Path to Maintaining the Credential (Recertification)

To maintain your AMA Certified Professional in Management™ credential, it is necessary to recertify every 3 years. During the 3-year recertification period, you must accumulate 60 Professional Management Units (PMUs) attained through additional education and activities that help advance the profession.

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60 Professional Management Units Required to Recertify

Minimum PMUs

Maximum PMUs

Education

32 PMUs

No Maximum

Work

No Minimum

8 PMUs

Volunteering or Creating/Presenting Content

No Minimum

20 PMUs

60 Professional Management Units Required to Recertify

Education
Minimum of 32 PMUs
No Maximum PMUs

Work
No Minimum PMUs
Maximum of 8 PMUs

Volunteering or Creating/Presenting Content
No Minimum PMUs
Maximum of 20 PMUs



Education—32 PMUs Minimum: 1 Hour = 1 PMU

3 PMUs minimum in the domain of Professional Effectiveness

3 PMUs minimum in the domain of Relationship Management

3 PMUs minimum in the domain of Business Acumen

3 PMUs minimum in the domain of Analytical Intelligence

Education Can Be:

  • Webinars
  • Self-paced learning event (on-demand)
  • Live-streaming seminars
  • In-person classroom learning events
  • Conference session
  • Semester long college course


Advancing the Profession—28 PMUs Maximum: 1 Hour = 1 PMU

  • 8 PMUs maximum working
  • 20 PMUs maximum volunteering

Work Is Defined As:

  • Serving as an active contributing team member
  • Serving as a team lead
  • Having responsibility for organizing other team members
  • Driving and motivating team members
  • Acting as an influencer or “go-to” person without title authority
  • Managing 1 or more direct reports
  • Possessing functional or technical expertise


Volunteering Is Defined As:

Serving on the Certification Steering Committee 20 PMUs Includes Meetings and Conference Calls
Serving on the Advisory Board 20 PMUs Includes Meetings and Conference Calls
Providing Subject Matter Expertise for AMA-CPM™ Examination Development 16 PMUs 2-Day Meeting
  8 PMUs 1-Day Meeting
  1 PMU Conference Call

Volunteering Is Defined As:

Serving on the Certification Steering Committee

20 PMUs | Includes Meetings and Conference Calls

Serving on the Advisory Board

20 PMUs | Includes Meetings and Conference Calls

Providing Subject Matter Expertise for AMA CPM™ Examination Development

16 PMUs | 2-Day Meeting
8 PMUs | 1-Day Meeting
1 PMU | Conference Call



Creating or Presenting Content Is Defined As:

Preparing and Presenting a Presentation at a Conference 10 PMUs
Preparing and Publishing a Peer-Reviewed Professional Journal Article 15 PMUs
Preparing and Presenting a College Course on Management 20 PMUs
Writing a Chapter on Management for an Edited Volume 20 PMUs

Creating or Presenting Content Is Defined As:

Preparing and Presenting Material in an Informal Venue Such as a “Lunch and Learn”

5 PMUs

Preparing and Presenting a Presentation at a Conference

10 PMUs

Preparing and Publishing a Peer-Reviewed Professional Journal Article

15 PMUs

Preparing and Presenting a College Course on Management

20 PMUs

Writing a Chapter on Management for an Edited Volume

20 PMUs