7DEC
7 - 11 Dec 2026Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
Professional training course · CM-041
Earned Value Management for Construction Projects
Construction projects often report that they are on budget and nearly complete until, suddenly, they are neither. Earned value management provides an objective way of…
- 5 daysClassroom
- 49Upcoming dates
- 12Cities
- £2,250Fees from
Course overview
Introduction
Construction projects often report that they are on budget and nearly complete until, suddenly, they are neither. Earned value management provides an objective way of integrating scope, schedule and cost so that project teams can see early whether work is being delivered as planned and forecast where the project is heading.
This Earned Value Management for Construction Projects training course shows how to apply earned value techniques to the realities of construction. Participants learn how to build a performance measurement baseline from the work breakdown structure, schedule and estimate, measure progress objectively, calculate variances and performance indices, forecast completion cost and date, and use the results to drive corrective action.
The course uses construction examples throughout, including civil, building and infrastructure projects, and addresses practical issues such as change, rework and subcontractor reporting.
Course Objectives
By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the principles and benefits of earned value management
- Build a work breakdown structure and control accounts for construction
- Develop a time-phased performance measurement baseline
- Measure physical progress objectively using appropriate methods
- Calculate schedule and cost variances and performance indices
- Forecast estimate at completion and completion dates
- Manage changes and maintain baseline integrity
- Report earned value results and drive corrective action
Target Audience
This training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals, including:
- Project managers and construction managers
- Project controls and planning engineers
- Cost engineers and quantity surveyors
- Project directors and sponsors
- Owner's representatives and project management consultants
- Contract and commercial managers
Training Methodology
The course is practical and calculation-based. Participants build a baseline for a sample construction project, measure progress from site data, calculate earned value metrics, prepare forecasts and interpret results to recommend actions. Spreadsheet templates are used to reinforce learning.
Target Competencies
- Baseline development
- Progress measurement
- Earned value analysis
- Cost and schedule forecasting
- Change control
- Performance reporting
Course outline
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1Day One: Earned Value Fundamentals
- Why traditional cost reporting can mislead
- Planned value, earned value and actual cost explained
- The integration of scope, schedule and cost
- Earned value standards and guidelines in overview
- Benefits and limitations of earned value in construction
- Organisational requirements for earned value
- Exercise: interpreting a simple earned value chart
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2Day Two: Building the Performance Baseline
- Work breakdown structures for construction projects
- Control accounts and work packages
- Linking the schedule and cost estimate
- Time-phasing budgets and resource loading
- Management reserve and contingency treatment
- Baseline review and approval
- Workshop: building a baseline for a sample project
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3Day Three: Measuring Progress
- Objective progress measurement methods
- Weighted milestones, units completed and percent complete
- Measuring progress on earthworks, concrete and steelwork
- Subcontractor progress reporting requirements
- Recording actual costs and accruals
- Validating site progress claims
- Exercise: calculating earned value from site data
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4Day Four: Analysis and Forecasting
- Cost and schedule variances and their causes
- Cost and schedule performance indices
- Estimate at completion and estimate to complete
- To-complete performance index and its use
- Earned schedule for time forecasting
- Trend analysis and early warning signals
- Workshop: forecasting completion cost and date
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5Day Five: Change, Reporting and Corrective Action
- Incorporating approved changes into the baseline
- Handling rework, claims and disputed work
- Earned value reporting formats for different audiences
- Using results to drive recovery plans
- Integrating earned value with risk management
- Implementing earned value on your projects
- Personal action plan for earned value management
Schedule
Dates and fees
49 upcoming dates in 12 cities. Fees are per delegate; bring colleagues and every seat is discounted.
December 2026
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
14DEC
14 - 18 Dec 2026Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
21DEC
21 - 25 Dec 2026Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
January 2027
4JAN
4 - 8 Jan 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
11JAN
11 - 15 Jan 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
IstanbulTurkey · Classroom
£2,850per delegate2+ people: £2,280 each
18JAN
18 - 22 Jan 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
25JAN
25 - 29 Jan 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
February 2027
1FEB
1 - 5 Feb 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
8FEB
8 - 12 Feb 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
15FEB
15 - 19 Feb 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
Kuala LumpurMalaysia · Classroom
£2,250per delegate2+ people: £1,800 each
22FEB
22 - 26 Feb 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
March 2027
1MAR
1 - 5 Mar 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
8MAR
8 - 12 Mar 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
15MAR
15 - 19 Mar 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
22MAR
22 - 26 Mar 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
MadridSpain · Classroom
£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each
April 2027
5APR
5 - 9 Apr 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
MunichGermany · Classroom
£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each
12APR
12 - 16 Apr 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
19APR
19 - 23 Apr 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
26APR
26 - 30 Apr 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
May 2027
3MAY
3 - 7 May 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
10MAY
10 - 14 May 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
ParisFrance · Classroom
£4,500per delegate2+ people: £3,600 each
17MAY
17 - 21 May 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
24MAY
24 - 28 May 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
June 2027
7JUN
7 - 11 Jun 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
14JUN
14 - 18 Jun 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
21JUN
21 - 25 Jun 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
July 2027
5JUL
5 - 9 Jul 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
12JUL
12 - 16 Jul 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
19JUL
19 - 23 Jul 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
26JUL
26 - 30 Jul 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
ViennaAustria · Classroom
£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each
August 2027
2AUG
2 - 6 Aug 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
AmsterdamNetherlands · Classroom
£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each
9AUG
9 - 13 Aug 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
16AUG
16 - 20 Aug 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
23AUG
23 - 27 Aug 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
September 2027
6SEP
6 - 10 Sep 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
13SEP
13 - 17 Sep 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
20SEP
20 - 24 Sep 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
October 2027
4OCT
4 - 8 Oct 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
11OCT
11 - 15 Oct 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
18OCT
18 - 22 Oct 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates · Classroom
£5,250per delegate2+ people: £4,200 each
25OCT
25 - 29 Oct 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
November 2027
1NOV
1 - 5 Nov 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
8NOV
8 - 12 Nov 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
15NOV
15 - 19 Nov 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
22NOV
22 - 26 Nov 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
GenevaSwitzerland · Classroom
£5,250per delegate2+ people: £4,200 each
December 2027
6DEC
6 - 10 Dec 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
IstanbulTurkey · Classroom
£2,850per delegate2+ people: £2,280 each
13DEC
13 - 17 Dec 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
20DEC
20 - 24 Dec 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
27DEC
27 - 31 Dec 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
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Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long is the Earned Value Management for Construction Projects course?
The course runs over 5 days of classroom training, usually Monday to Friday.
When is the next Earned Value Management for Construction Projects course?
The next public date is 7 - 11 Dec 2026 in Barcelona. There are 49 upcoming dates in total.
Where is this course held?
Upcoming sessions run in Barcelona, Frankfurt, London, Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur, Madrid, Munich, Paris, Vienna, Amsterdam, Dubai, Geneva.
How much does the course cost?
Fees start from £2,250 per delegate, depending on the city. Fees include tuition and course materials.
Do participants receive a certificate?
Yes. Delegates who complete the course receive a London Leadership Management Innovation certificate of completion.
Can this course be delivered in-house for our team?
Yes. LLMI can tailor and deliver this course privately for your organisation at your premises or in one of our training cities.
Course information last updated 14 November 2026.
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