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Dinah Young Project Manager / Software Asset Manager| Prince William County Springfield, Va, United States

I have noticed that many PMP's seem to struggle with collecting the necessary PDUs. I have not, but for the sake of others I thought I would ask this question.

For myself, I have gained PDUs from the following:
- ProjectManagement.com webinars (at least half come from this)
- Paid training (some of this is from the training for the next certification)
- Conferences (I usually attend one or two a year)
- Online conferences offered on ProjectManagement.com (like PMXPO, Talent Mgt, etc)
- Local chapter offerings (attended a PM Saturday)
- Training offered through company (we have extensive online training)
- Lynda.com (just started using this resource that I can access for free through our library)

I know there are many other options, but this is my path. Please share your own path for the others who may be struggling a bit.

Posted: Mar 28, 2018 9:11 AM

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John Duncan Retired| Retired Lebanon, Tn, United States

Work experience and reading made up some of mine. Many came from the webinars on this site. I like that I just have to find an hour for a webinar at a time. Compared to carrying a book around for several days, plus having to track my time. Another benefit of the webinars is that they are self-documenting in case of an audit.

Posted: Mar 28, 2018 9:43 AM

Najam Mumtaz Retired Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Being deployed and having many constraints the only way I earn PDUs are: PM.com webinars, online conferences and reading books.

Posted: Mar 28, 2018 9:56 AM

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

Majority of mine come from reading, writing and publishing/presenting content. I used to get a lot from volunteering as well both with my local Chapter and PMI's GOC but most of my volunteering these days is in the form of mentoring.

Kiron

Posted: Mar 28, 2018 9:57 AM

Drew Craig Sr. Agile & Product Coach| Vanguard Philadelphia, Pa, United States

I'm surprised to hear of other's struggles with earning PDU's. Most come from webinars, with sprinkled PDU's from reading, writing, training/education.

Posted: Mar 28, 2018 10:05 AM

Summer Ruckman PM II| Sprint Boulder, Co, United States

Does anyone listen to podcasts for PDUs, and if so, which ones? It looks like you can earn PDUs with PM Podcast. Any others?

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2 replies by Dinah Young and Drew Craig

Mar 28, 2018 10:34 AM

Dinah Young

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I have looked at some podcasts on this site and the Projectified podcasts on PMI. I have not taken the time yet to listen to them yet. I am not sure how to claim them.

Mar 28, 2018 10:49 AM

Drew Craig

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Absolutely! There are lots of podcasts out there.

Projectified
PM Podcast
PM Point of View
Scope of Success
Project Management Paradise
Fix my Project Chaos
PM Insights
Agile.FM
Scrum Master Toolbox
Agile for Humans (new, haven't listened yet)

I'm sure there are others, including our own Dave Priors Reluctant Agilist podcast - https://www.projectmanagement.com/blogs/26...luctant-Agilist

Posted: Mar 28, 2018 10:23 AM

Sergio Luis Conte Helping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based Organizations Buenos Aires, Argentina

The best place is on-demmand webinars.

Posted: Mar 28, 2018 10:33 AM

Dinah Young Project Manager / Software Asset Manager| Prince William County Springfield, Va, United States

Mar 28, 2018 10:23 AM

Replying to Summer Ruckman

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Does anyone listen to podcasts for PDUs, and if so, which ones? It looks like you can earn PDUs with PM Podcast. Any others?

I have looked at some podcasts on this site and the Projectified podcasts on PMI. I have not taken the time yet to listen to them yet. I am not sure how to claim them.

Posted: Mar 28, 2018 10:34 AM

Drew Craig Sr. Agile & Product Coach| Vanguard Philadelphia, Pa, United States

Mar 28, 2018 10:23 AM

Replying to Summer Ruckman

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Does anyone listen to podcasts for PDUs, and if so, which ones? It looks like you can earn PDUs with PM Podcast. Any others?

Posted: Mar 28, 2018 10:49 AM

Pamela Pennington IT Director| Ride Connection Phoenix, Az, United States

Projectmanagement.com webinars
At work training - we were sent to several Agile classes two years ago.
I wrote a few LinkedIn posts, one related to how I passed the PMP exam, although sharing knowledge has become less of a requirement. I removed a few of them because I realized my employers didn't like me writing about the failed projects and my supervisors asked me to remove them. I wish there was a place to write about those, though. People should know about failed projects and why they occurred. I saw so many when I worked for the government. It's why I got so passionate about it and got a PMP!

Posted: Mar 28, 2018 11:04 AM

Anish Abraham Privacy Program Manager| University of Washington Auburn, Wa, United States

Most of my PDU's come from webinars at Projectmanagement.com, also writing and publishing content.

Posted: Mar 28, 2018 11:29 AM

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