Independent Project Analysis
Business Consulting and ServicesVirginia, United States201-500 Employees
Independent Project Analysis (IPA) is a research and consulting organization focused on empirical study of capital projects and project systems. It maintains a proprietary database covering more than 23,000 projects worldwide to support benchmarking, research, and analysis. The firm provides quantitative risk analyses and decision support intended to improve the value generated by capital project activities, including approaches to risk management, staffing structures, contracting, and project delivery. IPA is based in Ashburn, Virginia, and was founded in 1987, operating within the business consulting and services sector. Its clients are typically leaders responsible for capital projects who rely on data-driven insights to achieve sustainable and safe performance. In 2025, the company announced a partnership with Insight AWP to advance an industry-standard metric describing the degree of AWP implementation at the project level.