Drew CraigSr. Agile & Product Coach| VanguardPhiladelphia, Pa, United States
If you have cycled your PDU's early, unable to earn PDU's until a given future date, do you (or would you) still report PDU's to PMI as you watch webinar's, listen to podcasts, etc.?
Context - I cycled early, not able to earn PDU's toward my next cycle until 2019. I of course still am still active in the community; including watching and listening to PM related content, participating here, reading, etc. I have not been reporting these PDU's to PMI, but now considering if a gap in my PDU history will 'look bad'.
LORI WILSONRETIRED - Technical Project Manager| RETIRED - LifePoint HealthClarkston, Wa, United States
Hello Andrew and others: I'm in the same situation, and wish they would consider rolling over PDU's for continued education. It is fun to learn and grow and continue to develop our skills. It would be nice to see "extra recognition" for those who go above and beyond. Maybe additional icons? Saving Changes...
I'm in that exact position now. I just completed the 20 PDUs I can apply to my next cycle, and I can't start earning the remaining 40 PDUs until November.
I'm not going to report the PDUs I earn between now and November because PMI won't care about the nine month gap that will appear in my PDU record, and the gap won't negatively affect me in any way. If there's no objective benefit to be realized by reporting the PDUs, then doing so is gold plating from a project management standpoint.
Spot on Eric. Saving Changes...
Drew CraigSr. Agile & Product Coach| VanguardPhiladelphia, Pa, United States
Thank you Eric, Lori, and Naomi.
The quandary is by our very nature, we will continue to grow professionally, which would earn us PDU credits, however, the motivation to actually report them is lessened.
I continue to watch webinars, listen to podcasts, etc. In the end, that is the important thing. In 2019 I can start reporting my PDU's again. Hopefully, I'll remember!
The webinars I watch from time to time here will ensure I don't have any gap in my PMI transcript b/c of the automatic submission - in case that turns out to have significance.
You do have to wonder, with all of the great available resources for earning PDU's, how many actually run into this situation Saving Changes...
Wade HarshmanScrum Master| GDITIndianapolis, In, United States
I got ahead on my PDUs and they stopped counting, so I stopped reporting.
I continue to learn for my own benefit, but it's a waste of my time to report PDUs that don't count towards anything. Saving Changes...
I was under the impression that after completing the 60 PDU in the three years cycle we can carry few PDU for next cycle.
Because the action of continuous improvement of own SDA (skill development activity) is non stop so earning more PDU would be automatic reported or manually for courses bought. Saving Changes...
Janice GrierSenior Technical Vendor Manager| ATTShelby Township, Mi, United States
I don't think I would do any manual reporting if not needed, but I tend to watch a lot of the webinars on here so they are automatically reported. Saving Changes...
Saby WaraichCIO | CISO| Clackamas Community CollegeOr, United States
I continue to document PDU's even though I don't need to report any more. It helps me reflect back once in a while to understand where I am putting more focus on. It again depends on an individual. Saving Changes...
I too am in this situation; but I continue to report all of them regardless. The webinars from PM.com are automatically reported. I like to see my progress so I record them. Saving Changes...
Once I joined this community I had a lot of ground to cover regarding PMI way of handling projects. That's why I started listening to webinars and podcasts and in less than a year I accumulated three times the required PDUs for my certifications, since they are automatically reported, Primary purpose was to learn more about what I had missed. Saving Changes...
