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ETC

Estimate to Complete

What it actually means

The forecast cost of the work remaining from now to the end — the forward-looking half of the estimate at completion (EAC = actuals to date + ETC). It's where realism goes to die on troubled programs: an honest ETC uses demonstrated performance (like CPI) to project the future, not the original plan.

Where you'll meet it

EVM reporting and program re-baselining exercises.

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