Based on the information provided, assess and document your opinion about

the realism of the EAC for the A$-12$ program.

$$ To help you with the assessment, answer the following questions:

$$ What percent complete is the project? $[$EV$/$BAC$][$Answer: $]$

$$ What percent was scheduled to be complete? $[$PV$/$BAC$][$Answer: $]$

$$ What percent has been spent of the EAC? $[$AC$/$EAC$][$Answer: $]$

$$ Compare CPI and TCPI for realism:

$$ CPI shows the cost efficiency to date $[$Answer: $]$

$$ TCPI shows the required cost efficiency to meet the EAC $[$Answer: $]$

$$ If the CPI and TCPI are more than $10\%$ different, the EAC is very likely to be unrealistic $[($TCPI$-$CPI$)/$CPI$]$

X $100[$Answer: $]$

$$ Compare the overrun to date $($CV$)$ with the overrun at the end of the project $($VAC$)$:

$$ The CV shows the cost variance to date $[$CV $=$ EV $$ AC$][$Answer: $]$

$$ The VAC shows the projected cost variance at the end of the project, based on the EAC $[$VAC $=$ BAC $$

EAC$][$Answer: $]$

$$ If the overrun to date $($CV$)$ is worse than the projected final overrun $($VAC$),$ then a recovery is NOT

expected; recoveries of more than $10\%$ are rare, especially if the project is more than $20\%$ complete

$[$VAC$-$CV$)/$CV$]$ X $100$ and EV$/$BAC X $100[$Answer: $]$

$$ Calculate two statistical EACs, based on trends to date:

$$ Low End Statistical EAC $(1)=$ AC $+[($BAC $$ EV$)/$ CPI$][$Answer: $]$

$$ High End Statistical EAC $(2)=$ AC $+[($BAC $$ EV$)/($CPI X SPI$)][$Answer: $]$

$$ If you were a consultant for the government, what action would you

recommend for the A$-12$ Program? $[$Answer: $]$