The IPA Institute will hold seminars covering the topics of megaprojects, small projects, mining, and gatekeeping for cities in Australia and Thailand throughout the 2012 calendar year. Read more about each course below and click the location links for event-specific details.
Instructed by IPA Founder and President Edward Merrow in the cities below, 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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April 16-18
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October 2-4
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December 11-13
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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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February 21-23
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August 7-9
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November 27-29
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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.
Gatekeeping for Capital Project Governance provides gatekeepers, or key decision makers, with a set of tools to aid in the complex and often difficult capital investment decision-making process. A “gated” project process identifies distinct points throughout the project’s life when decisions are made to shape, define, and execute the capital investment so it best meets business needs. IPA research has shown that, effectively implemented and resourced, the gated process can improve cost performance by 10 percent or more.
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.