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Practices for Shorter, More Cost-Effective Turnarounds

Program Content

Wednesday, June 16 to Thursday, June 17 2010

Brazil (Sao Paulo)

US$1620.00

14 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.

Practices for Shorter, More Cost-Effective Turnarounds helps improve how organizations implement their turnaround projects by presenting key learnings and Best Practices for turnaround planning and execution. Findings are based on quantitative analysis of over 325 turnarounds executed worldwide, and represent a wide cross-section of the chemical and petrochemical industries. The program presents practices from IPA's quantitative research into the drivers of turnaround effectiveness as measured by: safety, shorter duration, smoother startups, lower capital and maintenance costs and more predictable costs and schedules. This course is officially registered with the Project Management Institute (PMI), allowing attendees to easily claim 14 Professional Development Units (PDUs) upon completion of the course.

Details Specific to this Program Event

Practices for Shorter, More Cost-Effective Turnarounds will be instructed by IPA Project Analysts Rafael Pittaluga and Carlos Flesch. The cost of this course includes all applicable Brazilian taxes. Registration cost also includes lunch and materials. Dress is business casual. This 2 day course is designed to communicate IPA's definitive research on turnaround of capital projects 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 Portuguese.

 

Course Material

This course will be delivered in CD format, therefore, a laptop will be required. If you would like to request a paper copy instead, please notify us 10 days prior to the start of the course.


Course Venue

Sofitel Sao Paulo
Rua Sena Madureira 1355 Bloco 1
Ibirapuera
Sao Paulo - SP
04021051 Sao Paulo, Brazil
(+55) 1132010800


Hotel Reservations

Overnight participants will be responsible for making their own hotel reservations and payment. 

Online reservations can be made at www.sofitel.com or by calling (+55) 1132010800.

Claiming PDUs

Practices for Shorter, More Cost-Effective Turnarounds is officially registered with PMI, which allows attendees to easily claim 14 PDUs upon completion of the course. Simply visit the PMI Continuing Certification Requirements site and submit the PDU Activity Reporting Form (Provider Number: 2767 / Activity Number: INS-TAR). For those claiming PDUs through other education organizations, please note that the duration of this course is 14 hours.