CAPM Practice: Determine how to document project controls of predictive, plan-based projects

Earned Value Management uniquely integrates scope (what work was planned vs. done), schedule (when it was planned vs. when it was done), and cost (how much was planned vs. spent) in one system. EVM metrics (SPI, CPI, SV, CV) provide an integrated view of project health that separate schedule and cost tools cannot achieve.

**Why not A:** Using a Gantt chart for schedule and a pie chart for cost provides separate views that are not integrated. This approach requires manual correlation between two tools and does not provide the unified performance measurement that EVM offers.

**Why not B:** Creating separate reports and comparing them manually is inefficient and error-prone. Without integration, it is difficult to understand whether cost variances are caused by schedule delays, scope changes, or inefficiency. EVM provides this integration automatically.

**Why not C:** Tracking actual dates and costs separately provides raw data without integrated analysis. Without a common framework like EVM that links scope, schedule, and cost, separate tracking cannot answer questions about cost efficiency relative to work accomplished.