Re: Re: Responsibility

On Saturday, December 14, 2002, at 4:30:22 PM, Dale Emery <[email protected]> wrote:

>> > Though BCWP doesn't measure value in the usual sense of the word,
>> 
>> So why they call it a Value?

> I don't know.  I heard a story about it once, and it made an odd kind
> of sense to me.  But I don't remember the story now.

> Also, value has other not-uncommon meanings.  For example, when you're
> programming, you often think about the value of some variable.  That
> isn't an expression of what the parameter is worth.

> In any case, professional groups often co-opt perfectly good words and
> give them peculiar meanings.

What I think I understand from some notes from Glen is this:

It's best (common? required?) to measure actual completeness, not just amount of
the budget spent.

So if you budgeted $1000 for a feature, and you think the feature is half done,
your EV is $500. If it has cost you $750 to get there, the EV is still $500.

Is that right, Glen?

Ron Jeffries
www.XProgramming.com
I have tried in my way to be free.  -- Leonard Cohen


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