Definitions for "BCWS"
See Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled
Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled Planned work
(budgeted cost of work scheduled) The budgeted cost of individual tasks as they are scheduled in the project plan, based on the costs of resources assigned to those tasks plus any fixed costs associated with the tasks. BCWS is the baseline cost up to the status date you choose; it is one of the primary measures used in earned value analysis.