Wednesday, March 02, 2011

PMP New PDU Categories

Beginning March 1 2011, PMI has changed the categories under which we report PDUs.

The new one is good because under Category B we get 30 PDUs for Self Directed Learning, in the old system under 2 SDL only 15 PDUs was granted.

And we still have no maximum for Category B, which is always good.

Keep learning folks & keep reporting all your PDUs...

Note: If you follow my blog, I will keep posting different official ways to earn and report PDUs (without spending a penny) all you need to do is learn and allocate time and energy.

If you like what you see on my blog, leave me a comment, encourages me to post more.

Category

Description

PMP - Max Earnable PDUs

A

Courses offered by PMI's R.E.P.s or

Chapters and Communities

No maximum

B

Continuing Education

No maximum

C

Self-Directed Learning

May earn up to 30 PDUs per cycle

D

Creating New Project Management

Knowledge

PDUs earned count toward the

maximum of "Giving Back to the

Profession"

May earn up to 45 PDUs per cycle in

the three "Giving Back to the

Profession" categories - D, E and F

E

Volunteer Service

PDUs earned count toward the

maximum of "Giving Back to the

Profession"

May earn up to 45 PDUs per cycle in

the three "Giving Back to the

Profession" categories - D, E and F

F

Work as a Practitioner

May earn up to 5 PDUs annually or 15 PDUs per cycle.

Free PMP PDU - Category B - Soft Skills for Project Managers: The Human Part of the Gantt Chart

Note: Beginning March 1 2011, PMI has changed the categories & consolidated and eliminated redundant categories.

The new system now has Category A, B, C, D, E & F (Much simpler, no more sub categories) like 2 SDL etc..

So you can claim this PDU under Category B - Continuing Education.

How to get 1 Free PMP PDU?
See this Free Webinar and you can report 1 PDU against Category B.
At the end of this webinar are the details on what to report for the provider.
No need to create a login, you can see the recorded webinar by clicking on the "View the webinar now" button and enter your email. Then the webinar should start automatically, it runs for 1 hour.

About the Webinar
In this webinar, Pam Stanton will share her experience and insight on the soft skills necessary to distinguish yourself as a great Project Manager.

Note: I will post more posts on how to earn more PDU's.