# Variance At Completion

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The Variance at Completion equation is used to compute the projected amount of budget deficit or surplus in project management assessment.

## INPUTS

• Budget at Completion (BAC) - the sum of all budgets established for the work to be performed
• Estimate at Completion (EAC) - the expected total cost of completing all work expressed as the sum of the actual cost to date and the estimate to complete

## NOTES

This variance estimation equation supports the Program Management assessment of project fiscal status as defined by the Earned Value Management approach.

The inputs can be in any monetary unit as long as they are consistent.

## Other Earned Value Management Formulas

#### Earned Value Management

• EVM Calculator - This is a calculator with a collection of EVM formulas.
• (PV) Planned Value is "The Authorized budget assigned to scheduled work."
• (CPI) Cost Performance Index  is a measure of the efficiency of expenses expended on a project.
• (EAC1) Estimated At Completion (v1)  - equation computes a project management metric, the Estimate at Completion (EAC).
• (TCPI1) To Complete Performance Index(v1) - is: "A measure of the cost performance that is required to be achieved with the remaining resources in order to meet a specified management goal, expressed as the ratio of the cost to finish the outstanding work to the remaining budget.” [from the PMBoK Guide 5th edition, Glossary]
• (AC) Actual Cost computes the real total cost incurred for the work performed on an activity during a specified period. In general, it is the actual amount spent on the project to date.
• (SPI) Schedule Performance Index is: "A measure of schedule performance expressed as the ratio of earned value and planned value.” [from the PMBoK Guide 5th edition, Glossary]
• (EAC2) Estimate At Completion (v2) is: "The expected total cost of completing all work expressed as the sum of the actual cost to date and the estimate to complete.” [from the PMBoK Guide 5th edition, Glossary]
• (TCPI2) To Complete Performance Index (v2)   - is "A measure of the cost performance that is required to be achieved with the remaining resources in order to meet a specified management goal, expressed as the ratio of the cost to finish the outstanding work to the remaining budget.” [from the PMBoK Guide 5th edition, Glossary]
• (EC) Estimate to Complete   equation is used to compute the expected cost to accomplish all the remaining project work.
• (BAC) Budget At Completion   equation is used to compute the sum of all budgets established for the work to be performed. This equation supports the Program Management assessment of project fiscal status using the Earned Value Management approach, which includes this calculation of the Budget at Completion.
• (VAC) Variance at Completion   is used to compute the projected amount of budget deficit or surplus in project management assessment.
• (EMV) Expected Monetary Value  is: "A statistical technique that calculates the average outcome when the future includes scenarios that may or may not happen. A common use of this technique is within decision tree analysis.” [from the PMBoK Guide 5th edition, Glossary].
• (EV) Earned Value  is used to measure the work performed expressed in terms of the authorized budget for that work. [from the PMBoK Guide 5th edition, Glossary]. It is also know as the Budgeted Cost of Work Performed (BCWP).
• (CV) Cost Variance  computes the difference between earned value(EV) and actual cost (AC). A positive CV is indicative of an under budget while a negative CV is indicative of an over budget.
• (SV) Schedule Variance  is: "A measure of schedule performance expressed as the difference between the earned value and the planned value.” [from the PMBoK Guide 5th edition, Glossary]
• (PrV) Present Value  computes the present value of money planned or estimated in the future that has been discounted to reflect its current value as if it existed today.

#### Schedule Float

• Float Start  equation computes the slack time available at the beginning of a project schedule.
• Float End  equation computes the slack time available at the end of a project schedule