The IPA Institute has planned seminars covering the topics of mining projects, megaprojects, small projects, and general project management to be held throughout 2012 in Houston, Orlando, New Orleans, Las Vegas, Toronto, and Calgary. Read more about each course below and click the location links for event-specific details.
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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October 23-24
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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 17-19
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July 17-19
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* October 15-17
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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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March 6-8
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June 19-21
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October 9-11
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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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February 7-9
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August 14-16
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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.