The standard for project management

Earned value analysis.

 Described in Section 7.4.2.2. Schedule performance measurements such as schedule 

variance (SV) and schedule performance index (SPI) are used to assess the magnitude of variation to the original 

schedule baseline.

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Iteration burndown chart.

 This chart tracks the work that remains to be completed in the iteration backlog. It 

is used to analyze the variance with respect to an ideal burndown based on the work committed from iteration 

planning (see Section 6.4.2.8). A forecast trend line can be used to predict the likely variance at iteration 

completion and take appropriate actions during the course of the iteration. A diagonal line representing the ideal 

burndown and daily actual remaining work is then plotted. A trend line is then calculated to forecast completion 

based on remaining work. Figure 6-24 is an example of an iteration burndown chart.