MCE, as part of AMA Global, is launching AMA’s Certified Professional in Management® in the EMEA Region.
Path to Maintaining the Credential (Recertification)
To maintain your AMA Certified Professional in Management® (CPM) credential, it is necessary to recertify every 3 years. During the 3-year re-certification period, you must accumulate 60 Professional Management Units (PMUs) attained through additional education and activities that help advance the profession.
60 Professional Management Units Required to Recertify |
Minimum PMUs |
Maximum PMUs |
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Education | 32 PMUs | No Maximum |
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Work | No Minimum | 8 PMUs |
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Volunteering or Creating/Presenting Content | No Minimum | 20 PMUs |
Education – 32 PMUs Minimum: 1 Hour = 1 PMU
Education PMUs |
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3 PMUs minimum in the domain of Professional Effectiveness | ||
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3 PMUs minimum in the domain of Professional Effectiveness | ||
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3 PMUs minimum in the domain of Professional Effectiveness | ||
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3 PMUs minimum in the domain of Professional Effectiveness |
Education Can Be:
- Formal— attending a class or seminar (Evidence for audit—certificate of completion, transcript or badge)
- Informal— participating in self education through reading or attending informal venues such as “lunch and learns”; teaching or presenting (Evidence for audit—notes and dates of education)
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
(Evidence for audit—Documentation of the equivalent of 1 year minimum of full-time employment [2,000 hours] during the time you hold your credential)
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 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 |
(Evidence for audit—copy of presentation, publication and/or course curriculum)
