Book Club Structure

• The Book Club is virtual/held online.
• Current PMI-OC members may participate in the Book Club sessions for free.
• Non-members may participate in the Book Club sessions for a $10 fee for each session.
• Participants must acquire their own copy of the book.
• The Book Club meetings are held on every even month (except for a December break) on the third Thursday
  
  • Next Meeting Date: August 20th 2026

Book Club Meeting Structure

• Each meeting will have a facilitator to guide discussion.
• Each meeting should be expected to last one hour and 10-15 minutes.
• No more than 400 pages should be read per Book Club session.
• Books with more than 400 pages may be pruned down or divided into sections and those sections may be discussed over a period of 2 or more sessions.
• After each meeting, we request that participants provide takeaways/lessons that they learned from the book to us (book-club@pmi-oc.org) so we may collate all of the takeaways into a singular set of notes to describe the value of the book in the Books Read Journal.

How to Participate

• Participation requires registering for the book club session on the PMI-OC website.
• Participants must have read the book/book section under selection.

Books

• Selection Requirements

  • Should cost no more than $35.
  • Should fall under one or more PMI Talent Triangle categories.

• Selection Process

  • Books are selected by registrants filling out a survey where they vote on their top 3 choices for the next read.
  • The survey is sent out to registrants a week before the event registration cutoff date to allow time for those registered to vote on the next book.
  • Survey participants may also nominate additional books to add to the survey in the future.
  • The top choice for the next book is revealed at the upcoming Book Club meeting.

PDUs

• We will report 1 PDU for attending the meeting. The type of PDU reported will be based on the book content.
• Participants may also self-report PDUs to PMI based on time they spend reading (with 1 PDU per hour read)
  • Click here for a general description of PDUs on the PMI website.
  • Click here for the Continuing Certification Requirements Handbook, where you will find more details on PDUs and how to self-report PDUs.

If You Have Questions/Need Help

• If you have any questions or need help, please reach out to the Book Club Team at book-club@pmi-oc.org.

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