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[Michael Tuts <tuts AT pmtuts.net>]

Hi All,
I made a backup slide for my talk tomorrow regarding scientific (uncosted) 
labor (based on the July IPD file for time phased NSF FTE but filtering on 
"...U_COST_..." resources. The first tab shows it for L2 with a plot, and the 
second tab shows the detail for each WBS L3 with a list of the specific 
uncosted resources. Maybe this is helpful should the issue come up tomorrow - 
not that I expect it to, but you never know.
Cheers, Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: Gustaaf Brooijmans <gusbroo AT nevis.columbia.edu> 
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2021 2:51 PM
To: Fisher, Wade <fisherw AT msu.edu>; Tim Andeen 
<timothy.robert.andeen AT cern.ch>; Schwienhorst, Reinhard <schwier AT msu.edu>; 
Novakova, Penka N <penka AT bnl.gov>; Michael Tuts <tuts AT nevis.columbia.edu>
Subject: Re: Some notes from CAM interviews - day 1


Hi,

So where this is particularly relevant from an EVMS perspective is that since 
we don't pay for scientific labor, it doesn't enter any of the standard EVMS 
metrics (it has $0 BCWS, BCWP and ACWP).  The usual follow-up question is 
"how do you measure progress then"?  And our answer is that almost every task 
with uncosted labor has at least as much costed labor.

Best,

Gustaaf

On 8/17/21 2:23 PM, Fisher, Wade wrote:
> Hi Gustaaf,
> 
> Yes, Carrie also sent a correction on the uncosted labor.  Somehow I 
> had gotten it into my mind that the question was about costed 
> scientific labor and couldn't turn my brain around after that.  Thanks 
> for trying to get me on the right path, though!
> 
> Best regards,
> Wade
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> *From:* Gustaaf Brooijmans <gusbroo AT nevis.columbia.edu>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 17, 2021 2:14 PM
> *To:* Fisher, Wade <fisherw AT msu.edu>; Tim Andeen 
> <timothy.robert.andeen AT cern.ch>; Schwienhorst, Reinhard 
> <schwier AT msu.edu>; Novakova, Penka N <penka AT bnl.gov>; Michael Tuts 
> <tuts AT nevis.columbia.edu>
> *Subject:* Some notes from CAM interviews - day 1
> 
> Hello Wade,
> 
> Well done.  A few small mistakes listed below.  Two are also relevant 
> for Tim and Reinhard, so cc'd.
> 
> -Yes, there is uncosted labor in the 6.8.3 RLS.  Quite a bit.
> 
> -Schedule variance and cost variance are independent!  A schedule 
> variance does not create a cost variance and vice-versa: a schedule 
> variance refers to work not done (or done ahead of time), whereas a 
> cost variance measures the difference in planned vs actual cost for 
> *work done only*.
> 
> -The one year delay in the schedule that was already implemented in 
> the need-by dates is not COVID-related.  It's due to the "original LS2"
> delay.  There is likely to be another delay, that one due to covid.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Gustaaf
> 

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Als sie mich holten,
gab es keinen mehr, der protestieren konnte.

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