Thoughts About PDUs for Project Managers

Published: Fri, 11/04/16

PMP PDUs: Is Inexpensive and More Convenient a Bad Thing For Project Managers?
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I have read a post where the author – ‘daver’ – asserts that there is a “troubling trend” as “There seems to be the wide array of potentially low-value education PMP PDUs that can be earned from certified education providers. These vendors advertisements - found even in PMIs own internal PMP-oriented magazine - are breathless offers of “get your PDUs fast!”, “re-certify quick!”, and “recertification has never been easier!."

I have seen other concerns about the PMP certification mentioned in articles, blogs, and forums, but they have mainly been aimed at the ease of earning the PMP certification itself, asserting that it is too easy. “daver” goes on:

 
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