ICEAA Canada

Association Service Award '16  

Shannon Adams

CCEA, Department of National Defence

Management Achievement of the Year Award: This award recognizes the individual who has made outstanding management contributions to the profession of cost estimating and analysis over approximately the previous year. Management excellence may be accomplished through significant administration of cost estimates and analyses. The Award recognizes the individual who provides the most effective demonstration of his/her project management competence. A few examples of such contributions would include:

• Creating a productive work environment as well as the drive and impetus to enable co-workers or employees to accomplish achievements.
• Exhibiting a balance of management skills, juggling different views and perspectives, backgrounds and personalities.
• Maintaining focus ensuring his/her team’s performance is efficient and the project’s objectives are met.
• Rewarding achievement through an appropriate program of recognition and endorsement.
• Promoting standards of proficiency and performance.
• Providing forums and media through which experiences with the principles and techniques of cost estimating and analysis may be reported, discussed and published in furtherance of public interest.
• Developing and maintaining standards of proficiency and performance.
• The individual recipient must be a current ICEAA member in good standing.

Association Service Award: This award recognizes individuals (or a team) who have shown continuing dedication to the interests of ICEAA and who have made significant and sustained volunteer contributions to the ICEAA organization for a period of years. Contributions should be of a highly significant nature and contribute positively to the advancement of ICEAA and/or an ICEAA Chapter. A few examples of such contributions would include:

• Uncommon and sustained volunteer service to the association.
• Assistance with conferences and other ICEAA events.
• Providing forums and media through which experiences with the principles and techniques of cost estimating and analysis may be reported, discussed and published in furtherance of public interest (e.g. editorial, publications, symposium leader, etc.).
• Cooperating with other organizations and individuals, having common or related purposes that contribute to the cost estimating and analysis community of practice.
• Significantly advancing ICEAA’s professional status and making significant personal commitments to ICEAA such as long-term service in a leadership role at either the national level or chapter levels.
• The individual recipient or key team member(s) must be current ICEAA members in good standing.