Case Study: BAE Systems improves project cost visibility with Tempo Financial Manager

How BAE Systems Use Tempo Budgets to Manage EVM Projects

BAE Systems' Applied Intelligence division faced challenges managing project costs and schedules, especially after shifting to fixed-price contracts for global clients. They lacked insight into true cost overruns as their project managers were relying on manual status reports instead of the real-time data available in Jira. This led them to seek a solution from vendor Tempo.

Tempo implemented its Financial Manager tool to automate earned value management (EVM) directly within Jira. The solution reused existing issue data to provide clear visibility into cost and schedule trends, enabling early corrective action. This saved project managers significant time by eliminating the manual creation of EVM graphs for monthly reviews and provided a more accurate forecast of project completion dates and costs.

BAE Systems

Damian Le Gresley

Head of Engineering Improvement