PMI Lithuania Chapter

📢 Planning to take the next step toward your PMP® certification?

Our partners at Project Pro, The only PMI Authorized Training Provider (ATP) in the Baltics are opening registration for their upcoming Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification preparation training this autumn.

The 5-day training program is based on the latest PMI methodological materials and standards and covers all PMI-approved PMP® exam topics, together with additional preparation in:
✔ Rapid Learning
✔ Exam Tips & Tricks
✔ Agile

The training is designed for professionals working with projects including project managers, coordinators, administrators, PMO and project management department professionals, and those who want to strengthen their professional project management knowledge and prepare for PMP® certification.

📅 Training dates:
September 28 and 30
October 2, 5 and 7

🗣 Training language: Lithuanian🇱🇹
📚 Materials: English

👉 Click the link to learn more and register.
🔗 https://bit.ly/3MihM2C

The PMP exam fee has increased. Here are the numbers, the dates, and what is worth checking after 6 August.

Questions about the PMP Exam? Leave them in the comments.

🤖 AI can help you build faster. But do you know how to use it safely?

PMI Lithuania and SMK invite students and project professionals to our September Bootcamp to talk about how to use AI and stay on the safe side.

We use AI to research, write, analyze, plan, automate, and make decisions every day.
But there are questions we don't always stop to ask:

What information are we giving AI?
Can we trust its answers?
What happens when AI gets access to our files and systems?
And who is responsible when something goes wrong?

This event is for students, project professionals, and anyone already working, using or experimenting with AI.

📅 September 24th
📍 SMK College, Vilnius
🎙 PMI Lithuania Board Members
Olena Stepura & Gulshan Alizada
🎟 Free

Use AI. Build faster. But stay responsible.
👉 Click the link to register
https://bit.ly/4h44OSK

🍂 September is coming - and so is a new business season.

Meet the PMI Lithuania crew who will help navigate our chapter through the months ahead.

Our Board members and volunteers bring different backgrounds, skills, industries, and perspectives, but we share one goal: to build a stronger project management community in the Baltics.

Together, we’ll be working on events, Coffee Talks, partnerships, professional development, community initiatives, and new opportunities to connect and learn from each other.

And we want our community to be part of where we go next. M.O.R.E. Together.

Have a question for our team?
Have a topic you would like us to cover at an upcoming event or online?

💬 Just let us know in the comments or reach out.

Everyone wrote about Business Environment growing from 8% to 26%. It now carries a quarter of the exam.

What exactly changed - we break it down in this carousel.

Questions about the ECO structure? Leave them in the comments.

💙 Meet the Team: Marlena

For the past several years, Marlena has been an important part of the PMI Lithuania volunteer team. As a PMP®-certified Project Manager, she has supported our events, newsletters, and the growth of the project management community in Lithuania.

Here's her story:
"Throughout my career, I've heard many misconceptions about project management: that it's just bureaucracy, scheduling, or simply another name for operational work.

To me, being a project manager is one of the most challenging and rewarding professions. At its core, it's about people, while also requiring a deep understanding of business and processes.

Project managers need a broad range of skills—from strategic thinking and stakeholder management to problem-solving and conflict resolution. I often compare the role to being the CEO of a temporary organization: bringing people together around a common goal, navigating uncertainty, and delivering meaningful results within a limited timeframe.

I wish more business leaders and colleagues could see project management from this perspective. That's why I'm grateful to be part of a strong international community that promotes the true value of our profession. I'm proud to support project managers in Lithuania as a volunteer with the PMI Lithuania Chapter.

Volunteering with PMI gives me the opportunity to contribute to our professional community, learn from fellow project managers, and help strengthen the recognition of project management in Lithuania."

💙 Thank you, Marlena, for your dedication, experience, and continued support of our chapter.

Together We Can M.O.R.E.

📢 Our next PMI LT Coffee Talk in Vilnius is coming!

➡️ Launch isn't a finish line: measuring adoption and business impact

What happens when it goes live? Do people actually use it? Does it solve the problem it was designed for? And how do we know whether it creates real business value?

Join us for an in-person Coffee Talk with Nazrin Rustamova, Technical Project Manager (AI & ML) at Nasdaq, to explore what happens after launch and how teams can move from delivery to real adoption and impact.

🗓 August 20 | 19:00
📍 Taste Map Sensory Room, Vilnius
☕ Coffee Talk
🎟 Free - just grab your coffee or tea
🙂 Host - Nazrin Rustamova

We'll discuss practical examples from AI, automation, and digital projects, and we invite you to bring your own experiences and perspectives too.

This Coffee Talk is for project and program managers, product owners, delivery leads, AI and automation professionals, and anyone involved in launching or improving products and solutions.

Come for the topic, stay for the conversation and networking. ☕

👉 Click the link to register
https://bit.ly/3U610av

🌍 Whether you're thinking about joining PMI or you're already a member, there's always something new to discover.

For more than 50 years, PMI has been advancing the project management profession through community-powered knowledge, gold-standard certifications, and career-long development.

Explore the benefits of membership and make the most of every opportunity to learn, connect, and grow.

💙 Please join us in welcoming our new PMI Lithuania volunteer, Fatma, to the team!

A Researcher and IPM (MA), Fatma brings both professional knowledge and a passion for building communities.

Here's what volunteering means to her:
"Volunteering has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. It is not just something I do, it is how I connect, learn, and give back. Every project, every team, and every community reminds me that even small contributions can create lasting impact."

We're especially excited to have Fatma support the development of the PMI Lithuania Students Club. We look forward to many new ideas, collaborations, and activities in the upcoming business season.

💙 Welcome to the team, Fatma!

👉 Follow PMI Lithuania to stay connected with our community and share this post with students and future project leaders who would like to get involved.

The PMP exam changed three weeks ago. Many candidates are still preparing against the 2021 ECO.

I put together what is usually spread across dozens of articles: why the ECO is updated at all, what changed in the weights and tasks, what stayed the same, and what to do if your preparation has already started.

One fact worth pulling out: Business Environment did not grow because of new material. Governance, change control, and risk management moved there from Process. The topics were always on the exam — what changed is the logic they are tested under.

If your exam is this autumn: which ECO are your materials based on?