How to Report your PDUs on the PMI Website? | PMP Renewal

There are two major hurdles to renewing your PMP certification.

This can be quite a time-consuming process, and many people end up giving up on renewing their certification or suspending it.

In this article, I will discuss the recommended way to earn PDUs, how to claim PDUs, and provide examples of how to fill them out, based on my own experience, to help you overcome these two hurdles as easily as possible.

For more information about PDUs, the 10 ways to earn PDUs, and my recommended plan for earning PDUs, please refer to the article below.

How to earn PDUs | Precautions when claiming

There are 10 types of ways to earn PDUs.

How many characters should you write?

Either way, you will need to fill in details of the content in the “Description” field. As for how many characters you should write, the CCR Handbook, which PMI uses to regulate certification renewal, does not specify any specific number, so any number of characters is fine. However, please note that the report form has a maximum length of 5,000 characters.

For reference, I generally fill out an report of around 500 characters (around 100 words), and my claim is accepted without any problems. I have never been selected for an audit.

Points to note when claiming PDUs for “Read”

The publications covered in the report are as follows:

Therefore, please note that reading material is not limited to “books.”
Although it is stated that the reading material is not limited to the above, it is best to avoid fictional books.

Describe the type of activity you completed, a summary about the knowledge you gained or helpful information that relates to one of the areas of the PMI Talent Triangle. Qualifying reading materials include (but are not limited to) informational, non-fiction books, articles, white papers, or blogs.

(Project Management Institute | PMI)

(Repost) For details on the 10 types of PDUs and my recommended plan for earning PDUs, please refer to the article below.

Four recommended ways to earn PDUs | How to claim PDU

Of the 10 ways to earn PDUs listed above, I recommend the following four ways, and I will explain how to report (report contents, report form, and example).

1. Online or Digital Media

1) Report Contents

2) Report Form

3) Example

Provider
__ Corporation
Title
Human Resource management and Project Management
Description
To learn the basic knowledge to manage the organization value, culture, structure and human assignment efficiently.
To develop the interview technics and the skills of team, workshop, and tasks.
To learn the global standard method to deliver the output with leading diverse project teams beyond nationality, ethnic and gender.
To discuss organizing projects and management resources.
To learn the management method of the human factors for the project.
This workshop was held by on demand format (E-learning).

*The following items are omitted

PDUs
Ways of Working : 6.00
Power Skills : 6.00
Business Acumen : 6.00
Total : 18.00

2. Read

1) Report Contents

2) Report Form

3) Example

Author
James Clear
Title
Atomic Habits, Tiny changes, Remarkable Results
Description
This book interestedly indicated “Tiny changes, Remarkable Results” with the psychological view and the episodes that author experienced.
The author divided the habits to four steps, trigger, desire, reaction and reward, and as each of the steps, he suggested the easy method for habitualizing the target action.
-trigger :to prospect the reward
-desire :to desire the reward
-reaction :to act to acquire the reward
-reward :to fulfill desire and to know what action is valuable.

And as the view of the project management, this concept is useful for the following area.
-to be available in the resource management area as educating the project team member and building the project team.
-to be available in the cost management area, the quality management area and communication management area as the way for improving the quality, communication and productivity.

*The following items are omitted

PDUs
Ways of Working : 6.50
Power Skills : 1.50
Business Acumen : 0.00
Total : 8.00

3. Work as a Practitioner

1) Report Contents

2) Report Form

3) Example

Employer
__ Co.,Ltd.
Job Title
Team Manager
Responsibilities (optional)
-Making the human resource management plan.
Then Acquiring and releasing Human resource according to the Human resource management plan.
-Assign the project members for each project and also appoint the project leader for each project.
-Making high level estimation for the project and negotiating with customers to meet the customer requirement.
-Making training plan for the team members and motivate them to grow up.
-Evaluating the performance of the team members

*The following items are omitted

PDUs
Giving Back : 8.00

4. Create Content

1) Report Contents

2) Report Form

3) Example

Organization
__ Co.,Ltd.
Title
Tips for PMP exam and PMP license renewal
Description
Summarizing tips for PMP exam and PMP license renewal in the organization’s repository as process assets for those who are aiming to get PMP license in my office.

*The following items are omitted

PDUs
Giving Back : 5.00

Conclusion

Thank you for reading to the end. Finally, I would like to summarize the main points of this article.
In my experience, PMP is one of the most useful qualifications for work. I would be really happy if I could be of any help to you.