1. PMI Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR) Program Updates

2. Purpose
Review new PMI certification requirements
Answer questions

3. Terminology CCR – Continuing Certification Requirements
CCRS – CCR System
PDU – Professional Development Unit

4. New CCR rules Changes Unchanged PDU category maximums and minimums
PMI Talent Triangle (education sub-categories)
Unchanged
Number of PDUs for each certification
PDU Categories (Education, Giving back to the Profession)
Other CCRs
CCR cycle length – 3 years
PDU Reporting – via CCRS

5. Current rules (for PMP/PgMp/pfmp)
During each CCR cycle – must earn 60 PDUs
Education PDUs have no limit
Giving back to the Profession PDUs limited to 45 maximum
Working as a professional limited to 5 PDUs per year, 15 per cycle

6. New rules add more limits
Education PDUs come in three flavors
Technical
Leadership
Strategic Business Management
A minimum of 8 PDUs are required in each area
Reflects the PMI Talent Triangle
A minimum of 35 PDUs are required in education
Still no maximum for education

7. Education categories Technical Project Management Leadership
Knowledge, skills and behaviors related to specific domains of Project, Program and Portfolio Management.
Leadership
Knowledge, skills and behaviors specific to leadership-oriented, cross-cutting skills that help an organization achieve its business goals.
Business and Strategic
Knowledge of and expertise in the industry or organization that enhances performance and better delivers business outcomes.

8. Giving back to the profession limits
Giving back to the Profession PDUs limited to 25 maximum
Working as a PM professional limited to 8 PDUs per cycle
Other PDUs available in volunteer service and creating new PM knowledge

10. Dates New classifications start 1 December 2015
But if your certification cycle ends before December 2017, then you can use the current certification limits

11. Other Information PMI-ACP/RMP/SP require 30 PDUs per cycle (no change)
Rules similar to shown above, but numbers halved
More details expected before 1 December
Handbooks for each certification

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