Claim PDU for Reading Books Related to Project Managment
Summary: PMI allows PMPs to claim PDUs by reading books related to project management. The PDUs claimed in this way fall into Cat C: Self-Directed Learning which has a ceiling of 30 PDUs per 3-year PMP certification cycle.
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Earn PDUs through Reading Books
If you would like to claim PDUs through reading books, you must take note of the following points:
- The book must be related to project management
- (Quoting PMI) “Evidence supporting your reported learning project, including notes from and dates of discussion or reading.” <- a blog post is surely a good form of notes from reading
- A maximum of 30 PDUs per 3-year PMP certification cycle
How to Claim PDUs with Book Reading?
Recently, I have completed the book Lean UX: Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience by Jeff Gothelf with Josh Seiden. The notes of reading the book are added to this blog post.
Step 1 – Choose Cat C: Self-Directed Learning
Step 3 – The PDU Claim is now submitted, pending Approval by PMI
Step 4 – Check your email to make sure your PDU claim is received by PMI
It will take a few days (~ 5 days) for the PDUs to go from the ‘Pending’ status to ‘Approved’ status if it is approved. You will receive an email from PMI regarding your PDU submission.
Within a day, the approval email is received.
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Hi, my name is Edward Chung, PMP, PMI-ACP®, ITIL® Foundation. Like most of us, I am a working professional pursuing career advancements through Certifications. As I am having a full-time job and a family with 3 kids, I need to pursue professional certifications in the most effective way (i.e. with the least amount of time). I share my exam tips here in the hope of helping fellow Certification aspirants!
Greetings Edward,
I can understand keeping notes on books I’ve read,just in case I get audited.
Could you please state where in the PMP manual it states that 30 hours is the maximum
number of hours that you can claim with reading material. Note: it is now 6/2018 as
of this writing. Thank you! Carolyn-
Sorry Carolyn, this is no longer the case now.
Hi from Italy,
I just cleared my PMP certification (yesterday!) and first of all I want to thank you for all the valuable information you put in your blog, it greatly helped my study and preparation
Now I am in the process to understand how to collect PDUs. A good idea, as you said, is to start a blog (maybe in Italian, since there is not much in my language, but only if an Italian blog would count earning PDUs) or also attending courses for further certifications, as you suggest
However I have leaned about this book reading thing. Provided I cannot collect all PDUs needed for renewal by reading, I guess it’s a convenient way to do it. However I do not understaand how I would show evidence of my reading. Let’s say I will not have time to run a blog and so I would never write a post on books read, how could I prove I have indeed read those books?
Reading through 24/7 service provided by PMI where a lot of books on PM are available and where my reading is somehow tracked, could be valid evidence or there are other ways to certify it?
Thank you
Enrico
Hi Enrico,
Thanks for your comment and question. I created a summary of the book I have read here:
https://edward-designer.com/web/ux-design-in-agile-development/
This is not needed when claiming PDU but it does serve as an evidence I have read the book. PMI states that you need to keep an reading notes, etc. to be used as evidence.
Hope this information help.