IPA Nordic Timeline

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IPA Nordics history

Here we have collected the most important highlights in IPA Nordic’s history. Since its inception in 1996, IPA Nordic’s highly recognised personality assessments have helped thousands recruit and develop leaders, individuals and teams in a new global world.

2024

Launch of 4 new factors, IPA Meta Factors
- Self-discipline
- Self-awareness
- Self-awareness
- Self-reflection
Launch of the IPA Team Role analysis
- 4 basic functions (Team Roles)
- 4 basic personal styles
Launch of the IPA Cognitive test
- Numerical test
- Verbal test
- Abstract test
- Spacious test
Launch of IPA multidimensional organisational overview
Launch of IPA Gravel (Group Development Interview)
Launch of IPA Time tracking

2023

Launch of the IPA Pulse Survey
- Loyalty
- Wellbeing
- Stress
Launch of IPA Early Warning
Launch of IPA Apps
- iOS
- Android
Launch of IPA Pairwise Trait Combinations
Launch of IPA HR InSights

2022

Steen Wæver Poulsen joins as CEO
Launch of IPA ATS (Recruitment Portal)

2021

Launch of IPA Personalised SWOT
Launch of the HR system IPA Staff

2020

Launch of the IPA JobMatch analysis and the IPA Job Culture analysis
Launch of the IPA Appraisal concept
- Mastery
- Autonomy
- Increase
- Meaning
Launch of IPA Intelligent EDD
Launch of the IPA Employee Satisfaction Survey
Launch of IPA 360° Cockpit

2019

The newly established company IPA Nordic ApS acquires the rights to Flemming Anders Olsen’s research and development.
Steen Wæver Poulsen joins the group of owners
The owners consist of Flemming Anders Olsen and Steen Wæver Poulsen.

2018

Name change from Stabelhøj to IPA Nordic (IPA is Integral Personality Analysis)

2017

Development of the IPA Team Analysis

2016

Development of the IPA Innovation Analysis

2010

Launch of the IPA Value Analysis

2003

Flemming Anders Olsen’s work is recognised:

As an author, Flemming has been behind the certification of a personality analysis that achieved the best rating among Nordic analysis providers. The assessment was carried out by STP, Stiftelsen för tillämpad Psykologi, and the submitted analysis was evaluated in a formal certification process by researchers from several universities in Sweden.

1997-2006

Strategic collaboration with Nordic consultancy company

1996

Activities start in the company Stabelhøj
First customers established in Denmark

1995

Flemming Ander Olsen finalises the development of the future IPA analyses:
- The base analysis
- The resource analysis