PMP, PgMP, PfMP and PMI-PBA need 60 PDUs every three years, with at least 35 as Education. PMI-ACP and PMI-RMP need 30 PDUs every three years, at least 18 Education. CAPM needs 15 PDUs every three years, at least 9 Education. All three Talent Triangle areas need a minimum number of PDUs, and Giving Back is capped separately.
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A continuing certification cycle runs three years from the date the certification was earned or last renewed.
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Giving Back is capped at 25 PDUs and is optional.
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PMP needs 60 PDUs every three years, of which at least 35 must be Education.
This page reflects the PMI Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR) Handbook, April 2026 edition, and covers every PMI certification.
PMP, PgMP, PfMP and PMI-PBA need 60 PDUs every three years. PMI-ACP, PMI-RMP, PMI-SP, PMI-CP and PMI-CPMAI need 30. CAPM needs 15. In every case most of them must be Education, and a minimum must sit in each of the three Talent Triangle areas. The full breakdown for each certification follows below.
Every number below comes from PMI’s Continuing Certification Requirements Handbook, April 2026 edition. All cycles run three years, from the date the certification was earned or last renewed.
The Ways of Working, Power Skills, Business Acumen and any-area figures add up to the Education minimum for each certification. PMI-PMOCP and the Disciplined Agile certifications follow different rules and are covered later on this page.
How do you read these numbers? Take PMP. You need 60 PDUs in three years. At least 35 of them must be Education. Inside those 35, at least 8 must be Ways of Working, 8 Power Skills and 8 Business Acumen; the other 11 can be any area. The remaining 25 can be Giving Back, or more Education if you prefer.
Partly, and the part that carries over is the part people find hardest to earn.
PMI’s handbook says it plainly: “Since Power Skills and Business Acumen concepts are broader educational topics and not specific to any one certification domain area, the PDUs claimed in these education areas can be applied across all certifications.”
Hold PMP and PgMP together? One 60-PDU bundle with 8 in each area closes both cycles.
Your CCRS dashboard at PMI shows the PDUs you have reported, split by area, against the requirement for each certification you hold. It is the only place that knows your cycle dates.
Track everything in one place with the free PDU log template. It does the 8-8-8 arithmetic for you.
Kavita Sharma. She holds the PMP and the PgMP, renews both herself, and has coached PMP, PgMP and PMI-ACP candidates since 2014. Her courses are registered with PMI, so the PDUs come with claim codes.
Source: PMI Continuing Certification Requirements Handbook, April 2026. Last checked September 2026.
Pick your certification and get exactly the PDUs that finish your cycle.
At least 8. The minimum is a floor. You can have 20 in Power Skills and 8 in the other two and still renew, as long as the total Education is 35 or more.
No. The minimums are inside the Education requirement. Giving Back is counted separately and capped.
Each certification keeps its own requirement and its own cycle. What changes is how much overlap you get: Power Skills and Business Acumen PDUs count for all of them, so the extra work for a second certification is usually only Ways of Working.
The day you passed the exam. It ends on the same date three years later. Your CCRS dashboard shows both dates.
No. PMI applies the same CCR rules everywhere. Only the renewal fee differs by membership status, not by country.
In the Continuing Certification Requirements Handbook, which PMI updates from time to time. This page reflects the April 2026 edition and is re-checked whenever PMI issues a new one.
Last reviewed: September 2026