Certification & Education
Mission Certification & Education Program
A significant principle of PMI and the Atlanta chapter is the promotionof project management education in general, and specifically theProject Management Professional (PMP) certification. One of PMIAtlanta's solid objectives is to enrich the professional lives of itsmembers, whether it be on continuing education, certification ortraining. Therefore our mission is simple: Promote and sustain projectmanagement professional expertise through project managementcertification and educational opportunities.
PMI Atlanta offers a wide array of certification and educationopportunities to members of the Chapter and the project managementcommunity at large. These programs and benefits include the following:
PM Education - Four key areas include: PMP Exam-Prep Class - Take your career to the next level! This course is designed to prepare participants to take the Project Management Professional certification exam. The 5 day course is offered on a quarterly basis at various locations in the metro Atlanta area. You'll get hands-on instruction covering all the topic areas required to pass the PMP exam.
PM Essential Facts Class - Looking to get into the project management profession? This course designed to align the student's project experiences with the framework of Project Management as defined in the Project Management Institute (PMI) ANSI Standard "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, PMBOKª Guide 2005".
PM Seminars - For intensive learning experiences. We offer full, single-day or multi-day events focused on specific topics. These events are the most advanced coverage of a topic offered by the chapter. The Chapter Certification & Education Team coordinates these high quality programs. On average, there are 12 of each type of program held annually.
PM Mini-Seminars - The objective of the Mini-Seminar series is to offer PMPs a cost- and time- efficient venue to earn 5 PDUs per session to maintain their certification. The Atlanta Chapter of PMI sponsors local experts to share knowledge and experience on targeted aspects of project management. These popular seminars are conducted monthly
PDU Overview:
PMI's Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR) supports the ongoingprofessional development of Project Management Professionals (PMPs) andthe maintenance of PMP certification. The measures used to quantifythese requirements are called Professional Development Units (PDU's).Generally, one PDU is the equivalent of one hour spent in an activityapproved by PMI for meeting CCR.
The Atlanta Chapter, as a Registered Education Provider (REP), mayassign PDU's for certain Chapter educational activities. These PDU'smust be registered with PMI before they can be reported by PMPs. Thispage provides information about PDU's that may be earned by attendingspecified Atlanta Chapter educational activities. Other PDUs may beearned by volunteering for Chapter activities or responsibilities.These are not currently covered on this page, but are determined byChapter Officers, based on PMI rules.
Maintaining Your PMP® Certification
Project Management Institute (PMI®) Project Management Professionals(PMP®s) must accrue a minimum of sixty Professional Development Units(PDUs) every three years. The Professional Development Program (PDP)cycle begins January 1st of theyear following initial certification. However, you can startaccumulatingPDUs immediately after your certification. PMI® now calls thisre-certification program the Continuing Certification Requirements(CCR). To read details about the CCR or to get the latest updates torequirements for maintaining your certification, please visithttp://www.pmi.org/info/PDC_PMPCCR.asp
Chapter Meetings PDUs Policy:
TheAtlanta Chapter, in an attempt to leverage the use of our web pages andcut down on administrative load, will not provide individual"certificates" of attendance at Chapter Meetings which includespre-meeting Seminars and Workshops. These PDUs may be claimed as a 1 or 2 PDU event (see link below) Chapter Seminars and Educational Event PDUs Policy:
For Seminars not included in a Chapter Meeting and for Training Classesthat are eligible for PDU's, attendees will be provided with aCertificate of Attendance. This certificate will identify the number ofPDU's which the Chapter intends to register with PMI. The PDU numberwill also be available from links on this page.
Disclaimer: The Atlanta Chapter can not insure that every paidattendee stayed for the seminar, either in whole or in part. We canverify that you paid. You are reminded that as a PMP, you signed theCode of Professional Conduct, and let this guide your reporting ofPDU's.
PDU Coordinator: (Chair)
This position is responsible for identifying Chapter educationalactivities that qualify for PDU's, registering them with PMI andproviding this information to PMP's. (There is no charge for thisservice) PMP's are responsible for reporting their own PDU's to PMI onthe proper form.
Contact for questions - Chair PDU List
Reporting PDUs from the Chapter Lists to PMI:
The easiest way to report PDUs is to use the online form on the PMI website. To begin, first login to http://www.occe.ou.edu/pmi/PMI_Member/PDUlogin.php3.Any event with Chapter assigned PDU numbers will have to be reportedunder "Category 3: REP Program / PMI component event". Next, you needto know the PDU #, which comprises of Provider ID ("C010" for theAtlanta Chapter) and the Course ID. Enter thePDU# and verify the information pulled up by the system. You need toenter the dates and the number of PDUs, which you can obtain from thePDU List accessible from the following section. Reporting PDUs from Dinner, Lunch, or other 1-2 PDU event
These events DO NOT require seperate PDU numbers and can be claimed per the process documented in the allached link. Please follow and claim your PDUs immediately. Your paid receipt is adequate proof ao attendance . How to claim a 1 or 2 PDU event
Chapter PDU Lists By Year:
05/01/02 - Note: Since Online Entry of PDUs is now available, it isassumed that PDUs will no longer be sent in via mail or fax. For thisreason, the Word File has been discontinued for 2002. We will continueto provide the years 1997 through 1999 until there is no longer a needto report PDUs from these years.
PDU's for Articles - DID YOU KNOW?
Many Project Management Institute (PMI) component organizations havebeen requesting confirmation that Project Management Professionals(PMP) can receive Professional Development Units (PDU's) forsubmissions, covering a project management topic, which are publishedin a component newsletter. After review, these activities have beenapproved for credit based on the educational experience gained throughthe research devoted to composing these submissions. PMP's may claimcredit for a published newsletter submission as a Self-directedLearning PDU activity.
To do so, PMP's should identify the time spent in review of theeducational resources used to prepare the submission. After publicationin the newsletter, they may submit a PDU category 2sdl claim earningone PDU for each hour spent conducting this research. This same methodcan be used to earn PDU's for submissions on a project management topicthat are published in a corporate newsletter.
More information on Self-directed Learning PDU's can be found on pagefive of the Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR) handbook. Thehandbook can be downloaded from the PMI Web site (http://www.pmi.org/) or requested in printed form by contacting PMI's customer service department at pmihq@pmi.org or +1-610-356-4600. Active PMI Members may request materials directly from the PMI Web site (https://secure.pmi.org/requestinfo/).
We are always looking for articles in our next newsletter so submit your articles to newsletter@pmiatlanta.org
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