You may already know that your PMP PDU quota of 60 every 3 years must be maintained, or else you lose your PMP. I see a lot of people who have procrastinated and now they have to put their lives on hold (and usually spend a lot of money all at once) to keep their certification.
Don’t let that happen to you.
My good friend Cornelius Fichtner just came out with a new resource for you to earn PgMP or PMP PDU credit.
I was a beta tester for the product and as someone who is addicted to listening to podcasts, it’s perfect for me. You probably know that I don’t promote many products, and the ones I do are only because I have personal experience with them and I know they are quality. This is one of those.
One of the great things about this PMP PDU podcast is that the training is delivered automatically on a monthly basis. Ah, for people like me with a natural tendency to procrastinate, any system that I can use to hold myself accountable with “reminders” built in like this is pure gold.
“Set it, and forget it”. – Ron Popeil
The quality of the training is pure gold too. I really enjoyed Steve Kaye’s presentation on effective meetings, and loved his thinking around trying to calculate the cost of a meeting to start to understand why making meetings effective is so important.
And because I can listen or watch wherever I’m at, I can squeeze it into my schedule very easily. I’ve already listened to it while raking leaves in my front yard (that I should have had all raked before the first snowfall last year, as my wife keeps reminding me).
It also works very well to watch or listen on your computer directly from iTunes or whatever podcatcher software you would like to use. (iTunes is my favorite)
To find out more, watch this short video I just recorded. I recommend you expand the video to full screen so you can see everything clearly.
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On the other hand, someone once pointed out to me that retaking the exam was often the cheapest and easiest alternative.
Interesting. To each his own, I suppose.
Some people find the exam challenging, but there are still quite a few who finish in 2-2.5 hours. If you are one of those, and if you passed with flying colors, and if you took the exam only because an employer or potential employer required it, then do the math:
– 5-6 hours of review: free
– 4 hours to take the exam
– One year dues and member price for exam: about $600
Since 1 PDU is equal to 1 hour of classroom contact time, and since commercial training from places like AMA and the University of Phoenix generally costs at least $70/hour, 60 PDUs could cost:
– 60 hours of class room time
– Training fees: $4,200
Of course most people get their PDUs through free resources or attending local chapter meetings, but that still means 60 hours of effort vs. 10, and the cost of your rubber chicken meals will still be at least twice the cost of the exam.
So yes, to each their own.
Yep, I agree.
If you only want the piece of paper, that’s one way to keep it.
On the other hand, someone once pointed out to me that retaking the exam was often the cheapest and easiest alternative.
Interesting. To each his own, I suppose.
Some people find the exam challenging, but there are still quite a few who finish in 2-2.5 hours. If you are one of those, and if you passed with flying colors, and if you took the exam only because an employer or potential employer required it, then do the math:
– 5-6 hours of review: free
– 4 hours to take the exam
– One year dues and member price for exam: about $600
Since 1 PDU is equal to 1 hour of classroom contact time, and since commercial training from places like AMA and the University of Phoenix generally costs at least $70/hour, 60 PDUs could cost:
– 60 hours of class room time
– Training fees: $4,200
Of course most people get their PDUs through free resources or attending local chapter meetings, but that still means 60 hours of effort vs. 10, and the cost of your rubber chicken meals will still be at least twice the cost of the exam.
So yes, to each their own.
Yep, I agree.
If you only want the piece of paper, that’s one way to keep it.
Josh,
For your information, here’s a new web site (Live since Sept 15, 2011) for Online PDU Courses:
http://www.pdu-courses.com
I hope this helps your audience.
Thanks
Mike
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