PDUs - RECORDED and ON-DEMAND sessions - 2026 UMD Project Management Symposium Survey

Professional Development Units (PDUs)

If you would like to receive a PDU certificate for the recorded and on-demand sessions of the two days of the Project Management Symposium (April 30 & May 1, 2026), please complete this survey. PDF files will be emailed to you after you complete the survey. It could take a few weeks to receive your certificate.

SPECIAL NOTE: If you attended the two-day live Symposium on April 30 - May 1, 2026, and already earned 10.5 PDUs, you can only earn an additional 18 PDUs through the recorded sessions and an additional 17.25 PDUs from the 23 on-demand sessions. The only reason all the featured speakers are included here is for attendees who did not participate in the live event or attendees who might have missed one or more of the featured speakers.

1.Your Information(Required.)

Name to appear on the PDU Certificate

Agency/Organization

Email Address

Phone Number

2.I understand that my submittal of this PDU request form is on the honor system and I attest that I watched all the recorded and on-demand sessions that I have checked below.

Yes

3.I understand that I can only earn a total of 36.75 PDUs between the live Project Management Symposium sessions and the recorded/on-demand sessions.

Yes

4.Featured Speakers.

Indicate which sessions you watched via the recordings. Do NOT include sessions you attended during the live event, April 30th and May 1st.

Thursday 9AM speaker: Alan Zucker

Thursday 12:30PM speaker: Kanika Tolver

Thursday 4:30PM speaker: Michael Allison

Friday 9AM speaker: Ed Link

Friday 1:30PM speaker: Dan Ward & Lynne Cuppernull - this session is 1.5 PDUs

5.Thursday, April 30, 2026, 10 AM.

Indicate which sessions you watched via the recordings. Do NOT include sessions you attended during the live event, April 30th and May 1st.

LeaderSHIFT for Project Managers: Mastering Leadership Agility in the Age of AI

From Ideas to Action: Embedding Project Management in Student Success Initiatives

Decoding the PMBOK Guide 8th Edition: What's New, What's Gone, and What's Next

AI in Project Management: From Reactive to Predictive - AI Agents That Detect Risk and Automate the Noise

6.Thursday, April 30, 2026, 11 AM.

Indicate which sessions you watched via the recordings. Do NOT include sessions you attended during the live event, April 30th and May 1st.

The Power of Positive Leadership: Coaching Skills for High Impact Results

Empowering Campus IT: Leading Engagement and Change in UMD's Policy-Driven Network Transformation

Leading Change in a Hybrid World: Cultural Agility and Remote Leadership

Expediting Strategy Realization with AI-Enhanced Project Management

7.Thursday, April 30, 2026, 1:30 PM.

Indicate which sessions you watched via the recordings. Do NOT include sessions you attended during the live event, April 30th and May 1st.

Igniting Change! The Power of Transformational Leadership in Project Management

Driving Business Success by Evolving Our Processes, Tools, and Ourselves

Leading Across Borders: Lessons from 18 Years of Managing Complex Global IT Programs

Using AI to validate and improve traditional agile project schedules to reduce risk of cost and timeline overruns

8.Thursday, April 30, 2026, 2:30 PM.

Indicate which sessions you watched via the recordings. Do NOT include sessions you attended during the live event, April 30th and May 1st.

Beyond Delivery: How Change Management Illuminates the Path to Lasting Impact

From Chaos to Clarity: How Our Nonprofit Won the Project Management Software Game

Lead Bigger: A Project Manager's Guide to Strategic Leadership

Your AI Project Team: Declarative Agents, Researcher, Analyst, and the Microsoft Copilot App

9.Thursday, April 30, 2026, 3:30 PM.

Indicate which sessions you watched via the recordings. Do NOT include sessions you attended during the live event, April 30th and May 1st.

Train the Nervous System to Lead the System - Building Calm, Connected, and High-Performing Project Teams

PMO as the integration agent in Product Lifecycle Management: bridging the gaps across the phases of products lifecycles

Beyond Projects: How Project Managers Can Succeed in a Product-Centric World

Starting Small with AI: Why Grassroots Beats the Enterprise Rollout

10.Friday, May 1, 2026, 10 AM.

Indicate which sessions you watched via the recordings. Do NOT include sessions you attended during the live event, April 30th and May 1st.

Leadership's Hidden Dynamics: Power, Collaboration, and Alignment in Action

Start Smart, Finish Strong: The Power of a Great Kickoff

Before AI Learns Us, We Must Learn Ourselves: The New Skillset for Project Managers in an AI-Driven World

From Scope to Impact and Outcomes: Empowering Project Managers in the Agile Product Operating Model

11.Friday, May 1, 2026, 11 AM.

Indicate which sessions you watched via the recordings. Do NOT include sessions you attended during the live event, April 30th and May 1st.

From Performance Reviews to Powerful Conversations: A Practical Framework for Leading People and Projects with Impact

High-stakes project management tatical skills: How to launch a hospital in 21 days

Engaging with and Controlling Your Inner Dialogue- Before You Speak!

Hybrid Project Management: Where Structure Meets Speed (It's a Love-Hate Story)

12.Friday, May 1, 2026, 12 PM.

Indicate which sessions you watched via the recordings. Do NOT include sessions you attended during the live event, April 30th and May 1st.

The Art of Giving Feedback: Valuing People, Getting Results

Rebuilding Momentum: Leading Teams Through Project Recovery and Renewal

Sustainable Leadership: Managing Yourself Before Managing the Project

Wide Angle Agile: A Compliance-Integrated Approach to Regulated Product Development