The first step in earned value management is to:

Question $18$Answer

a$.$

Clearly define each activity that will be performed including its resource needs and budget.

b$.$

Total the actual costs of doing each task to arrive at the actual cost of work performed.

c$.$

Develop a time$-$phased budget that shows expenditures across the project$$s life.

d$.$

Create the activity and resource usage schedules.