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PMI Membership for Professionals and Students: Is it Worth It?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

So you’re considering joining PMI® as a member or a student member? Closely followed by: “So is it worth joining PMI?”. I’ve been a member of PMI for many years, so I feel I can confidentially give you the insider information! What are the benefits of being a PMI member? How much does PMI membership cost?

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PDUs for CAPM: The Complete Guide for 2023

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This goes for all kinds of professional organizations, not just PMI. It’s easier to manage (for us and for PMI) and also shows that people are taking an active interest in the project management profession. 4 Volunteer for your local project management organization, for example the PMI Chapter closest to you. 2 Watch webinars.

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2017 Project Management Conferences You Won’t Want To Miss

Rebel’s Guide to PM

If you are looking to attend a project management conference this year, chances are there is something close by that will appeal to you. I’ve compiled this extensive list of conferences both local to me in the UK and around the world. 12th International Project Management Conference: Tehran, Iran, 12-13 February 2017.

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PRINCE2 and PMBOK: How They Compare

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The PMI approach has a huge amount of detail that will help you approach your projects in a professional way. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (also known as the PMBOK® Guide -- 6th Edition) is core reading as prep for PMI exams. PMI regulates the PMP certification. See on Amazon. 10/05/2021 01:32 am GMT.

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PDUs for CAPM: The Complete Guide for 2020

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This goes for all kinds of professional organizations, not just PMI. It’s easier to manage (for us and for PMI) and also shows that people are taking an active interest in the project management profession. 4 Volunteer for your local project management organization, for example the PMI Chapter closest to you. 2 Watch webinars.

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PMI Education Contact Hours and PDUs: Your Essential Guide

Online PM Courses

The PMI is currently the most widely used source of professional project management accreditation. To win your coveted CAPM, PMP, or PMI-ACP, to will need to chalk up enough education Contact Hours. The PMI has deliberately chosen the term ‘contact hours’ It might have chose ‘education hours’ but it did not.

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How to Earn Professional Development Units

Sarah M. Hoban

For those not in the know, professional development units, or PDUs, are continuing education credits required to maintain Project Management Institute (PMI) certifications. The most common PMI certification is the Project Management Professional, or PMP, with 1 million plus certification holders worldwide. Easy peasy.

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