From Nutrition to Nuclear and from Automotive to Outer Space, the Institute for Process Excellence is a leading transformation organization serving more than 2,000 companies in 40+ countries. As a trusted advisor, we help organizations achieve true interoperability through our industry-leading training and holistic True North Enterprise Calibration services to drive lasting sustainability, scalability, and quality.

HOW WE DO IT

IpX is the leading enterprise transformation organization serving more than 1800 companies worldwide for more than 30 years through training and services.

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We Are


With decades of cross-industry experience and capability across defense, aerospace, automotive, technology, software, and oil and gas, we help companies transform, thrive, and sustain while disrupting their markets. For us, it’s about unearthing and clarifying underlying issues where they exist and addressing an organization’s most challenging business concerns which requires direct, transparent and sometimes challenging interaction – all of which serves to build trust and shared purpose among IpX transformation experts and client staff – a true partnership.

Through our leading workforce development platform known as the IDEA Academy, our CM2 standard and certification courses, True North professional services, and digital solution advisement, we enable your organization to always evolve based on a functional blueprint for the ecosystem of tomorrow. Drive innovation, create a better customer experience, and enable your workforce as an organization built for change, speed, quality and resiliency.

IpX recognizes business transformation can be disruptive but believes our True North Enterprise Calibration Model offers a proven pragmatic methodology to guide decision making, manage the disruptive aspects of change, and reduce risk. These are achieved through inclusive engagement with key stakeholders at all levels.

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Setting the Pace for Innovation

IpX was founded on our proprietary CM2 methodology – the industry standard for the digital thread and supporting infrastructure framework that bridges gaps between design and data flow analysis tools.

For over 35 years, CM2 has transformed companies worldwide providing the most robust foundation for true ecosystem traceability.

Our True North Service Model intertwines the CM2 standard with a modern business engagement strategy, modern OCM methods & best practices, and expertise in systems integration.




Imagine the Possibilities

IpX is the leading enterprise transformation organization serving more than 1800 companies worldwide for more than 30 years through training and services.

The CM2 DNA: End-to-End Ecosystem Traceability Enterprise Sustainability, Scalability and Quality with the Cross Industry CM2 Standard

People &Processes
Systems &Data

Lifecycle Phases

CM2 Training Certifications + More

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Ecosystem Transformation Services

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The IDEA Academy

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PLM Support Services & Tool Advisement

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Listen to the True North Podcast

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IPX Global Congress

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CM2 Training Certifications + More

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Enterprise ecosystem assessments

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ConX19 | Charting Your Course to True North

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Envision RISE DE&I Platform

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True North Enterprise

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News & Updates


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Upcoming CM2 Courses

Courses available online, virtual instructor-led, and in-person.

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Envision RISE, powered by IpX, is an evolutionary organizational change management platform created using the expertise of individuals from the fields of engineering, manufacturing, business, human resources, anthropology, art, education, law and the military worldwide to develop a roadmap for achieving the RISE standards.

Participants in this platform will not only learn tools to bolster their own understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) in the workplace but will also take an unyielding personal inventory of aspects of their own diversity and how their perspectives and experiences can contribute to creating and sustaining a dynamic workplace.

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Envision RISE, powered by IpX, is an evolutionary Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion training and services platform that defines, promotes and empowers the necessary training, communications, and tools to help bolster one’s own understanding of diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

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