Free resources to earn PMP PDU.

Please try the following sources. Please visit these links to get the latest info as some of the information might have changed. These resources claim they can provide some free PDUs for PMP.

IBM Rational Project and Portfolio Management certification training e-kit.:Earn through IBM Rational Project Web site. Try it.

PM Podcast : As per web site " Yes you can earn 15 free PDUs just by listening to The Project Management Podcast™. Best of all... it's free!
Podcasts have emerged as a valuable tool for project management related education. They are a simple method of delivering pm-based thought and education to the project management community at-large. This is especially true for those practitioners among us to whom geography or scheduling is a roadblock."

www.pmtrainingonline.com : Currently they are offering some PDU free to try their online course.

Maintain your PMP credentials: Please read for more information on how to maintain your PMP credentials.

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How to earn or obtain free PDU for PMI PMP Credentials.

You need to earn 60 PDU in three year cycle to keep your PMP credentials.

Best way is to attend PMI's chapters, specific interest group (SIGs) and events, meeting and educational sessions that are pre-approved for PDUs. Most of the time you do not have to pay. Just attend these meetings or seminars and get 1 or 2 PDUs. Make sure get the activity details so that you can update your information online. You also get a PMP Professional Development Activities Reporting Form. Fill it in and fax or mail to the address provided on the form.

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PERT Program Evaluation and Review Technique

PERT stands for Program Evaluation and Review Technique. This comes under time management and scheduling. It provides more accurate estimation as it takes care of the best case and the worst case. Best case is the optimistic view and the worse case is the pessimistic view.


PERT Formula
ET = (P + 4*M + O)/6

Where:
ET = Expected time
P = pessimistic value
M = Most Likely Value
O = Optimistic value

A project normally will take 12 days to finish but if every thing goes well then it finish in 10 days. Worst case scenarios is that it will finish in 26 days if things do not go well.
O = 10 days as it is the optimistic time.
M = 12 days as most likely likely it will take 12 days to finish.
P = 26 days as this worst case scenario.

ET = (26 + 4*12 +10)/6
= (26 + 48 + 10)/6
= 84/6 = 14 Days

So expected time to finish this activity will be 14 days.