How to Earn PDUs in a Breeze

Published: Fri, 04/17/15

 
Earning PDUs is a Breeze
Many Project Management Professionals find it a challenge to earn their 60 Professional Development Units required every 3 years. This is not necessarily as challenging or daunting as many think! It is actually quite easy, and it can (and should!) fit into the regular routine as well as professional and personal goals that most professionals have. Here are some ideas on how PMPs can easily gain the required 60 PDUs in the natural course of business.
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Question:
Can you advise me if it is possible to claim time I spent being trained for ITIL Foundation certification, which I successfully achieved?

Answer:
This is something that you can easily determine yourself, even if your training provider says "you cannot claim PDUs for the ITIL course". Here is how it works...
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Earn Free PDUs: Read A Book

Each hour that you spend in self-directed learning activities such as reading books or articles counts as 1 Category C PDU up to a maximum of 30.

Here is our recommended book for the week written by Susanne Madsen:

The Power of Project Leadership

Download the First Chapter Now!
Get a Chance to win a PM Podcast Premium Subscription
Bruce Harpham, founder of ProjectManagementHacks.com is inviting you to participate in a survey about the career advancement strategies that project managers use to advance their careers.

The survey is here: http://bit.ly/1NSIokZ 

Survey closes on Saturday, April 25 at 11:59pm EST.

Participants will get a chance to win a subscription to the premium version of the PM Podcast hosted by Cornelius Fichtner, a great resource and a way to fulfill part of PMI's PDU requirements.

Please feel free to share the link with other project managers you know.
Maintain Your PMP Status!
Earn PDUs with The Agile PrepCast! Only $159.99 until April 30, 2015!

As a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) you need to earn 60 PDUs every 3 years for your certification renewal.

By watching The Agile PrepCast you can earn 37 PDUs which means that for just $159.99 you are more than 60% done!


Get it now for only $159.99! That’s $20 savings for you!

To claim the coupon, simply use the coupon code Apr15 when you check out.

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Featured PDU Activity
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The PMO Conference 2015

The first London PMO conference is curated and designed for you, the PMO practitioner. Focused on portfolio, programme and project offices, this one day conference is all about learning more about your chosen profession. From a full programme of PMO expert speakers, a dedicated PMO exhibition full of PMO products and services and time to network with new PMO contacts or reconnect with friends and ex-colleagues, the day is 100% PMO focused.
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How to Successfully Use Social Media on Your Projects
Join Cornelius Fichtner PMP, CSM as he answers the question "Where does social media fit into project management?" in PMI California Inland Empire Chapter

Where: Rancho Cucamonga, California​
When: April 21, 2015 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM PDT

Key Learning Objectives & Takeaways when you attend this event:   
  • Understand social media trends and global usage of social media   
  • Define social media "Themes" and "Types"  Examine practical uses of social media on projects   
  • Describe social media lessons learned (based on survey feedback and implementations)   
  • List actionable steps to implement social media on projects
Earn 2 PDUs!

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SeminarsWorld London (2015)
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SeminarsWorld London
Provider: SeminarsWorld
Date: May 14-15, 2015
Location: ExCel London Exhibition and Convention Centre

What better setting to strengthen your project journey than one of the world’s most historic cities. Sharpen skills and reinforce best practices during two-day courses on some of today’s most timely project management topics – value management, stakeholder management, change management and risk management. 

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