برآوردي مبتني بر عملكرد زماني پروژه است كه كار باقي‌مانده بايد براي تحقق اهداف خاص مديريتي مانند EAC(t) يا PD و براساس زمان كسب شده، به آن دست يابد.

The calculated projection of schedule performance that must be achieved on remaining work to meet a specified goal, such as the EAC(t) or the PD calculated using earned schedule. For example: to-complete schedule performance index _ (remaining time)/ (estimate to complete (time)) _ (PD _ ES)/(EAC(t) _ AT)