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PDUs for Project Management Institute (PMI)® Renewal

PMI's PDU Secrets

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The "Secret" Video

In this video we go through all the details of how to best earn your PDUs:
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.
Also visit our main page for Professional Development Units to learn all there is about earning PDUs using podcasts.

The "Secret" Overview

PMI® certifications are not for life.

Instead, once you pass the exam you are required to go through recertification every three years. The good news is that you don’t have to take the exam again. Instead, you have to earn Professional Development Units (PDUs) in project management during this time. Then the cycle begins anew.

This video looks in detail at what PDUs are, how they are structured, discusses the Talent Triangle and gives you recommendations on where to learn more about PDUs, how to earn PDUs not only from Premium Podcasts but from normal learning activities that we project managers participate in regularly.

It's all much simpler than you think and this guide breaks it down for you.

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