PDU Information

 

Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR):

Earning your certification is a big step.  Maintaining it shouldn't have to be.  The PMI Global Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR) Program is designed so you can grow and develop the skills that organizations are seeking — all the while maintaining your certification status.

 

What are PDUs?

Professional Development Units (PDUs) are one-hour blocks of time that you spend learning, teaching others, or volunteering. By accumulating and tracking these over a three-year period, you can maintain your certification status with PMI. View how you can earn PDUs and how to align them to the PMI Talent Triangle®.

 

PMI Talent Triangle® 

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The PMI Talent Triangle® represents the ideal skill set for today’s project professionals:

  • Ways of Working (technical project skills)
  • Power Skills (leadership and interpersonal abilities)
  • Business Acumen (strategic and industry knowledge)

In today’s environment of digital transformation, PMI has added a digital overlay to emphasize how technology impacts every aspect of project work. Building across all three areas ensures you remain adaptable, future-ready, and a valued strategic partner.

Find out more details in PDU 101 on how to allocate PDUs across the Talent Triangle.

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PDU Requirements:

Each PMI certification requires you to earn a certain number of PDUs over a three-year cycle:

 

Renew Your Certification:

If you’ve already begun to earn PDUs and want to get the renewal process started, use the Continuing Certification Requirements System (CCRS) — PMI’s easy-to-use online tool for reporting PDUs.

You can earn PDUs through:

Be sure to allocate your PDUs across the PMI Talent Triangle® and submit them through CCRS to ensure they count toward your renewal. Once you’ve earned the required PDUs and paid the renewal fee, your certification status will be extended for another three years.