Is there any real difference between Burn Down Charts and EVM?

[bibshow]In the September/October 2010 issue of IEEE Software Hakan Erdogmus discusses the differences between Earned Value Management and current agile practices such as burn down charts. His conclusion is that while similar these two concepts are not the same.[bibcite key=”citeulike:13767577″] I do not agree, I think burn down charts and all that is merely a special case of EVM.

I do agree with one thing though, calling the budgeted cost of a work item its “value” is a misnomer.

A burn down chartSource: Philip Gillißen via Wikimedia Commons | PD

A burn down chart helps agilists keep their sprints on track.

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About Greger Wikstrand

Greger Wikstrand, Ph.D. M.Sc. is a TOGAF 9 certified enterprise architect with an interest in e-heatlh, m-health and all things agile as well as processes, methods and tools. Greger Wikstrand works as a consultant at Capgemini where he alternates between enterprise agile coaching, problem solving and designing large scale e-health services ...

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