The PMP renewal process involves maintaining your Project Management Professional (PMP) certification by earning 60 Professional Development Units (PDUs) over three years and applying for renewal through the PMI website.

Renewing your PMP certification shows your ongoing commitment to professional growth and ensures your skills stay relevant in the evolving project management field.

PDUs, or Professional Development Units, are earned through professional development activities such as attending webinars, taking courses, or contributing to the profession by mentoring or creating content. For instance, a 1-hour project management seminar would earn you 1 PDU.

You need to earn 60 PDUs over a three-year cycle to renew your PMP certification.

No, PDUs are obtained through learning activities and professional development, not work experience. However, activities like leading projects, giving project management presentations, or writing articles on the topic can earn you PDUs.

PDUs are reported by logging into the PMI website and entering them into the Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR) system, detailing the activity and the number of PDUs earned.

If you don’t earn the required 60 PDUs within your three-year cycle, your PMP certification will be suspended for one year, during which you must earn and report the necessary PDUs to reactivate your certification.

The renewal fee is $60 for PMI members and $150 for non-members. Maintaining your PMI membership offers a reduced renewal fee and access to resources for earning PDUs.

Yes, if you earn more than 60 PDUs in your current cycle, you can carry over up to 20 PDUs to the next cycle, but only those earned in the last year of your certification cycle.

To renew, earn the required PDUs, go to the PMI website, fill in the renewal application, report your PDUs if not yet done, and pay the renewal fee. PMI will review your application, and upon approval, your certification is renewed for another three years.

PMI sends email reminders as your certification end date approaches. Keeping track of your end date and PDU earnings is also recommended to ensure timely renewal.

Missing the renewal deadline puts your certification in a suspended state for one year, during which you can earn and report PDUs to reactivate it. Failure to meet requirements within this period means your certification will expire, requiring you to reapply and pass the PMP exam again.

Yes, of the 60 PDUs required, at least 35 must come from the Education category, with the rest from Giving Back to the Profession. Within Education, PDUs must be earned from the new PMI talent triangle which is Ways of working ie technical skills as project manager, Power Skills – working with people and Business Acumen ie knowing business strategy.

You can apply for renewal once all required PDUs are earned, even if it’s before the end of your certification cycle. Early renewal starts your next cycle immediately after the current one ends.

PMI provides resources like online courses, webinars, and virtual events to earn PDUs. Other sources include professional development courses by PMI chapters, volunteering for PMI, and self-directed learning activities related to project management.

There are two main types of PDUs: Education PDUs and Giving Back PDUs. Education PDUs are earned by participating in educational activities, such as taking courses, attending workshops, or reading books. Giving Back PDUs are earned by volunteering your time to the project management profession, such as speaking at conferences or mentoring other project managers. To know more about acquiring free PDU – check this article: https://kavitasharma.net/free-pdus/

There are two main types of PDUs: Education PDUs and Giving Back PDUs. Education PDUs are earned by participating in educational activities, such as taking courses, attending workshops, or reading books. Giving Back PDUs are earned by volunteering your time to the project management profession, such as speaking at conferences or mentoring other project managers. To know more about acquiring free PDU – check this article: https://kavitasharma.net/free-pdus/

The deadline for earning PDUs is the end of your three-year certification cycle. For example, if your certification expires on December 31, 2023, you would need to earn all of your 60 PDUs by December 31, 2023.

A simple way to earn PDUs is to enroll in a course that offers PDUs. This way you do not have to track and worry about the TOTAL PDUs and PMI talent training requirements. Plus you will learn the new required topics as well.

The other ways to gain PDUs are to volunteer, read, and present. The downside is that you may need to track the PDU requirements yourself.

Yes, you can carry over up to 20 PDUs from the last year of your certification cycle to the next cycle. However, you cannot carry over PDUs from the first two years of your cycle.

The PMP renewal fee is applicable after meeting the 60 PDU requirements and is payable at PMI.org

The PMP renewal fee for India is INR 3,475 for PMI members and INR 11,585  for non-members.

The PMP renewal fee for the USA is USD 60 for PMI members and USD 150 for non-members.

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Check the expiration date of your PMP certification. If it is within the last 12 months, you still have time to renew. Confirm the same understanding with PMI support. You can initiate a live chat with them or write an email at support@pmi.org.

Buy the 60 PDU course, claim the PDUs at PMI CCR, and renew promptly. Do not waste any more time.

Yes, absolutely. Buy the 60 PDUs, claim, and renew. The renewal cycle will extend three years from the last date of the PMP cycle.

The renewal is prorated, i.e., it starts after the renewal date even if you renew today.

Let me explain with an example. My renewal still has some time to go – the date is 20 March 2024. If I renew now – it will renew till 19 March 2027.

This happens. You may receive an email from PMI that a supporting document is required for the claim. Respond with the relevant document eg if it was a presentation, then send the minutes of the meeting or a short recording to validate the PDUs to PMI.

The PDUs that are not used towards the renewal will be carried forward to the next PMP renewal cycle.