PROFESSIONAL

DEVELOPMENT UNITS

NSF’s Research Infrastructure Office is an Authorized Training Partner with the Project Management Institute (PMI). Some workshop and webinar sessions sponsored by RIO allow viewers to earn Professional Development Units (PDUs) for their PMI certifications. Viewers may also request a certificate from NSF that they viewed these webinar sessions. These certificates may be accepted by other professional organizations to earn the viewer CLPs (or similar credits).

PMI Talent Triangle Alignment and Certifications

You can earn PMI PDUs by viewing any of the workshop sessions or webinars listed below. The talent triangle alignment for each session is provided alongside the course. Once you have watched the entire video(s), fill out the PDU Claim Form to get the course ID.

Eligible Certifications

PDUs for all sessions can be applied to the following PMI certifications:  

  • Project Management (PMP, CAPM, PgMP, CPBEP) 
  • Portfolio Management (PfMP) 
  • Agile (PMI-ACP, DASM, DASSM, DAC, DAVSC) 
  • Scheduling (PMI-SP) 

Research Infrastructure Workshop Sessions & Webinars

provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation

Change Control: Examples of Simple, Medium, and High Complications

PDU Allocation: 1.0
Ways of Working .50
PowerSkills .50

Preparing an Operations and Maintenance Budget: Approaches and Practices for Budget Contingency

PDU Allocation: 1.0
Ways of Working .75
Business .25

Hope is Not a Strategy! Risk Management Revisions in the NextGen RIG

PDU Allocation: 1.0
Ways of Working 1.0

Panel Session on Reporting

PDU Allocation: 1.0
Ways of Working .50
PowerSkills .25
Business .25

Creating a Midscale Project Baseline: Examples & Tools

PDU Allocation: 1.0
Ways of Working 1.0

Performance Tracking and Reporting: Tools and Examples

PDU Allocation: 1.0
Ways of Working 1.0

Part I: Mid-scale Project Planning & Management

PDU Allocation: 1.5
Ways of Working 1.5

Part II: Mid-scale Project Development, Definition and Risk

PDU Allocation: 1.5
Ways of Working 1.5

Part III: Mid-scale Project Performance Management

PDU Allocation: 1.5
Ways of Working 1.5

Risk Management in Major International Projects at Fermilab and CERN ​

Risk Management in Major International Projects at Fermilab and CERN

PDU Allocation: 1.00
Ways of Working 0.50   |  Business Acumen 0.50

Project Management Lessons Learned during the RCRV Project​

Project Management Lessons Learned during the RCRV Project

PDU Allocation: 1.00
Ways of Working 0.25 |  Power Skills 0.25 |  Business Acumen 0.50

NSF Schedule Guidance in the Research Infrastructure Guide (RIG)

PDU Allocation: 1.00
Ways of Working 1.00

Tips and Tricks for Developing a Schedule

PDU Allocation: 1.00
Ways of Working 1.00

Benefits of Earned Value Management for Firm Fixed Price Construction

PDU Allocation: 1.00
Ways of Working 1.00

Agile Project Management​

Agile Project Management

PDU Allocation: 1.00
Ways of Working 1.00

The on-demand videos and presentations are hosted on the Knowledge Sharing Gateway.