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IPA Institute Continues to Receive Positive Ratings and Remarks from Participants
Friday, June 25, 2010
Participants from courses delivered in 2010 have given the IPA Institute an average rating of 4.4 out of 5 in overall quality. At the conclusion of each IPA Institute seminar, participants are asked to complete a Customer Quality Questionnaire (CQQ), giving them the opportunity to rate the program on a scale of 1-5 (5 being the highest rating) in specific areas such as instructor preparedness, course delivery, materials effectiveness, facility quality, and overall satisfaction. The IPA Institute uses this information to constantly improve the overall quality of its products. Continue reading to view participants’ comments about specific courses delivered in 2010.
- “Will help me make hard decisions in setting up my megaprojects for success.” – course participant
- “Course material can be used as the structure to planning a project.” – course participant
- “I was aware of many of the concepts, but this course is very helpful in providing an organized and structured basis to tackling future problems.” – course participant
- “The great thing about IPA courses are that you get insight to the successes and failures of a great amount of projects. You leave the course armed with relevant areas to focus on in your current and future projects. It is well worth the course fee.” – course participant
- “(I) should have done this course two years ago!” – course participant
- “I coordinate all training teams and development and IPA will be used on all courses appropriate to the development plans.” – Tim Lotz, Kumba Iron Ore
- “(I) now have a more logical way of presenting project requirements and constraints to senior management.” – course participant
- “Very good time management. Well facilitated discussion. Enabled participants to share experiences.” – course participant
- “I learned a lot about the FEL process and how owners evaluate schedules and estimates.” – course participant
- "Not only did I learn about project management best practices but also about contracting strategies and pitfalls." - Mohammad Homeida, Saudi Aramco
- Will use (concepts learned) in developing contracting strategy for two specific future projects. – course participant