PMP®  IS  A  TRADEMARK  OF  THE  PROJECT  MANAGEMENT  INSTITUTE,  INC.  

EARN  PDU  CREDITS  WITHOUT  SPENDING  MONEY  The   Project   Management   Professional   (PMP®)   credential   represents   a   significant   boost   to   your   ability   to   conduct  business   in   today’s   work   environment.   Depending   on   how   you   earn   the   professional   development   units   (PDU)  required   to   renew  your  PMI   credential,   you   can  be   facing   relatively  high   costs.   Class   trainings   tend   to  be   relatively  expensive,   with   typical   tuition   fees   ranging   between   $250   and   $500   per   day,   which   represents   a   per   PDU   cost   of  between  $25  and  $60.  Luckily  there  are  other,  less  costly  ways  to  earn  PDUs,  and  by  using  all  available  PDU  Learning  options,  your  costs  can  be  lowered  significantly:.  

VOLUNTEERING  to   provide   project  management   services   to   a   non-­‐profit   organizations   a   recognized   activity.  Unfortunately,   this   often   requires   a   substantial  investment  of  time  on  your  part.  

READING  project   management   articles   in   journals   or   on   the  Internet  earns  1  credit  for  each  hour  of  activity.  This  is  a  great  way  to  get  significant  credit  for  PDUs.  Up  to  15  credits  can  be  claimed  in  each  3-­‐year  renewal  cycle.  The  costs  are  low  and  the  time  well  spent.  WORKING  as   a   project   manager   in   your   organization   also  counts  for  up  to  5  PDUs  per  year.  ATTENDING  the   local  PMI  chapter  meetings   is  an  excellent  way  to   earn   PDUs   and   to   strengthen   your   network.  However,   such   events   can   also   cost   some  investment  in  terms  of  money  and  time.  

VOLUNTEERING  articles   or   a   blog   posting   project   management   would  give   you   up   to   15   renewal   credits   for   each   article  published   in   a   journal.   Several   project   management  journals  exist  and  they  all  welcome  article  submissions.    60  PDUs  during  a  3-­‐year  cycle  is  just  20  PDUs  per  year.  However,  if  your  objective  is  to  spend  20  hours  per  year  participating  in  PDU  earning  activities,  then  you  have  to  start  planning  for  it  now.    Remind   yourself   that   participating   in   continuing  education   activities   of   various   types   tells   your  employers   and   clients   that   you   are   a   professional  Project  Manager  committed  to  on-­‐going  

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