Earn Project Management Institute (PMI)® Professional Development Units (PDUs) Maintenance Credit with MPUG
Congratulations on being a PMI®Project Management Professional. MPUG, a PMI Registered Education Provider or R.E.P., is delighted to count you among its member community. This page explains how you can maintain your credential by participating in professional development activities that will earn you PDUs.
Note! PMI restructured its PDU program on March 1, 2011. (You can read about changes on the PMI website here.)
How Can You Earn PDU Credits?
You have multiple ways to earn credits: attending training in person or online, become a chapter leader, do a presentation at a chapter or online meeting, or contribute articles to the MPUG website.
Attend an MPUG chapter meeting or WebNLearn event
As of March 1, 2011, you can earn one PDU hour for every hour of formal meeting under category A. You'll find MPUG meetings listed on the home page. During each chapter meeting or WebNLearn training session you'll receive the activity code to use when reporting your participation to PMI.
Participate as a chapter leader
As of March 1, 2011, this vital position within MPUG can earn you up to 45 PDUs during a three year cycle under PMI's Category E, "Volunteer Service." To obtain your credits as a chapter leader, fill out the form on this MPUG page to receive a certificate proving your participation.
Present at an MPUG meeting
As of March 1, 2011, you can earn up to 5 PDUs by making a presentation or participating in a panel session at an MPUG event, either in person or online under Category D, "Creating New Project Management Knowledge."
Send your presentation proposal for WebNLearns to Kirk Vantine at kvantine@mpug.com.
Discuss your presentation proposals for chapter events with a leader at your local chapter.
To obtain your credits as a chapter meeting or WebNlearn presenter, communicate with kvantine@mpug.com. Reference the specific event for which you are requesting credit.
Publish an article
As of March 1, 2011, you can earn up to 15 PDUs by writing an article to share with the community under category D, "Creating New Project Management Knowledge." Send an outline of your article idea to editor@mpug.com to learn more. To obtain the documentation you need to prove you've published a non-peer-reviewed article for the MPUG community, send your request to editor@mpug.com. Include the online link to the article.
How Do You Report Your PDU Credits?
To report your PDU credits to PMI, follow the steps listed on this page.
How Often Should You Report Your Credits to PMI?
MPUG recommends that you report earned credits to PMI as soon as you've earned them in order to keep track of the credit codes and other forms of documentation you'll receive as part of your MPUG activities. The only exception to that practice is chapter leadership. That should be done annually since that's the typical cycle of leadership terms.
What is a Professional Development Unit (PDU)?
The PDU is a measure of time spent in a structured learning activity. For formalized learning activities, the course content should be consistent with the knowledge areas and processes as outlined by PMI in its various guides and involve appropriate expert resources.