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Earned Value (EV)

Earned Value / Budgeted Cost of Work Performed

Plain English

The value of work you have actually completed, priced at the original budget rate. This is your true progress — not just hours logged.

Worked Example

By Apr '26 you actually earned $4.6M of work — behind PV of $5.3M.
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