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Best Practices for Mining Projects

Program Content

Tuesday, November 3 to Wednesday, November 4 2009

Chile, Santiago

US$1500.00

16 Professional Development Units - PMI

This event is in progress, and therefore is no longer available for registration. Please visit the Program Schedule page to find other dates and locations. If you would like more information on this program please contact the IPA Institute.

Best Practices for Mining Projects integrates findings from IPA’s extensive quantitative research that links project management practices to project outcomes. This training can be integrated with companies’ project management work process, allowing industry Best Practices to be incorporated into the project system. The course will identify 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. This program is registered with the Project Management Institute (PMI), allowing attendees to easily claim 16 Professional Development Units (PDUs) upon completion of the course.

Details Specific to this Program Event

 

The cost of this course includes lunch and materials. Dress is business casual. This course is designed to communicate IPA's definitive research on capital projects in the mining industry to the attendees in a variety of ways. The format uses discussion and illustrative case examples to demonstrate and document the salient concepts. Facilitated discussions with other attendees will allow learning among peers to be shared, as well.

Language

This course will be delivered in Spanish.

Required material

Laptop- This course will be delivered in CD format. If you request a paper copy please notify us 10 days prior to the start of class.

Course venue

This course will be held at the Radisson Plaza Santoago, Av. Vitacura 2610, Las Condes Santiago- Chile Telephone- (56 2) 203-6000. This program is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

Hotel reservations

Overnight patricipants are responsbile for making their own reservation and payment. You may make your hotel reservation by visitng the webiste Radisson Plaza Santoago, Av. Vitacura 2610, Las Condes Santiago- Chile or by calling (56 2) 203-6000