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AACE International

AACE International (formerly the Association for the

Advancement ofCost Engineering) was founded in 1956

by 59 cost estimators and cost engineers during the or-

ganizational meeting of the American Association of

Cost Engineeringat the University of New Hampshire

in Durham, New Hampshire. AACE International

Headquarters is located in Morgantown, West Virginia,

USA.[1] AACE is a501(c)(3)non-profit professional as-

sociation.

AACE is the publisher of Cost Engineering, a monthly

technical journal, Skills and Knowledge of Cost Engi-neering (currently in its fifth edition),AACE Certification

Study Guide (currently in its third edition), 14 different

AACE InternationalProfessional Practice Guides, and its

most comprehensive publication, theTotal Cost Manage-

ment(TCM) Framework.

1 Certification programs

AACE currently manages seven certification programs:[2]

ACertified Cost Professional (CCP) (formerly Certi-

fied Cost Consultant (CCC) / Certified Cost Engineer

(CCE)) has met specific education and experience

requirements, has passed the technical paper sub-

mittal, has agreed to adhere to a canon of ethics,

and has passed an examination designed to objec-

tively assess and measure cost management and cost

engineering knowledge. A CCC/CCE must also sat-

isfy continuing certification requirements or lose the

certification.

ACertified Cost Technician (CCT)(formerly known

as ICC - Interim Cost Consultant) has met specific

education and experience requirements, has agreed

to adhere to a canon of ethics, and has passed an ex-

amination designed to objectively assess and mea-

sure basic cost management and cost engineering

knowledge. The CCT certification is an entry-level

certification and is not eligible for renewal.

A Certified Estimating Professional (CEP) has met

specific education and experience requirements, has

agreed to adhere to a canon of ethics, and has passed

an examination designed to objectively assess and

measure estimating and cost management knowl-edge. Additionally, a CEP must satisfy continuing

certification requirements or lose the certification.

A Certified Forensic Claims Consultant (CFCC) has

met specific education and experience requirements,

has submitted an expert evidence report require-

ment, has agreed to adhere to a canon of ethics, has

obtained at least one of the pre-approved additional

certification requirements, and has passed an exam-

ination designed to objectively assess and measure

claims and dispute resolution knowledge. Addition-

ally, a CFCC must satisfy continuing certification

requirements or lose the certification.

An Earned Value Professional (EVP) has met spe-

cific education and experience requirements, has


an examination designed to objectively assess and

measure cost management and earned value man-

agement knowledge. Additionally, an EVP must

satisfy continuing certification requirements or lose

the certification.

A Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) has met

specific education and experience requirements, has


an examination designed to objectively assess andmeasure cost management, planning and scheduling

knowledge. Additionally, a PSP must satisfy con-

tinuing certification requirements or lose the certifi-

cation.

AACEs CCC/CCE, CEP, EVP, and PSP certified in-

dividuals must document ongoing cost and management

professional experience and education every three years

to keep their certification current. Since becoming a char-

ter member of the Council of Engineering and Scientific

Specialty Boards (CESB) in 1990, AACEs CCC/CCE,

CCT, EVP, and PSP certifications are independently ac-credited by the CESB.

2 Membership

As of 2012, AACE reported over 8,000 members. To

network in local areas, there are over 80 local sections

located in 80 countries. There are also 11 Technical

Sub-Committees and 17 Special Interest Groups (SIGs).

Each SIG is devoted to a specific industry area, such as

academic, construction, or manufacturing and serves as

an outlet for individuals to develop a common body ofknowledge relative to identifying issues and assisting oth-

ers in finding a resolution to similar problem areas.

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2 6 EXTERNAL LINKS

3 See also

International Cost Engineering Council

4 References[1] Amos, Jennie (July 2005). The Rich History of AACE

International.Cost Engineering47 (7): 57.

[2] http://www.aacei.org/cert/whatCertOffers.shtml

5 Further reading

Amos, Scott (editor), Skills andKnowledge of Cost

Engineering, Fifth Edition, AACE International,

Morgantown, West Virginia, 2004.

6 External links

AACE International

What is cost engineering?- awhite paper

The Total Cost Management Framework; An Inte-

grate Approach to Portfolio, Program and Project

Management

AACE Public Discussion Forums
http://www.aacei.org/cgi-bin/forums/discus.cgihttp://www.aacei.org/resources/tcm/http://www.aacei.org/resources/tcm/http://www.aacei.org/resources/tcm/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_paperhttp://www.aacei.org/mbr/whatIsCE.shtmlhttp://www.aacei.org/http://www.aacei.org/cert/whatCertOffers.shtmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Cost_Engineering_Council


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