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A new way to earn Professional Development Hours (PDH) for new product development professionals (NPDP), project management professionals (PMP), and engineering managers (PEM).

Earning PDHs is simple. Choose your course, register, and start earning credits now. Each course includes:

Documentation, such as tip sheets, notes, and/or self-assessments
Interactive learning modules, including reading materials, videos, and audio
Practice test that you can attempt as many times as you like
Final test to formally assess and document your continuous learning in your profession
Completion certificate that you can save, download, and print

Most courses are structured into several lessons that present basic definitions, terms, and theory for each subject. Many lessons contain additional topics that help certification candidates study the material in depth. Topics and lessons within PDH courses are designed to meet the formal and stringent requirement of PDMA, PMI, and ASEM for continuing education; therefore, most courses require viewing each lesson or topic based upon the average reading speed of adults in a learning environment (about 200 words per minute).

Get started now! Study a new topic by enrolling in a free course, such as learning about NPDP Certification.

Innovation in the Product Life Cycle

I recently ran across notes I had taken while reading a book that summarized management skills. I no longer remember the title or author’s name, but the book was an overview of all the subjects covered in an MBA program 20 years ago. Of course, MBA programs have changed a lot in this time frame,… Read More >

Innovation Project Scheduling

Time. It is the only resource for which there is no true price and the only resource that cannot be recovered. Once we spend a minute, an hour, or a day, it is gone. We cannot re-use the time or re-purpose it. Yet, time is a resource that is often wasted. Personally, I can waste… Read More >

Four Stages of Competition

According to Dictionary.com, the origin of the word “competition” is Latin, around 1600 AD. One definition is “a contest for some prize, honor, or advantage”. Another definition is “the act of competing; rivalry for supremacy”. In business, we often think of our competition as other organizations that compete with similar products in a marketplace. It… Read More >