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Master the Stage Gate Frameworks That Separates Successful Energy Projects  From The 73% That Fail

Choose the training format that fits your professional development needs - from self-paced online learning to custom in-person workshops designed specifically for your energy infrastructure projects.

Who This Is For

Most professionals have never been taught how governance systems like the Stage Gate process actually work.
If you understand it, you stand out.

This course will elevate your skillset, increase your credibility, and accelerate your career.

Strategy
For Those Making Decisions

These roles need to ensure projects are well-defined and set up for success.

  • Project Executives
    Lead major capital projects and need to ensure clarity, alignment, and governance from the start.

  • Sponsors & Gatekeepers
    Responsible for approving funding and making critical investment decisions.

  • Assurance & Risk Leads
    Need structured reviews and governance to reduce exposure and improve predictability.

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For Those Managing Projects

These professionals are in the trenches and need to execute well-defined projects.

  • Project Managers
    Responsible for planning, execution, and navigating complex stakeholder environments in early and later phases.

  • Project Engineers
    Often shape the scope, make technical recommendations, and need to understand gate expectations.

  • Owner Representatives
    Acting on behalf of the owner company, they must ensure processes are followed and value is protected.

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For Those Facilitating or Supporting

These roles guide, train, and facilitate alignment and decision quality.

  • Internal Facilitators
    Help teams navigate opportunity framing, planning, and early decision-making.

  • PMO and Governance Leads
    Define and improve the delivery process and build organizational maturity.

  • Trainers & Coaches
    Want to teach and mentors others on how the stage gate process and framing tools work.

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For Those Collaborating With Owners

These external professionals support projects and must understand the owner's processes.

  • Contractors in Development Phase
    Work with owners to define scope, evaluate options, and contribute to early phase deliverables.

  • Consultants & Advisors
    Support FEL, governance, assurance, or technical reviews and want to speak the owner's language.

  • Framing Workshop Participants
    Engineers, analysts, or leaders contributing to major early-stage workshops and needing clarity

Why This Matters
  • According to IPA's 2025 data, the quality of project definition (FEL) has declined significantly over the past 5 years.

  • Poor FEL = weak alignment, unclear scope, increased rework and massive cost overruns.

  • The Stage Gate Process is the proven system that helps project leaders frame the opportunity, make better decisions, and reduce risk before execution.

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What You’ll Learn - Course Modules

Module 1: Why Projects Fail (And How To Fix Them)

Understand why so many capital projects fall short and how governance, alignment, and structure can prevent it.

Module 2: Breaking Down Projects With a Decision Gate Process

Learn what is a decision gate process, front-end loading, project categorization, scalability, key roles and responsibilities and common mistakes to avoid.

Module 3: Making Smart Decisions With Confidence

Discover the anatomy of a good decision, how to run or contribute to a Gate Review and Decision Review Board. We also cover the Decision Quality Wheel and explain some of the most commonly occurring biases and how to prevent them from happening.

Module 4: Integrating Risk Management and Assurance Reviews

Know when and how to bring in assurance, how to assess risk early, and how to build an effective governance that supports project success.

Module 5: Opportunity Framing

Learn how to facilitate alignment at the front end using our PATH Framework. Gain clarity on key framing tools and how to use them in a workshop.

Bonus 1: Lessons Learned – How to capture them.

Learn how to capture lessons learned, and embed better ways of working into your team.

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Bonus 2: Facilitation Fundamentals for Facilitators

Learn the Role of a Facilitator and the Core Principles of Leading Workshops. Discover how to prepare effectively, start strong by engaging your audience from the very beginning, maintain energy and focus throughout, and handle dysfunctions with confidence. You’ll also learn how to close your workshop with clarity and impact.

Choose Your Path to Project Success

Leading Capital Projects: Mastering the Decision Gate Process is available in multiple formats to meet your professional development needs:

Online Options

From $499

Annually

You'll Get:

✔ Digital Platform Access

✔ Video Modules + Resources

✔ Expert Community

✔ 12 Month Access 

Best For:

✔ Individual professionals, self-directed learners, global accessibility

In-Person Custom Training

Custom Pricing

Based on Scope & Duration

You'll Get:

✔ Tailored to your projects

✔ Interactive workshops

✔ Company specific case studies

✔ Onside delivery

Best For:

✔ Project teams

✔ Company-wide training

✔ Immediate application

Custom Requirements

Enterprise Solution

Custom Pricing

Volume Discounts Available

You’ll Get:

✔ Hybrid online/in-person

Multi Team Deployment

✔ Implementation support

Consulting Support

Best For:

✔ Large organizations

✔ Multiple project teams

✔ Long-term partnership

✔ Cultural transformation

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Why It Work

  • Designed for real-world capital projects

  • Combines best practices on front-end loading from oil & gas, mining, renewables

  • Based on over 20 years of global project experiences

  • Applicable to contractors, owners, and consultants

  • Focused on doing the right work at the right time - not compliance

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About The Trainer

I’m Iwona, and I’ve spent two decades working on major oil and gas projects in Australia, the UK, and the US.

Years ago, I walked away from a senior QA role because I knew there had to be a better way to drive value early.

Then I discovered opportunity framing and the power of Front-End Loading.

Since then, I’ve facilitated hundreds of workshops, helping teams get clear, aligned, and confident - before execution.

This course brings that knowledge to you and your team, so you don’t have to waste time, money, or trust fixing what could have been prevented.

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