Walter Lipke

Walter Lipke’s long and distinguished career of federal service garnered several awards, including the Exemplary Civilian Service Award, and the Outstanding Civilian Career Service Award. During his time as manager, Lipke’s organization delivered software test programs for major weapons systems, such as B-1 and B-2. A career highlight was the winning of the Software Engineering Institute / Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers award for Software Process Achievement in 1999; recognition, at the time, as one of the eight best software organizations in the world. Lipke contributed to the field of project management with his creation of Earned Schedule (ES), a method of measures and indicators for controlling project schedule performance. ES adds to the schedule analysis capability of Earned Value Management (EVM), an internationally recognized and controlled management system. For his creation of ES, Lipke has received honors from the US, Europe, Australia, and the United Kingdom.