What does it mean to be an ‘AI-first project controls and delivery organization’? How do these organizations operate? How do they create value? And are they coming to a major project near you any time soon? 

These are the questions we’ll be posing and - hopefully - answering at our upcoming AI Day event this June 26th (in-person and streamed online from 4 pm BST / 11 AM EST).

About AI Day 2025

Once a year, nPlan throws open its doors, mics up its R&D and Product teams, and pushes them into the spotlight to talk through their latest breakthroughs and demo the products they’re ready to ship. This year–in keeping with our theme–we’ll be showcasing the new and upgraded tooling we’ve developed to support the rise of AI-first project controls and delivery organizations.

We’re also honoured to have Craig Evans, Senior Execution Advisor, Capital Projects at Chevron, joining us on stage to discuss how teams at Chevron are managing the shift to AI-first. Craig will also be casting a critical eye over Schedule Studio and the new nPlan Insights Pro and Portfolio features we’ll be demoing. 

What features? Without giving too much away here we can reveal that the keynote presentation will include demonstrations of: 

• Generating and comparing delivery options with Schedule Studio and Insights Pro

• Automating risk reviews and reporting with AutoReport and Barry

• Tracking progress and finding acceleration opportunities using Insights Pro and Barry - before using Schedule Studio to re-plan

• Generating multiple location-specific schedules in minutes

• Overseeing delivery at scale using Portfolio and Barry

• Collaborating with your Project Director using AI-powered change workflows

3 reasons to attend

✔️ To see what end-to-end AI enablement actually looks like

✔️ To preview tools that make QSRAs and manual Critical Path Analysis feel like relics of a bygone age

✔️ To join the conversation defining the next decade of project controls

Stream good, in-person even better

While AI Day will be streamed live via our webinar platform, in-person attendance is highly recommended for those project professionals able to make it to Aures London (18 Leake St, London SE1 7NN). Networking over drinks and pizza will follow the end of the talks (at approximately 5:30 pm BST), and this year the AI Day ‘fringe’ promises to even better with an onsite pizza oven, mixologist, unique swag and more. AI Day attendees will even receive extra Schedule Studio credits - so do come along in person if at all possible!

So reserve your seat today and we’ll see you on the 26th!

About Craig Evans, Senior Execution Advisor, Capital Projects, at Chevron, and our special guest for AI Day

Craig Evans is a Senior Execution Advisor for Capital Projects at Chevron. His primary focus is competitive investment decisions and safe, predictable project delivery through the application of Chevron’s Project Management System (CPMS). Craig serves on various Peer Advisory Boards across a global portfolio of opportunities and projects, providing guidance to opportunity and project teams, ensuring functional alignment, assurance, and validation of execution strategy, risk and readiness for critical decisions.

Craig also leads Chevron’s efforts to adopt operations science and the identification and trialing of emerging digital technologies for capital projects. Prior to his current role Craig was assigned to the team that reshaped Chevron Project Management System and approach, and he continues to lead various strategic efforts in Capital Projects.

Craig has worked in Chevron’s capital projects organization for 35 years and has held various technical and leadership positions, such as: Project Production Performance Manager. Deputy Project Director for Europe, Eurasia and Middle East, Business Manager for a greenfield LNG Project in Australia, Business Manager for an integrated offshore gas development, pipeline and onshore power plant in Asia.

Craig has a BA in Construction Management, a Master of Business Administration and has completed studies in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School.