The PPEV community is actively seeking volunteers to write technical papers for the upcoming AACE International Conference & Expo taking place June 28–30 2026 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Interested participants must submit an abstract (a short 100–200 word summary of your proposed paper) by August 31, 2025. Completed papers are not due until January 31, 2026 so there is plenty of time to develop your content!
This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your expertise, contribute to AACE, and represent our community at one of the industry's premier events. To aid the creative process, here are paper topics suggested by PPEV:
- Single Point Adjustments. The good, the bad, and the ugly.
- OTB – What is this
- OTS – What is this
- CBS – Different then WBS?
- RBS (risk) – Different then WBS?
- RBS (Resource) or OBS – Different then WBS?
- The pro and Cons of the level of control accounts.
- Why do we need work authorizations?
- Management of Authorized Unpriced work.
- Funding and Earned Value
- Month-end process. How to maintain cost and schedule integration.
- SM trending and the EAC.
- Effective change control lessons learned
- EVM for Program Management
- The roles and responsibilities for a control account manager (CAM)
- Value of an eCAM notebook
- Recommended Practices for AI/ ML in management / PPEVM
- Recommended Practices for BIM in PPEVM
- EVM standards (update to Dan's RP)
- Evaluating ANSI standard to AACE
- ISO 21500 mapping to TCM
- Risk-based earned value management / Risk-based progress and performance management – What is this?
- EVM for operations (after completing the capital asset)
- (EVM-3614) Earned Value Management Systems for Operations Activities
- EVM as applied to industry (industry sector e.g., oil and gas, construction, Agile)
- The role of EVM in claims
- (EVM-3615) Earned Value Management (EVM) Use in Claims and Dispute Resolution
- (CDR‐3921) Schedule Analysis without Schedules?! – Applying Earned Value Analysis in the Absence of Progress Updates
- HDV /CI Technical Paper
If you're interested or would like help developing your abstract, feel free to reach out. We're happy to support you throughout the process!
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Kyle Palmer
Consultant
Scottsdale
kpalmer@k2consulting.com------------------------------