Integrated Cost and Schedule Control Systems for Nuclear Power Plant Construction: Leveraging Strategic Advantages to Owners and EPC Firms

Table 6

NPP EVMS standard procedures for system development.

Description; (S-)	Method and procedure	Technique
Budget; (SB)	SBD: standard estimate database; SBE: project estimate; SBB: project budget	(i) Knowledge embedding; (ii) Self-evolving; (iii) Future extension to BIM
PV; (SP)	SPA: top-down Qty based assignment; SPW: standard weighted milestones	(i) Earned standards; (ii) Simplified resources
EV; (SE)	SEV: rolling up EVs based on Qty; SES: existing scheduling system	(i) Target progress concept; (ii) Activities not connected to cost
AC; (SA)	SAC: decomposed cost from ERP; SAA: existing accounting system (ERP)	(i) Quantity and resource related; (ii) Generic accounting system