Changes to the Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR) Program aka, Professional Development Units, or PDUs

Agenda 2  Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR)  PMI Talent Triangle  PDU Categories (A-F)  Changes to the PDU Classification  How You Can Prepare  Earning PDUs Remains Easy  Questions

Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR) 3 “The CCR Program was designed to help you grow and develop with the profession. As the global business environment and project management profession evolves, the program must adapt to provide development of new employer-desired skills. “ ~ PMI.org Starting December 1, 2015  CCR program will be aligned with the employer-identified skills depicted in the PMI Talent Triangle DECEMBER

PMI Talent Triangle – Facts 4  Technical Project Management  66% of organizations say that technical project skills are the hardest to find, however 96% indicate these are the most teachable  Leadership  75% of organizations rank leadership skills as the most important for successful navigation of complexity in projects; 71% of organizations say this skill is the most important for the long-term success of PM’s  Strategic and Business Management  Understanding your organizations strategy is essential – for example, when organizations align their talent to organizational strategy, it produces a higher average success rate: 72% for those with good alignment, compared to 58% of those without it

PMI Talent Triangle – Definitions 5  Technical Project Management  Knowledge, skills and behaviors related to specific domains of project, program and portfolio management  Leadership  Knowledge, skills and behaviors specific to leadership-oriented; cross-cutting skills that help an organization achieve its business goals  Strategic and Business Management  Knowledge of and expertise in the industry or organization that enhances performance and better delivers business outcomes

PMI Talent Triangle – Examples 6  Technical Project Management  Requirements Gathering Techniques  Project Controls and Scheduling  Risk Management  Scope Management  Agile Tools and Techniques  Leadership  Team Building  Negotiation  Influencing  Conflict Management  Problem solving  Emotional Intelligence  Giving/Receiving Feedback  Motivation  Strategic and Business Management  Strategic Planning/Alignment  Contract Management  Finance/Budgeting  Complexity Management  Business Acumen  Operational Functions

PDU Categories (A-F) 7 No New Categories Added, None Eliminated  Category A – Registered Education Provider/PMI Component  Category B – Continuing Education  Category C – Self-Directed Learning  Category D – Creating New Project Management Knowledge  Category E – Volunteer Service  Category F – Work as a Practitioner

Changes to the PDU Classification 8 Total 3-Year PDU Required Amounts Will Not Change 60 PDUs PMP/PgMP/PfMP/PMI-PBA 30 PDUs PMI-ACP/PMI-RMP/PMI-SP Education Requirements: Minimum 35 PDUs with at least 8 Technical 8 Leadership 8 Business/ Strategic Remaining 11 in any area of Triangle Minimum 18 PDUs with at least 4 Technical 4 Leadership 4 Business/Strategic Remaining 6 in any area of Triangle Giving Back Requirements: Maximum of 25 PDUs 8 Working as a Professional (max) 17 Volunteering or Creating Knowledge Maximum of 12 PDUs 4 Working as a Professional (max) 8 Volunteering or Creating Knowledge

Changes to the Classification 9  Migration Process Renewal Requirements Beginning December 1, 2015 Certification Expiration Date 1 December 2015 – 30 November December 2017 and beyond Classify PDUs according to new CCR format Yes Meet minimum number of PDUs in Education category and each of the three skill areas. This is required for renewal. No*Yes Limit Giving Back category PDUs to new maximum requirement No*Yes *Compliance is encouraged but not mandatory. In future cycles, the new CCR program requirements must be satisfied to maintain active certification status.

How You Can Prepare 10  Check your credential by logging into PMI.org  Go to MyPMI  Plan out your next 3 years

Earning PDUs Remains Easy 11 Attend monthly educational activities and events offered by the PMIECF Chapter Volunteer with the chapter Read, participate in self-directed learning Attend PMIECF one day symposiums (6-8 PDU’s) Participate in ProjectManagement.com free webinars Take courses from PMI R.E.Ps, universities or within your organization

Earning PDUs Remains Easy 12 For more information, check the PMI website FAQs: certification-holders.aspx For more information, check the PMI website FAQs: certification-holders.aspx

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