NASA EVM Acronyms
Acronym |
Definition |
AA |
Advance Agreement |
ABC |
Agency Baseline Commitment |
AC |
Accomplishment Criteria or Actual Costs |
ACO |
Administrative Contracting Officer |
ACWP |
Actual Cost of Work Performed (also referred to as Actual Cost and “AC”) |
AE |
Apportioned Effort |
AF |
Actual Finish |
ALDS |
Agency Labor Distribution System |
ARC |
Ames Research Center |
AS |
Actual Start |
AS/AF |
Actual Start/Actual Finish |
ASAP |
As soon as possible |
ATP |
Authority to Proceed |
AUW |
Authorized Unpriced Work |
BAC |
Budget at Completion |
BCR |
Baseline Change Request |
BCWP |
Budgeted Cost for Work Performed (or Earned Value) |
BCWR |
Budgeted Cost of Work Remaining |
BCWS |
Budgeted Cost for Work Scheduled (or Planned Value) |
BEI |
Baseline Execution Index |
BOBJ |
Business Objects |
BOE |
Basis of Estimate |
BW |
Business Warehouse |
C/SRA |
Cost and Schedule Risk Assessment |
CA |
Control Account |
CAC |
Cost at Completion |
CAM |
Control Account Manager (a.k.a. P-CAM for In-house projects) |
CAP |
Control Account Plan or Corrective Action Plan |
CAR |
Corrective Action Request |
CAS |
Cost Accounting Standards |
CBB |
Contract Budget Base (see PBB, Project Budget Base) |
CCB |
Configuration Change Board |
CCB |
Change Control Board |
CDR |
Critical Design Review |
CDRL |
Contract Data Requirements List |
CFA |
Cognizant Federal Agency |
CFO |
Chief Financial Officer |
CI |
Configuration Item |
CM |
Configuration Management |
CMO |
Center Management Operations |
CMP |
Configuration Management Plan |
CO |
Contracting Officer |
COM |
Cost of Money |
COR |
Contracting Officer Representative |
COTR |
Contracting Officer Technical Representative |
COTS |
Commercial-off-the-Shelf |
CP |
Critical Path |
CPAF |
Cost Plus Award Fee |
CPFF |
Cost Plus Fixed Fee |
CPI |
Cost Performance Index |
CPIF |
Cost Plus Incentive Fee |
CPLI |
Critical Path Length Index |
CPM |
Critical Path Method |
CPR |
Contract Performance Report |
CR |
Change Request |
CTC |
Contract Target Cost |
CTM |
Contract Technical Manager |
CV |
Cost Variance |
CWBS |
Contract Work Breakdown Structure |
DCAA |
Defense Contract Audit Agency |
DCMA |
Defense Contract Management Agency |
DFRC |
Dryden Flight Research Center |
DID |
Data Item Description |
DI-MGMT-81861 |
Data Item Description, Integrated Program Management Report (IPMR) |
DM |
Data Manager |
DOD |
Department of Defense |
DRD |
Data Requirements Description |
EAC |
Estimate at Completion (a.k.a. Latest Revise Estimate (LRE)) |
ECD |
Estimated Completion Date |
ECP |
Engineering Change Proposal |
EF |
Early Finish |
EIA |
Electronic Industries Alliance |
EIA-748 |
Electronic Industries Alliance-748 |
EIA-748 EVMS Standard |
Earned Value Management Systems, EIA-748 Current Release |
EOC |
Elements of Cost |
EPO |
Education and Public Outreach |
EPSS |
Enterprise Performance Support System |
ES |
Early Start |
ETC |
Estimate To Complete |
EV |
Earned Value |
EVA |
Extravehicular Activity (Project) |
EVM |
Earned Value Management |
EVMFP |
EVM Focal Point |
EVMS |
Earned Value Management System |
EVMWG |
Earned Value Management Working Group |
EVT |
Earned Value Technique (same as PMT) |
FA |
Formulation Agreement |
FAD |
Formulation Authorization Document |
FAR |
Federal Acquisition Regulation |
FF |
Finish to Finish |
FFP |
Firm Fixed-Price |
FMR |
Financial Management Requirements |
FNET |
Finish no earlier than |
FNLT |
Finish no Later than |
FPC |
Focal Point Council |
FPIF |
Fixed-Price Incentive Fee |
FS |
Finish to Start |
FY |
Fiscal Year |
G&A |
General & Administrative |
GAO |
Government Accountability Office |
GFE |
Government-Furnished Equipment |
GFM |
Government-Furnished Material |
GFP |
Government Furnished Property |
GRC |
Glenn Research Center |
GSE |
Ground Support Equipment |
GSFC |
Goddard Space Flight Center |
HQ |
NASA Headquarters |
IAWA |
Intra-Agency Work Agreement |
IBR |
Integrated Baseline Review |
ICD |
Interface Control Document |
IEAC |
Independent Estimate at Completion |
IECD |
Independent Estimated Completion Date |
ILS |
Integrated Logistic Support |
IMP |
Integrated Master Plan |
IMS |
Integrated Master Schedule |
IPMR |
Integrated Program Management Report |
IPT |
Integrated Product Team |
IT |
Information Technology |
ITD |
Inception to Date |
JCL |
Joint Cost and Schedule Confidence Level |
JPL |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
JSC |
Johnson Space Center |
KDP |
Key Decision Point |
KSC |
Kennedy Space Center |
LaRC |
Langley Research Center |
LCC |
Life Cycle Costs |
LCCE |
Life Cycle Cost Estimate |
LCR |
Life Cycle Review |
LF |
Late Finish |
LOE |
Level of Effort |
LRE |
Latest Revised Estimate (contractor estimate – see EAC) |
LS |
Late Start |
LWF |
Lying Weasel Factor |
M |
Million |
MDAA |
Mission Directorate Associate Administrator |
MDAA/HQ |
Mission Directorate Associate Administrator/NASA Headquarters |
MdM |
Metadata Manager |
MFO |
Must finish on |
MIL |
Military |
MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
MR |
Management Reserve |
MSFC |
Marshall Space Flight Center |
MSO |
Must start on |
NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
NASA FAR |
NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation |
NCC |
Negotiated Contract Cost |
NDIA |
National Defense Industry Association |
NEN |
NASA Engineering Network |
NFS |
NASA FAR Supplement |
NID |
NASA Interim Directive |
NOA |
New Obligation Authority |
NPD |
NASA Policy Directive |
NPR |
NASA Procedural Requirements |
NSF |
NASA FAR Supplement |
NSM |
NASA Structure Management |
NTE |
Not to Exceed |
OBS |
Organization Breakdown Structure |
OCE |
Office of the Chief Engineer |
OCFO |
Office of the Chief Financial Officer |
ODC |
Other Direct Costs |
OMB |
Office of Management and Budget |
OPR |
Office of Primary Responsibilities |
OTB |
Over Target Baseline |
OTB / OTS |
Over Target Baseline / Over Target Schedule |
OTS |
Over Target Schedule |
PAC |
Price At Completion |
PBB |
Project Budget Base (see also CBB, Contract Budget Base) |
PBB |
Project Budget Base (same as CBB, but for In-house projects) |
PCA |
Program Commitment Agreement |
P-CAM |
Project Control Account Manager |
PDC |
Probability Distribution Curve |
PDR |
Preliminary Design Review |
PE |
Program or Project Event |
PM |
Program or Project Manager |
PMB |
Performance Measurement Baseline |
PMI |
Project Management Institute |
PMR |
Project Management Review |
PMT |
Performance Measurement Technique (same as EVT) |
PO |
Purchase Order |
PP |
Planning Package |
PP&C |
Project Planning and Control |
PPB |
Project Budget Base |
PPBE |
Planning, Programming, Budget, and Execution (process) |
PR |
Purchase Requisition or Procurement Requisition |
PRA |
Project Resource Analyst |
PV |
Price Variance |
QBD |
Quantifiable Back-up Data |
R&T |
Research and Technology |
RAM |
Responsibility Assignment Matrix |
RBS |
Resource Breakdown Structure |
RD |
Remaining Duration |
RFP |
Request for Proposal |
RTOPs |
Research and Technology Objectives and Plans Summaries |
S&MA |
Safety and Management Assurance |
SA |
Significant Accomplishment |
SAP |
Nickname for the NASA Core Financial System, so called because the system is based on SAP (Systems, Applications, Products) business applications] |
SE&I |
Systems Engineering and Integration |
SEB |
Source Evaluation Board |
SF |
Start to finish |
SLPP |
Summary Level Planning Package |
SME |
Subject Matter Expert |
SMP |
Schedule Management Plan |
SNET |
Start no earlier than |
SNLT |
Must finish on |
SOO |
Statement of Objectives |
SOW |
Statement of Work |
SP |
NASA Special Publication |
SP/EM |
Subproject/Element Manager |
SPI |
Schedule Performance Index |
SRA |
Schedule Risk Assessment |
SRB |
Standing Review Board |
SRL |
Significant Risk List |
SS |
Start to Start |
SSC |
Stennis Space Center |
STAT |
Schedule Test and Assessment Tool |
STI |
Scientific and Technical Information |
SV |
Schedule Variance |
SWO |
Stop Work Order |
TAB |
Total Allocated Budget |
TCPI |
To Complete Performance Index |
TCS |
Thermal Control System |
TD |
Technology Development |
TF |
Total Float (total slack) |
ToR |
Terms of Reference |
UB |
Undistributed Budget |
UFE |
Unallocated Future Expenses |
UV |
Usage Variance |
V&V |
Verification and Validation |
VAC |
Variance at Completion |
VAR |
Variance Analysis Report |
WAD |
Work Authorization Document |
WBS |
Work Breakdown Structure |
WP |
Work Package |