Training & Education
Advance your project knowledge
with the IPA Institute
The IPA Institute is unlike any other project management training provider in the world. Built on IPA’s Framework for Project Excellence (see chart below), IPA Institute courses equip industry leaders and professionals with proven Best Practices for projects, portfolio, and project system management/delivery. All course instruction, presentations, and supplementary course materials are rooted in IPA’s unparalleled capital project knowledge and research, and based on data from IPA’s proprietary project database.
Core Body of Knowledge Training
Holistic Courses Covering IPA’s Project Excellence Framework for Key Project Types:
Megaprojects – Concepts, Strategies, and Practices for Success
For project professionals involved with highly complex industrial projects, typically US$1billion and above.
Project Management Best Practices
For project professionals involved with mid-size to large manufacturing projects, ranging from US$10 million up to US$1billion.
Best Practices for Site & Sustaining Capital Projects
For project professionals involved with smaller scale sustaining capital, site-based, and maintenance projects, typically US$10 million and less.
Focused Best Practice Training
Granular Courses Covering Elements Within IPA’s Project Excellence Framework:
Front-End Loading (FEL) and the Stage-Gated Process
For project professionals interested in learning early planning work key practices to drive better outcomes in safety, cost, schedule, and operational performance.
Capital Project Execution Excellence and Project Controls
For project professionals who want to arm themselves with Best Practices that drive Execution Excellence and help deliver competitive and predictable capital projects that meet business objectives.
Leading Complex Projects
For individuals who want to learn the traits and behaviors statistically linked to successful project leadership and how they personally stand in comparison to proven strong project leaders.
Gatekeeping for Capital Project Governance
For individuals involved in the implementation, execution, and/or optimization of a capital project gatekeeping process.
Establishing Effective Capital Cost & Schedule Processes
For project professionals seeking Best Practices for setting accurate and reliable cost and schedule targets for capital projects.
Project Stakeholder Alignment Through Successful BEAM Application
For project business sponsors, project managers, and other key stakeholders responsible for the success of a company’s capital projects.
How We Help Our Clients
Building a Community of Project Professionals via Company-Specific Webinars
Building a Community of Project Professionals via Company-Specific WebinarsUnderstanding the Value of, and Your Role Within, an E&P Stage-Gated Process
Understanding the Value of, and Your Role Within, an E&P Stage-Gated ProcessIncreasing Capital Stewardship Awareness Among Business Leadership
Increasing Capital Stewardship Awareness Among Business LeadershipOverhauling a Project Management Training Program
Overhauling a Project Management Training ProgramCapital Effectiveness Fundamentals: Raising Awareness, Knowledge, and Skills
Capital Effectiveness Fundamentals: Raising Awareness, Knowledge, and SkillsLet's Get Started
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Key contact
Andrew Griffith
Director, Consortia Membership & the IPA Institute