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Question: I got my PMP certification on Nov 2010, I attended a Business Analysis Fundamentals training from a PMI REP before to be a PMP, could I claim these PDUs..
 Answer: I get this question quite often.
What usually happens is that we project managers get a lot of training in our career. Then we decide to take the PMP Exam and we take a 35 hour long prep class. We do this to help us prepare for the exam and not necessarily to earn the 35 required contact hours. So when we take the exam we may have quite a number of contact hours above the PMI requirement. Wouldn't it be great, if we could use these additional hours as a "rollover" into our PDU activities?
Unfortunately we cannot do that.
The requirements that PMI has in this regard are quite clear: All project management training hours that you have accrued before you take your PMP exam are called Contact Hours. Once you pass the PMP exam, all of these hours "expire" and you start at zero. So you cannot claim any PDUs for anything that you did before becoming a PMP.
Luckily, as you may have learned from The PDU Insider newsletter, earning PDUs is not really all too difficult. There are enough free and commercial PDU opportunities available to help you earn them in a continuing as well as economical fashion. So get started today and try earning about 1.5 PDUs every month to stay on track.
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Provided by: SeminarsWorld: San Francisco California, USA
What: Building and Transforming the Next Generation PMO and Portfolio Management
When: 07/18/2011 - 07/20/2011
Cost:
PMI Member Early Rate: $1,860 (US)
PMI Member Regular Rate: $2,025 (US)
Non-Member Rate: $2,375 (US)
PDUs: 21 PDU
This seminar is designed to anticipate and answer the questions associated with the creation and implementation of PMO and portfolio management proficiency. Beside the traditional elements of a PMO, this seminar will outline the steps necessary to establishing or enhancing a next-generation PMO that focuses on both the tactical and strategic aspects.
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What: eSeminarsWorld Building Teams, Commitment and Culture for Virtual Teams
When: 07/07/2011 - 07/21/2011
Cost: $975 (US) for members (non-members $1,095 (US) )
PDUs: 14 PDU
Description: Understanding how to communicate in a project setting is a vital skill for project managers and those who facilitate change. Developing and confidently communicating effective messages using written, verbal and visual forms is a key to obtaining results and your project success. In this workshop, we will help you understand how to more clearly and effectively communicate in project settings, leading to more successful change initiatives.
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Title: Keeping Your PMP, and Your Day Job
Written by: Cari Bohley, Robbins-Gioia, LLC
You finally made it through the PMP © exam: Four hours and 200 mind-boggling questions. Now for the next challenge, how do you maintain the certification you worked so hard to achieve. After passing the Project Management Professional exam, The Project Management Institute (PMI) requires that you obtain 60 Professional Development Units (PDUs) every three years. Many PMPs feel that the only way to do this is to take expensive, multi-day training classes.
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