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How to juggle work and study for your PMP certification

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Helena Liu Earning a project management certification is the top career goal for project managers — over 1 in 5 PMs want to get a certification. Create a PMP study plan Treat getting your PMP certification as a mini-project. A better strategy to studying for your PMP exam is to learn something new every day.

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15 Easy Ways to Earn PDUs in 2023

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Do you need to earn PDUs to maintain your PMI certification? If you hold a PMP ® , PgMP ® , PfMP ® or PMI-PBA ® certification, you need to earn 60 PDUs every three years. If you hold a PMI-ACP ® , PMI-RMP ® , PMI-SP ® certification, you need to earn 30 PDUs in a three-year cycle. You’re in the right place!

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PDUs for CAPM: The Complete Guide for 2023

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Do you need PDUs for the Certified Associate in Project Management ( CAPM ) ® certificate? In this article I’ll explain what this means for CAPM certification holders and how you can maintain your credential without having to take the exam again. Yes, you do! What’s the story about PDUs for CAPM ? What’s the story about PDUs for CAPM

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15 Non-Academic Project Management Books to Earn PDUs

Rebel’s Guide to PM

You can earn PDUs (professional development units) for ongoing certification renewal, such as for the Project Management Professional (PMP)®, from reading. Reading is a fast way to earn PDUs but it needs to be relevant to the certification you hold. How many PDUs can you get for reading? PDU claim: 4 hours.

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How to Earn PDUs Fast in 2023

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Is your re-certification cycle coming to an end for your PMI certificate? The PMI Continuing Certification Requirements guidelines are laid out in the CCR Handbook , which you can download from the PMI website. There are different requirements for each of the PMI certifications. You’re in the right place!

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How to Pass the Product Owner Certification — PSPO I, PSPO II, and PSPO III

Scrum.org

TL; DR: How to Pass the Product Owner Certification — Scrum.org’s PSPO I to III. The first article of this mini-series established that you do not need a certificate to become good at what you do, for example, working as a Scrum Master or Product Owner. How to Pass Scrum.org’s PSPO I Product Owner Certification.

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A Real Project Manager’s Guide to RAID

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Then add the mitigation strategies, risk owner, impact and likelihood scores so you know how best to address this risk. We assume Joe will have completed his security testing certification by the time of the testing phase and we won't have to delay testing or hire in an external consultant.