Editing Earned value management (section)

=== US defense industry ===
The EVM concept took root in the [[United States Department of Defense]] in the 1960s. The original concept was called the [[Program evaluation and review technique|Program Evaluation and Review Technique]], but it was considered overly burdensome and not very adaptable by contractors whom were mandated to use it, and many variations of it began to proliferate among various procurement programs. In 1967, the [[United States Department of Defense|DoD]] established a criterion-based approach, using a set of 35 criteria, called the Cost/Schedule Control Systems Criteria (C/SCSC). In the 1970s and early 1980s, a [[subculture]] of C/SCSC analysis grew, but the technique was often ignored or even actively resisted by [[project manager]]s in both government and industry. C/SCSC was often considered a financial control tool that could be delegated to analytical specialists.

In 1989, EVM leadership was elevated to the [[Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment|Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition]], thus making EVM an element of program management and procurement. In 1991, [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]] [[Dick Cheney]] canceled the Navy [[A-12 Avenger II]] Program because of performance problems detected by EVM. This demonstrated that EVM mattered to secretary-level leadership. In the 1990s, many [[Federal Acquisition Regulation|U.S. Government regulations]] were eliminated or streamlined. However, EVM not only survived the acquisition reform movement, but became strongly associated with the acquisition reform movement itself. Most notably, from 1995 to 1998, ownership of EVM criteria (reduced to 32) was transferred to industry by adoption of ANSI EIA 748-A standard.<ref>{{cite web
 | year = 1998
 | title = ANSI EIA-748 Standard – Earned Value Management Systems
 | edition = June 1998
 | publisher = Electronic Industries Alliance
 | url = https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:KBVRrCRuFvAJ:www.srs.gov/general/EFCOG/02GovtReferences/03NDIAANSI/ANSIEIA748.pdf+%22Earned+Value+Management+Systems%22+eia+748+1998&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESi2T9LwmXNQkXKLmBWoTmcVB0UypvcMKZQFmW4FvZ2BO3weJ0T1RkClzfptwc3CkVSn52aBNDWYMmUq9nOvPuNyvCbyLL41oLDWjFu9sf0eVS2x_SJgOtIMAxId5Fik67rH_SK1}}</ref>

The use of EVM has expanded beyond the U.S. Department of Defense. It was adopted by the [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]], the [[United States Department of Energy]] and other technology-related agencies.