Day 1 of a 2-Day Forum for EVM Practitioners 

The EVM Practitioners’ Forum and Federal Publications Seminars (FPS) are excited to announce the 12th Annual Earned Value Management Practitioners’ (EVMP) Forum. The EVMP is organized by EVM application users to share best practices and help others become more effective in their use of EVM tools, analysis, and reporting.

This training workshop is committed to helping attendees improve their personal skills and their organizations' processes for project controls. 

• The EVMP Forum is committed to helping attendees improve their personal skills and their organization's processes for project controls and EVM. By attending EVM Practitioners Forum, you will be able to:
• Get in-depth training on EVM that can address your implementation and compliance concerns
• Enhance your forecasting and planning and strengthen your skillset
• Access presentation materials after the workshop and present lessons learned to your team
• Earn CPE credits
• Learn about new Government policies and guidelines pertaining to EVM reporting
• Network with other attendees to see how they apply EVM to their programs

AGENDA - DAY 1 

WEDNESDAY – OCTOBER 26

Federal Government EVM Policies, Guidance, and Processes

"Innovative Data-Driven Acquisition Practices Which Deliver Warfighting Capability at the Speed of Relevance"
Mr. David S. Cadman, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (acting), Office of Acquisition Enablers. The Office of Acquisition Data and Analytics (ADA), a division of Acquisition Enablers, is the central office for major defense authorization performance assessment, root cause analysis, and earned value management within the Department of Defense (DoD)

"Department of Defense EVM Central Repository (EVM-CR) Update for IPMDAR: Incremental Delivery, Reporting Requirements, File Tagging, Validation Rules, and Demonstration of the ADA IPM Training Portal"
Jen Horner, EVM Central Repository (EVM-CR) Deputy Program Manager, Tecolote Research, supporting the Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD), Office of Acquisition Data & Analytics (ADA), Integrated Program Management Division

"Department of Defense New Integrated Program Management Data Analysis and Reporting (IPMDAR) Datafile Requirements"
John McGahan, Technical Manager/Chief Scientist, Tecolote Research, Supporting the Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD), Office of Acquisition Data & Analytics (ADA), Integrated Program Management Division

"Right-sizing EVM, tailoring EVM reporting requirements, and why PMs say EVM does not work”

Shad H Kresta, Senior BAE EVMS Group (Dallas) EVMS Analysts (Segment Lead), Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)

"DOE Implementation of the IP2M METRR toolset"
Daniel Goldsmith, Program Analyst, Office of Project Controls and Policy (PM-30), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

DOW IP2M METRR Pilot Project
Tony Spillman, Senior Project Controls Manager, AECOM – DOE WRPS Hanford Site