Thefollowingtemplateshouldbeusedasaguideinpreparingyour2,500 wordtechnicalpaperfortheCertifiedCostConsultant(CCC)/CertifiedCost Engineer(CCE)exam. Whilethistemplatemaybeusefulinensuringyourtechnicalpaperwill incorporateallstructuralareastobeevaluatedbytechnicalpapergraders, youwillberesponsibletodemonstrateprofessionalcontent,clarity,and relevancethroughyourtopicandwritingskills,whicharealsoevaluated bythegraders. Forassistanceinselectingatitle,writinganabstract,addressingyour audience,andwritinganeffectivebodyandotherimportantfactors,we recommendthatyoureadHowtoWriteaTechnicalPaper,byJamesD. Whiteside,II,PElistedonourwebsite. Alltechnicalpapersmustbesubmittedto certificationsubmittals@aacei.orgbythefinalregistrationdeadlineofthe examinationdateyouhaveselected.

ed. Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasecontacttheCertificationDepartmentat 3042968444.

 CCC/CCECertificationTechnicalPaperTemplate (Rev.20110823) TheTitleofthePaper DateWritten AACEMembershipNumber

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Abstract Thepurposeofanabstractistoenticepotentialcustomerstopurchasethematerialorattendthe presentation.Abstractsbetween100to175wordsaregenerallywellreceived.Longerabstracts tendtobeshortversionsofthematerial. Thistemplateisformattedtohavethecorrectautomatednumbering:Romannumeralsstartingon page two (Table of Contents) and Arabic numerals starting with the Introduction page.

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Introduction The introduction should be designed to attract the readers attention and give an idea of the papersfocus. TheProblemorIntroduction Discussthebackgroundoftheproblemtosetthestagefortheintentofthepaper. Topic1 This is how a reference is to be made throughout the paper. [1] (content needs to be placed withinquotesandreferencedbyacorrespondingnumber,justasillustrated.) Term X^6 X^5 X^4 DisplayPlot 3E09 9E07 0.0001 DataPlot 2.95E09 3.5E05 0.17007 X^3 X^2 X^1 Constant 0.0057 0.1715 2.4906 13.776 444.84 654440 5.13E+08 1.68E+11

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Figure1AveragePercentInflationvsYear (source referenced) Thisisanexampleofafigure.Figuresandtablesmustbelegible.Titlesingraphs,figures,andtable shouldalsobekeptto68words(sourcemustbereferenced). Equations When using an equation such as the example that follows, show the equation and then explain each of the variables from left to right. When text is read from left to right, the reader can easily followthevariableexplanationfromtoptobottom. dS/S=exp(X(dT)+stdXX(dT)1/2)) exp=theinverseofLN,thenaturallogarithmofnumber dS=changeinthevariablesvaluefromonesteptothenext S=previousvalue =theannualizedgrowthoraverageincreasebetweensteps 2 Eq1

dT=changeintimefromonesteptothenext std=annualizedvolatility,orstandarddeviation =valuefromaprobabilitydistribution(MonteCarlo) Conclusion A conclusion should clearly demonstrate everything promised in the abstract has been accomplished. Whatever was identified in the introduction or statement of the problem section of the paper has been addressed. And using this template will greatly enhance the review process of AACE.

Bibliography No. Description 1 Breyfogle,III,F 1999 Chapter9,SixSigmaMeasurements ImplementingSixSigma:SmarterSolutionsUsingStatisticalMethods FirstEdition Pages(s)144 JohnWiley&Sons,Inc.,NewYork 2 Whiteside,II,PE,J. 2009 DEV.01HowtoWriteaTechnicalPresentation 2009AACEInternationalTransactions AACEInternational,Morgantown,WV EXCEPTION:Iftheauthorhasalegalpaperandwishestouselegalinlinereferencing,thenthe authormustrequest,inwriting,awaiverandmaybeaskedtosubmitanexample.Inline referencingthatisnotformattedinthewayusedinlegalpaperswillbedenied.Inlinereferencing willnotbeallowedasanalternativetofootnoting. Examples: MCIConstructors,Inc.,DCCABNo.D924,1996WL331212(D.C.C.A.B.1996)(awardingcontractor lossofproductivitydamagesfortheinterruptiontoitsrhythmandsequenceofcontractwork resultingfromownercauseddelays,changesandaccelerations) SeealsoUnitedStatesIndus.,Inc.v.BlakeConstr.Co.,671F.2d539(D.C.Cir.1982)(holdingthata subcontractorisentitledtorecoverdamageswhereacontractorsfailuretoproperlyscheduleand coordinateasubcontractorsworkactivitiesledtolostproductivity) WEBREFERENCESAREONLYALLOWEDIFAPDFFILEOFTHEDOCUMENTREFERENCEDISINCLUDED WITHTHEMANUSCRIPT.