Get credit for your PDUs from Project Management Institute (PMI)® for renewal of your Project Management Professional (PMP)® certificate
Claiming PM Podcast PDUs
How to Claim PM Podcast PDUs in the PMI® CCRS
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You can claim up to 60 PDUs for PMP renewal from listening to The PM Podcast, as long as you meet the minimum of 8 PDUs for each of the talent triangle skill areas. All PDUs must be claimed online on PMI's Continuing Certification Requirements System. Watch this video for all the details and then scroll down for step-by-step instructions:
Note: This video was recorded before PMI updated its PDU category names. When you report your PDUs with PMI, you’ll see the updated categories.
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Go to https://ccrs.pmi.org/
- Log in to the website
- Click "Report PDUs" on the left
- Now select "Online or Digital Media" on the right
- Fill in the form based on the table below
| Form Field | Option 1 Claim Separately | Option 2 Claim in Batches of 5-10 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | "The Project Management Podcast" You have to manually type this name / text into the field. It will not auto-fill. Ignore the drop-down list with suggested provider names. |
"The Project Management Podcast" You have to manually type this name / text into the field. It will not auto-fill. Ignore the drop-down list with suggested provider names. |
| Provider ID | Not required. PMI does not require podcasts to have a provider ID. PDUs are still valid. | Not required. PMI does not require podcasts to have a provider ID. PDUs are still valid. |
| Title | Copy/paste episode title from website | "The Project Management Podcast" |
| Description | Copy/paste show notes from website | Note: Submit your claims in batches of 5-10 PDUs. Write a text indicating that you have listened to x-number of episodes of The PM Podcast in the past x-number of months/years, and you are therefore claiming the total number of PDUs accrued for this learning activity. Also mention that you have maintained a separate documentation in which you kept track of dates on which you listened to each episode as well as learning notes. |
| URL | www.project-management-podcast.com | www.project-management-podcast.com |
| Date Started | Date on which you listened to this episode | Date on which you listened to the first episode you are claiming |
| Date Completed | Date on which you listened to this episode | Date on which you listened to the last episode you are claiming |
| PDUs Claimed | Input the number of PDus you are claiming for this single episode | Input the total number of PDUs you are claiming for each skill area. Submit your PDUs is batches of 5-10 PDUs. PMI has a tendency to automatically flag (and then audit) single submissions with a large number of PDUs. If, for example, you submit 60 PDUs at once, then you are sure to be audited. |
PMI will first send you a confirmation that your PDU claim was received and is under review. Once approved you will receive a second notification email that the PDUs claimed have been added to your account.
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