Renew Your PMP® Certification
Passing PMI® – Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certification Exam is a significant achievement:-
It gives a good, solid idea to your employers that:-
- You Met Qualifying Criteria for PMP® Exam – Relevant Project Management Experience
- Undertook 35 Contact Hours Training in line with Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK®)
- Studied rigorously for PMP® Exam despite your work/projects
- Applied for PMP® Exam & Successfully cleared the same and Became a part of elite PMP® Certified Project Staff community worldwide.
But do you know that your PMP® Certification is only valid For 3 Years. It’s True!!!
IF you have not ALREADY renewed PMP® Certification – No Better Time to do it than Today!
Overview
PMI® Credentials are a great way to Gain Global Recognition of your skills & Qualify/Prepare for Better Jobs in the following domains:-
- Project Management – PMP®
- Program Management – PgMP®
- Portfolio Management – PfMP®
- Business Analysis – PMI-PBA®
- AGILE – PMI-ACP®
- Risk Management – PMI-RMP®
- Project Scheduling – PMI-SP®
To ensure that PMI® Certified Professionals are up to date with latest trends in their respective domains and continue to add value to their organizations, PMI® had made it mandatory for all certified professionals to enhance their skills every 3 years by complying with Continuing Certifications Requirements (CCR).
Therefore,
- PMP® | PgMP® | PfMP® | PMI-PBA® certified professionals need 60 PDUs
- PMI-ACP®|PMI-RMP®|PMI-SP® certified professionals need 30 PDUs
at the end of every 3 years to retain their respective credentials over and above paying Certification Renewal Fee to PMI®.
Available Courses for Quick PDUs
Please find below list of ONLINE Courses that allow PMI® Certified Project Staff to conveniently Earn PDUs and Retain PMP® and other valued Certifications by PMI® from your home.
Note: Each of this course is backed by dedicated support to Submit PDUs Claim at PMI® Website and help you at every step of Complying with PMI® CCR Requirements till your certification is renewed.
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How do I renew my PMP® certification?
As per Project Management Institute (PMI®) Guidelines– you need to Renew your PMP® Certification every 3 years to keep your PMP® Certification updated.
Each 3 year cycle is known as Continuing Certification Requirement (CCR) Cycle.
8,00,000+ PMP® Certified Professionals worldwide opt for renewing their PMP® Certification every 3 years to continue enjoying benefits like Respect, Global Recognition & Better Job Opportunities that are associated with PMP® Certification.
Here are the steps you need to follow to Renew Your PMP® Certification:-
Step 1: Earn 60 PDUs
PDU stands for Professional Development Unit.
1 PDU=1 Contact Hours of Education
So, First Step to Retain PMP® Certificate is to acquire 60 PDUs every 3 Years Visit the Requirements page for more information.
PDUs can be acquired under two categories:-
- Category 1: 35 Minimum Education PDUs [Mandatory]
It is mandatory to acquire at least 35 PDUs through activities like new courses (classroom/online training)
Under this category, you need to acquire minimum 8 PDUs each in sub-category:-
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- Technical:
- Knowledge, Skills & Behaviour related to subject of Project/Program/Portfolio Management
- Example:- Tools & Techniques
- Leadership:
- Knowledge, Skills & Behavior needed to guide, motivate & direct project team
- Examples: Soft Skills
- Strategic & Business Management:
- Industry specific knowledge and/or expertise to derive better performance and business outcome.
- Examples:- Industry Knowledge and Standards, Strategic Frameworks, Operational expertise in functions like Sales, Marketing, Finance, Human Resources etc.
- Technical:
- Category 2: 25 Maximum Giving Back PDUs [Optional]
PMP® Certified Professionals also have the option earn up to 25 PDUs by working as a professional i.e. practicing/applying Project Management & Promoting and/or Creating Content around the same.
Step 2: Report PDUs to PMI®
Once you have acquired 60 PDUs, you need to report the same to PMI® by entering the details in the online Continuing Certification Requirements System (CCRS System).
https://authentication.pmi.org/Default.aspx?r=ccrs.pmi.org&s=True
You will need to use your PMI® ID and Password to log in the system
Once you are logged in, you would need to provide all relevant information about the 60 PDUs you acquired and submit the same to PMI® for Review.
PMI® may take up to 3/4 Business Days to review and approve the same.
How will you find that PDUs you submitted have been approved – You will see the same on your dashboard once you log in the CCRS system.
Step 3: Pay PMP® Renewal Fee
For PMI® Members – 60$ | For Non-Members – 150$
Depending upon the category, you pay the fee and Your PMP® Certification is renewed for another 3 Years.
Important: When should you Renew your PMP® Certification?
This is one question that is asked to us by almost all PMP® Certified professionals looking to Renew PMP® Certificate…
Ok – so, during the 3 year period after you have done PMP® Certification, you can acquire 60 PDUs and Renew PMP® Certificate anytime.
It is recommended that you start acquiring PDUs early in the 3 years cycle & submit 60 PDUs claim much before your PMP® Certificate Expiry date to avoid last minute hassle.
Also – you must know that even if you Renew your PMP® Certification before expiry date – your new PMP® Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR) Cycle will start only after current expiry date and will be valid for next three from your current certification expiration date.
For example: Your PMP® Certification Renewal Date is 2 May 2020 and you have decided to Renew it on 11th Jan 2020.
Upon successful renewal, Your PMP® Certification renewal date will be 2 May 2023 (three years from the original renewal date).