Start and End Times for Day 1 and Day 2 are 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

NOTE: If you only want to attend one day of this forum, you can do that.  Scroll down to the Course Schedule section of this page and click on any of the three sessions that are listed.

• Cost for Day 1 ONLY is $575
• Cost for Day 2 ONLY is $575
• Cost for entire 2-day EVM Practitioners' Forum is $1,095

The EVM Practitioners’ Forum and Federal Publications Seminars (FPS) are excited to announce the 11th 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 2-day training workshop committed to helping attendees improve their personal skills and their organizations' processes for project controls. The Grounds occupy the top two floors of a state-of-the-art building that rises 31 stories above the Potomac River, offering sweeping views of the nation’s capital.

We are very pleased to announce that Mr. David S. Cadman, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Acting), Office of Acquisition Enablers, will join us on October 20th.

He will be speaking on innovative data-driven acquisition practices that deliver warfighting capability at the speed of relevance. 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). 

The post-conference surveys for the 2020 EVMP showed that attendees felt they received significant value from the information they received and the people they met. In addition, the venue received high marks so we will be returning to the UVA Darden Conference Center, Arlington (Roslyn), VA. Presentations from the 2020 EVMP may be viewed and downloaded here. 

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

You will also be able to meet with government and industry experts during the Networking Reception sponsored by Deltek.

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October 20 (Day 1)

Comprehensive review and 'deep dive' into the new Department of Defense program performance reporting requirement called the Integrated Program Management Data Analysis and Report (IPMDAR). This is critical information for organizations that have received or are expecting to receive a DOD contract award with the new data item description DI-MGMT 81861B. As with the previous Integrated Program Management Reporting requirement, this new requirement will likely be adopted by other Federal Agencies. 

Keynote presentations by Mr. John McGahan, Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD), Office of Acquisition Data & Analytics (ADA), Integrated Program Management Division, Program Manager, EVM Central Repository (EVM-CR), and Ms. Jen Horner, Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD), Office of Acquisition Data & Analytics (ADA), Integrated Program Management Division, Deputy Program Manager EVM-CR. 

Time	Wednesday - October 20th
8:30 AM	IPMDAR Workshop
8:45 AM	Mr. David S. Cadman, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (acting), Office of Acquisition Enablers. Innovative data driven acquisition practices which deliver warfighting capability at the speed of relevance. 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).
9:15 AM	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 Acquistion Data & Analytics (ADA), Integrated Program Management Division
10:45 AM	Break
11:00 AM	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, PARCA EVM-CR Deputy Program Manager, Tecolote Research, supporting the Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD), Office of Acquistion Data & Analytics (ADA), Integrated Program Management Division
12:30 PM	Lunch
	IPMDAR Workshop
1:30 PM	IPMDAR Deep Dive:  Implementing the Schedule Performance (SPD) and Contract Performance Dataset (CPD) - Part 1 Dave Scott, EVMP Forum, Jessica Coral, Elm Street Consulting, Roupenn Sayadian, Senior Manager BDO Project Controls, and Dan Demangos, Senior Solution Architect, Deltek
3:00 PM	Break
3:15 PM	IPMDAR Deep Dive:  Implementing the Performance Narrative Report - Part 2 Jessica Coral, Elm Street Consulting, Roupenn Sayadian, Senior Manager BDO Project Controls, and Dan Demangos, Senior Solution Architect, Deltek
5:00 PM	EVMP Forum Speakers and Attendees Networking Reception

October 21 (Day 2)

You will be able to select one of two "tracks" to attend:

Track 1 - Will provide important information and best practices for Project Controls Analysts regarding, organizing, planning, and the monthly 'battle rhythm' for program execution and reporting. There are also sessions on automating monthly program processes, dashboards, reporting, and EVMS compliance.

Track 2 - Will provide critical information for organizing, planning, and executing software development programs using an Agile Development methodology for Federal Government contracts. Sessions also include applying EVM methods to Agile projects.

Keynote presentation by Mr. Ivan Bembers, Chief EVM Center of Excellence, Cost, and Acquisition Assessment Group (CAAG), National Reconnaissance Office.

 

	Thursday October 21st
8:30 AM	Project Controls Analyst Track	Agile Management Track
8:45 AM	Project Organization and Development: Calendar, WBS, OBS, Resources, Rates, IMS, PMB, and EVTs Bob Ameen, Director, BDO Project Controls Kelsey Johnikin, Manager, BDO Project Controls	New Approaches to IBRs on Agile Programs, Ivan Bembers, Chief EVM Center of Excellence, Cost and Acquistion Assessment Group (CAAG), National Reconnaissance Office
9:45 AM	A Month in the Life of a Project Controls Analyst Salatur Rahman, Senior Manager, BDO Project Controls, Kelsey Johnikin, Manager, BDO Project Controls	1+1=3: The Power of Your Schedule and Agile Tools Working Together Laura Bier, Vytal Solutions
10:45 AM	Break
11:00 AM	Project Controls Analyst Pitfalls and Best Practices Roupenn Sayadian, Senior Manager, BDO Project Controls Kelsey Johnikin, Manager, BDO Project Controls	Agile Development Methodology Overview (Part 1) Jim Duffy, Raytheon Technologies, Andrea Nibert, Leidos
12:00 PM	Lunch
	Project Controls Analyst Track	Agile Management Track
1:00 PM	Forecasting Processes and Methods - Helping CAMs Identify Forecast Issues and Develop EACs Jessica Coral, Elm Street Consulting	Agile Development Methodology Overview (Part 2) Jim Duffy, Raytheon Technologies, Andrea Nibert, Leidos
1:45 PM	Variance Analysis Process and Metrics - Helping CAMs Analyze and Write to Variances Roupenn Sayadian, Senior Manager, BDO Project Controls, Salatur Rahman, Senior Manager, BDO Project Controls	Integrating Agile and EVM – NDIA Guide (Part 1) Jim Duffy, Raytheon Technologies, Andrea Nibert, Leidos, Andrew Witkowski, Raytheon Technologies
2:30 PM	Break
2:45 PM	Streamlining Project Controls Processes and Utilizing Dashboards to Facilitate Program Reporting and Reviews Lauren Belknap, Senior Manager, Roupenn Sayadian, Senior Manager, Bob Ameen, Director, BDO Project Controls	Integrating Agile and EVM – NDIA Guide (Part 2) Jim Duffy, Raytheon Technologies, Andrea Nibert, Leidos, Andrew Witkowski, Raytheon Technologies
4:15 PM	EVMS Compliance and Preparing for a Validation Review Dave Scott, EVMP Forum	Reporting Tip and Tricks: Using Excel to Decompose Format 5's and Merge NASA 533 reports From Cobra Bob Ameen, Director, BDO Project Controls
5:00 PM	Adjournment

 

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