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Amy Larson IT Project Manager| Des Moines Area Regional Transit (DART) Windsor Heights, Ia, United States

I'm coming up on my first renewal this summer. When does it make sense to claim the Work credit? It says 8PDUs is for working the full 3 years, but I'd like to submit my renewal request a couple months before deadline so there's no risk of missing it. If I wait until I've actually completed 3 years, that's at the deadline.
Should I submit the 8 PDUs for Work as Practitioner once I get within 3 months before renewal deadline?

Posted: Mar 9, 2022 2:36 PM (Updated by author: Mar 9, 2022 2:39 PM)

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Kiron Bondale Retired | Mentor| Retired Welland, Ontario, Canada

Amy -

I've never had issues with submitting it months in advance of a renewal deadline. Many years ago you could claim much more than just 8 PDUs so I think as long as you are in a PM-oriented role, that will pass the reasonableness test.

Kiron

Posted: Mar 9, 2022 2:53 PM

Stéphane Parent Self Employed / Semi-retired| Leader Maker Prince Edward Island, Canada

This has been the missing part in the CCR handbook. There is nothing that says you have to prorate the 8 PDUs over the 3 year period. Given that you get 1 PDU for a one-hour webinar, it's fair to say that 8 hours of practical project management is sufficient to claim the 8 PDUs.

Go ahead and submit your claim, Amy.

Posted: Mar 9, 2022 2:58 PM

Amy Larson IT Project Manager| Des Moines Area Regional Transit (DART) Windsor Heights, Ia, United States

Thanks for the quick responses. The info (i) popup on the submit PDUs page says that if you've worked half the period to enter 4 PDUs, but I'm likely overthinking this for my situation with continuous employment as PM.

Posted: Mar 9, 2022 3:19 PM

alan rossney Project Manager| jacobs Engineering Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Hi Amy,
I usually submit 3 PDU's for each of the first 2 years of the cycle and then submit 2PDU's for the last. The main reason I do so is to be sure I have reached my annual 20 point target. Don't know if that helps you or not.

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Mar 09, 2022 5:12 PM

Amy Larson

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Thanks, that is good to know as well. I was hesitating that if I submitted a partial it might reject another entry since only 'one per period' allowed. Good to know that has worked for you!

Posted: Mar 9, 2022 5:03 PM

Amy Larson IT Project Manager| Des Moines Area Regional Transit (DART) Windsor Heights, Ia, United States

Mar 09, 2022 5:03 PM

Replying to alan rossney

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Thanks, that is good to know as well. I was hesitating that if I submitted a partial it might reject another entry since only 'one per period' allowed. Good to know that has worked for you!

Posted: Mar 9, 2022 5:12 PM

Rami Kaibni

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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Amy

If you are submitting few months in advance and you worked for all the previous period in a PM oriented role then you should be fine. I don't think you will have any issues.

RK

Posted: Mar 10, 2022 12:31 AM

Abolfazl Yousefi Darestani Manager, Quality and Continuous Improvement| Hörmann-TNR Industrial Doors Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

I agree with Rami.

Posted: Mar 10, 2022 8:33 AM

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