scope and assumptions
Activities scheduled in logical sequence
Resources / costs (labour and materials)
(APM Body of Knowledge 5th Edition)
APMG-International have developed a qualification scheme working in partnership with the Association for Project Management (APM) Earned Value Specific Interest Group.
Our Earned Value Management qualification scheme has one main supporting publication called Earned Value Management Handbook. This can be purchased from APMG-Business Books.
The Earned Value Management examinations are currently available in English only. Translations are considered based on demand.
The Earned Value Management Handbook publication is currently available in English only. Translations will be considered based on demand.
For individuals self-studying it is almost impossible to say. As all candidates have different experience and amount of time available for study, it varies from person to person. We suggest you buy the manual and have a look through for yourself before deciding how long you need to spend learning.
For those studying with an accredited training organization, foundation courses are typically delivered over 2-3 days, with combined foundation and practitioner courses typically delivered other 5 days. We recommend investigating with individual providers, as many will offer tailored and blended learning solutions.
The certifications are not valid for a defined period and will not expire.
Foundation: Candidates must achieve a score of 26/40 (65%) to pass.
Practitioner: Candidates must achieve a score of 40/80 (50%) to pass.
- Provisional results: After completing the Foundation examination, candidates may receive provisional results either orally from the invigilator or on-screen at the end of an online exam.
- Official results: Once processed, official results, including a PDF breakdown of marks by syllabus area, are available in the APMG Candidate Portal. Results are issued as the total number of marks achieved.
- Processing time: Exam papers are usually marked immediately after the exam. APMG formally processes and confirms results via the Candidate Portal within 2 working days of receiving completed papers.
- Outstanding payments: In exceptional cases, results may be withheld until full payment has been received.
Once you’ve been notified that you’ve passed your exam, you will have the option to create a digital badge in APMG's Candidate Portal.
Visit APMG's Candidate Portal, view your exam results and select 'Create Badge'.
This takes you to the Credly website where the digital badges are hosted. You will be guided through the Credly account creation process.
Once you have created an account with Credly, log into the account and accept your pending badge.
Candidates will be able to claim their digital badge and electronic certificate from the APMG Candidate Portal within two business days of their exam result being issued.