You need 60 PDUs every three-year cycle to renew your PMP®: at least 35 from Education activities spread across PMI’s Talent Triangle, and up to 25 from Giving Back activities. The fastest reliable path is a structured 60-PDU course bundle — self-paced, fully reportable, and finishable in weeks of part-time effort — with free webinars […]
Watermelon Reports: When a Green Status Hides a Red Project — and How to Audit Your Doubt
The slide says green. Your stomach says otherwise. Nothing you can point to, exactly. The demo that was supposed to anchor the review got rescheduled again. The dependencies slide has grown a little vaguer each month. The forecast still lands on the same end date it always has, no matter what happens in between. There […]
PDUs vs Contact Hours: What’s the Difference?
Contact hours are the education you complete before the PMP® exam — 35 hours of project management training required for eligibility. PDUs (Professional Development Units) are what you earn after certification to keep it — 60 every three years. One gets you into the certification; the other keeps you in it. They are not interchangeable, […]
Unrealistic Project Deadlines: The PM Who Said Yes Fastest
The assignment went to whoever promised the earliest date. That’s an auction. And you just won it. A director needs a system migration done. Three project managers are in the room. “When can you have it live?” The first PM says, “Let me come back with an estimate by Friday.” The second says, “Realistically, end […]
Elite Teams Adopt the Tool First: AI in Project Management Without Losing Your Judgment
PMP® holders who have watched a colleague produce a risk register in twelve minutes with an AI tool: the question is not whether it will replace you. The question is whether you’ll be the person in the room who knows when it’s wrong. Will AI Replace Project Managers? An Honest 2026 Answer The numbers say […]