OVER TARGET BASELINE (OTB) AND OVER TARGET SCHEDULE (OTS) GUIDE (05-DEC-2012)

OVER TARGET BASELINE (OTB) AND OVER TARGET SCHEDULE (OTS) GUIDE (05-DEC-2012)., This Department of Defense (DoD) Guide originated as the draft Over Target Baseline and Over Target Schedule Handbook, dated May 7, 2003, which was a collaborative effort between the DoD and the College of Performance Management (CPM). This Guide has been completely reorganized with new steps and new process as compared to the original draft handbook and is now an official DoD Guide prepared to provide basic guidance on the concept of formal reprogramming and defines the over target baseline/over target schedule (OTB/OTS) process. It is anticipated that this Guide will lead to more consistent and improved practices. The comments, guidance, and procedural discussion in this guide are designed to assist the Government project or program manager (PM) in an understanding of the processes and decisions that must be considered when implementing an OTB and/or OTS and to assist the earned value management (EVM) community in general in the understanding and implementing this important management tool. The implementation of an OTB/OTS affects the information contained within both the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and the Contract Performance Report (CPR). The Integrated Program Management Report (IPMR) combines these separate reports into one data item description (DID) DI-MGMT-81861. This new DID was effective on 1 July 2012. It is only applicable for new procurements. Existing contracts using the CPR (DI-MGMT-81466A) and the IMS (DI-MGMT-81650) DIDs are not effective.