The IPA Institute has scheduled public education courses covering general project management, megaprojects, small projects, and mining projects for countries in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa throughout the 2012 calendar year. Read more about each course below and click the location links for full course descriptions and event-specific details.
Project Management Best Practices focuses on the key aspects of project planning and execution: the critical Front-End Loading (FEL) phase; elements of contracting strategy, key components of team effectiveness, implementing Value Improving Practices (VIPs); identifying and managing project risks, drivers of improved construction safety, activities needed for controlling a project through execution; and managing change.
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April 24-26
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June 19-21
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June 26-28
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November 27-29
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Instructed by Independent Project Analysis (IPA) Founder and President Edward Merrow, Megaprojects – Concepts, Strategies, and Practices for Success, is based on IPA’s ongoing research that seeks to reduce the high incidence of failure in megaprojects. The course materials are derived from more than 300 megaprojects contained in IPA’s proprietary Megaproject Database, representing over 80 sponsor organizations and with an average cost of $3.5 billion (in 2010 terms).
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May 6-8
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October 23-25
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Best Practices for Small Projects focuses on capital project planning and execution in the context of small and plant-based capital projects. Organizations spend between 30 to 65 percent of their capital budgets on small projects (less than US $10 million). IPA research has found that these small projects are frequently less successful than the larger projects executed by the same company. These small and plant projects are a mix of maintenance, regulatory, and revenue-generating projects.
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September 25-27
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Best Practices for Mining Projects identifies effective strategies for the following: defining mining and minerals project that best meet business needs; building an effective team; implementing contracting strategy; improving the business value; implementing technology improvements; understanding and managing risks; setting and achieving competitive targets; controlling a project as it progresses through execution and planning and scheduling projects.
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November 13-14
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The IPA Institute offers early registration discounts (10% off when registering one month in advance) and group discounts (25% off every fourth registration from the same company for the same course). Pricing varies per course.
As a Registered Education Provider of the Project Management Institute (PMI), IPA Institute course participants have the opportunity to claim Professional Development Units (PDUs) toward PMI certifications. PDU values for each course can be found by clicking on the location links above.
IPA Institute courses are based on IPA's research and quantitative analysis of capital projects. Find out more about the IPA Institute here.
For any questions related to the IPA Institute's courses in the EMEA region, please contact Dorine Dors in the Netherlands office at ddors@ipaglobal.com or + 31 70 335 0707.