Can I earn PDUs from reading blogs?
Yes! Blogs and online magazines can provide free learning resources when fulfilling PMI’s Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR).
Whether you’re looking for topics focused on Agile, Project Management, Leadership or Business Strategy, you’ll be able to find a blog to suit your needs. Any PDUs you earn will fall under the Education category.
The requirements for earning these Education PDUs is exactly the same as others:
| If your certification is… | PMP, PgMP, PfMP, PMI-PBA, PMI-ACP, PMI-RMP, PMI-SP |
| For 1 hour of this activity you can claim the following # of PDUs | 1 |
| Documentation needed | Notes and dates related to your readings |
Because most of the blog articles you’ll be reviewing are short, you’ll likely have to claim the minimum amount of PDU credits: 0.25 PDUs (or 15 minutes).
Please note that the categories have been updated based on the new guidelines from PMI:
– Ways of Working (formerly Technical Project Management)
– Power Skills (formerly Leadership)
– Business Acumen (formerly Strategic and Business Management)
Blogs
The Digital Project Management Podcast
Ben Aston
The Digital Project Manager platform provides training, tools, guides and more exclusive content and mentorship for members. This extensive blog covers numerous topics such as agile, quality, time, leadership and remote project management.
Power Skills: 0.25 PDUs Ways of Working: 0.25 PDUs Cost: Free Effort: Low Time: Low
Feedback Loop Blog
Feedback Loop
Produced by Feedback Loop (creators of a User Research platform), this blog focuses on the field of Product Management and covers topics such as User Experience, Market Research and Agile Research.
Business Acumen: 0.25 PDUs Ways of Working: 0.25 PDUs Cost: Free Effort: Low Time: Low
Liquid Planner
Liquid Planner
With posts going back as far as 2008, this blog has an enormous archive of material to review on a range of topics such as Collaboration, Productivity and Project Management. Liquid Planner is an automated scheduling and strategic forecasting platform.
Power Skills: 0.25 PDUs Technical: 0.25 PDUs Cost: Free Effort: Low Time: Low
The Retromat Blog
Corinna Baldauf
If you’re seeking resources around agile retrospectives, then this blog is for you. Retromat generates random plans for use in agile retrospectives. The blog provides useful tips, best practices, lessons learned from both good and bad retrospective experiences.
Ways of Working: 0.25 PDUs Cost: Free Effort: Low Time: Low
Mike Cohn’s Blog
Mike Cohn
Cohn is a well-known and respected leader in the Agile community. His blog provides practical guides and resources related to Leadership, Agile and creating successful teams.
Business Acumen: 0.25 PDUs Power Skills: 0.25 PDUs Ways of Working: 0.25 PDUs Cost: Free Effort: Low Time: Low
Agile Advice
Berteig
Hundreds of articles on business, culture, leadership, management, and teams all from an Agile perspective.
Business Acumen: 0.25 PDUs Power Skills: 0.25 PDUs Ways of Working: 0.25 PDUs Cost: Free Effort: Low Time: Low
The Learning Blog
This blog is not solely focused on course offerings by LinkedIn Learning, but also provides articles on a range of professional development topics such as productivity and management.
Business Acumen: 0.25 PDUs Leadership: 0.25 PDUs Ways of Working: 0.25 PDUs Cost: Free Effort: Low Time: Low
Atlassian Work/Life
Atlassian
Atlassian is a great company that creates popular software, but now they also have a new blog focused on teamwork, leadership and productivity.
Business Acumen: 0.25 PDUs Power Skills: 0.25 PDUs Ways of Working: 0.25 PDUs Cost: Free Effort: Low Time: Low
Startup Patterns
Medium.com
Sam McAfee’s blog (launched in 2015) is focused on creating strong technology leaders and product development teams.
Business Acumen: 0.25 PDUs Power Skills: 0.25 PDUs Ways of Working: 0.25 PDUs Cost: Free Effort: Low Time: Low
Forbes Leadership
Forbes
Find articles related to leadership strategies (of course) but also agile topics.
Business Acumen: 0.25 PDUs Power Skills: 0.25 PDUs Cost: Free Effort: Low Time: Low
Product Coalition
Medium.com
A popular blog with an archive of over 2,000 articles and over 470,000 readers. It’s described as the “World’s largest free Product Management community”.
Business Acumen: 0.25 PDUs Power Skills: 0.25 PDUs Ways of Working: 0.25 PDUs Cost: Free Effort: Low Time: Low
The Agile Coach
Atlassian
This isn’t a blog (more of a guide), however it’s a great resource for professionals who are new to Agile, with articles on agile best practices, tip and tutorials.
Business Acumen: 0.25 PDUs Power Skills: 0.25 PDUs Ways of Working: 0.25 PDUs Cost: Free Effort: Low Time: Low
The Know Your Team Blog
Know Your Team
Know Your Team software provides tools and guides to help managers become better leaders. The company’s blog shares some of these insights for free.
Power Skills: 0.25 PDUs Cost: Free Effort: Low Time: Low
Girl’s Guide to Project Management
Elizabeth Harrin
Harrin is a project manager and author, and this blog provides useful tips and templates for developing strong PM skills.
Power Skills: 0.25 PDUs Ways of Working: 0.25 PDUs Cost: Free Effort: Low Time: Low