Can reading books count toward my PDUs?
“Yes!” Reading books comes in education sector in which minimum PDU required for renewal are 35. You can earn the 60 PDUs needed for your PMP renewal by reading books. Here are some suggested books for regular readers, along with the number of PDUs they can earn, the category they fall under (Strategic or Business Acumen, Technical or Ways of Working, and Leadership or Power skills). What books can be read for PDUs for PMP renewal will be covered in this post. in your PMI profile, as well as how to record these PDUs. Below is the list of books. Amazon link proveded for paperback copy. Download Softcopy from Provided Link.
| Image | Book Name | Business Accumen PDUs (Strategic) | Power Skills PDUs (Leadership) | Ways of Working PDUs (Technical) | Amazon | Softcopy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Designed for Digital: How to Architect Your Business for Sustained Success (Management on the Cutting Edge) BY Jeanne W. Ross, Cynthia M. Beath, Martin Mocker | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | Amazon Paperback | Download |
 | Leading Transformation: How to Take Charge of Your Company’s Future by Nathan Furr, Kyle Nel, Thomas Zoega Ramsoy | 0 | 4 | 0 | Amazon Paperback | Download |
 | Carrots and Sticks Don’t Work: Build a Culture of Employee Engagement with the Principles of RESPECT by Paul Marciano | 0 | 2.5 | Amazon Paperback | Download | |
 | Your Next Five Moves: Master the Art of Business Strategy by Patrick Bet-David | 4 | 0 | 0 | Amazon Paperback | Download |
 | Do What Matters Most: Lead with a Vision, Manage with a Plan, Prioritize Your Time by Rob Shallenberger, Steve Shallenberger | 0 | 3 | 0 | Amazon Paperback | Download |
 | Product Management in Practice: A Real-World Guide to the Key Connective Role of the 21st Century Matt LeMay | 0 | 0 | 3 | Amazon Paperback | Download |
 | Leading the Unleadable: How to Manage Mavericks, Cynics, Divas, and Other Difficult People by Allan Williat | 0 | 4 | 0 | Amazon Paperback | Download |
 | Strategic Project Management Made Simple: Practical Tools for Leaders and Teams | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | Amazon Paperback | Download |
 | Applied Software Project Management Andrew Stellman, Jennifer Greene | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | Amazon Paperback | Download |
 | 101 Project Management Problems and How to Solve Them Tom Kendrick | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | Amazon Paperback | Download |
 | The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals Paperback | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | Amazon Paperback | Download |
 | The Future Leader by Jacob Morgan | 0 | 5 | 0 | Amazon Paperback | Download |
 | The Long-Distance Leader by Kevin Eikenberry, Wayne Turmel | 0 | 3 | 0 | Amazon Paperback | Download |
 | Great Mondays: How to Design a Company Culture Employees Love | 0 | 2 | 0 | Amazon Paperback | Download |
 | Building A Winning Team: Technical Leadership Capabilities by Robina Chatham, Brian Sutton | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | Amazon Paperback | Download |
 | Good to great: why some companies make the leap--and others don't Jim Collins | 0 | 0 | 6 | Amazon Paperback | Download |
 | Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption With the Flow Framework Mik Kersten [Kersten, Mik] | 4 | 0 | 0 | Amazon Paperback | Download |
 | Essential Scrum: a practical guide to the most popular agile process Rubin, Kenneth S | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | Amazon Paperback | Download |
 | Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme, Hybrid Robert K. Wysocki | 0 | 0 | 11 | Amazon Paperback | Download |
 | The Toyota Way - 14 Management Principles From The World'S Greatest Manufacturer Jeffrey Liker | 0 | 8 | 0 | Amazon Paperback | Download |
 | The Manager’s Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change Camille Fournier | 0 | 6 | 0 | Amazon Paperback | Download |
 | Agile Estimating and Planning Mike Cohn | 6 | 0 | 0 | Amazon Paperback | Download |
 | Agile Project Management: Creating Innovative Products, Second Edition Jim Highsmith | 7 | 0 | 0 | Amazon Paperback | Download |
 | Retrospectives Antipatterns Aino Corry | 0 | 0 | 5 | Amazon Paperback | Download |
 | The DNA of strategy execution: Next generation project management and PMO Duggal, Jack [Duggal, Jack] | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | Amazon Paperback | Download |
You can Download and read the above books and add PDUs as per table in yur PMI Profile.
Procedure to Claim PDUs from Book Reading
- Go to PMI Login Page
2. Enter Your Credentials and Login
3. Click on PDUs>Report PDUs
4. Clik on Read
5. Enter All Details . In Author Name, Enter Author of Book. In Title, Enter Book Title. in Description Box, Enter what have you learnt about book. Enter Date started and Date Completed. Enter the Hours as mentioned in above table for Book you read. and Press Submit
After 2-3 hours, Claimed PDUs will be added in your Profile.
If you like this pos please do comment in order to make this blog more useful to you. For Book Summaries, Please refer to my Books section. Happy Renewal!!
Reading your article helped me a lot and I agree with you. But I still have some doubts, can you clarify for me? I’ll keep an eye out for your answers.
yes…. what do yo need?
Cool that really helps, thank you.
you are welcome
This is my first time pay a quick visit at here and i am really happy to read everthing at one place