PMI Croatia Chapter

What PMI Croatia Chapter does

PMI Croatia Chapter (legal name PMI Hrvatska) is a nonprofit professional association registered in Croatia (OIB 04485400033) and operating as an official local chapter of Project Management Institute, Inc. Founded in 2005 and headquartered at Unska 3, Zagreb, the organization has served project management professionals in Croatia for 20 years through four regional branches: PMI Zagreb, PMI Osijek, PMI Dalmacija, and PMI Istra i Kvarner. Its purpose is to promote the application, understanding, and recognition of the project management profession in Croatia through community events, professional certification support, learning resources, and industry recognition programs.

The organization's core offerings span five event formats (PMI Forum annual conference, Monthly Meetups/MJOK, PMIDayz, PMI Lightup 360, Relax & Retreat), access to global PMI certifications (PMP, Agile, Micro-Credentials), learning resources (PMBOK guides, Agile Practice Guide, video trainings), an awards program (Project of the Year, Young Project Manager), a content blog, and a volunteer program. Technology infrastructure is a standard web-based platform with cookie-based analytics, social media integrations, and payment processing (Etranet POS) used at the annual Forum; no proprietary software, API, or mobile application is offered.

Revenue derives from three streams: membership fees coordinated through the global PMI organization, conference and event registration revenue, and corporate sponsorship packages. PMI Forum 2025 sponsorship is tiered at Catalyst (€1,000), Spotlight (€2,000), and Legacy (€5,000), with multi-year contract cadence. The organization is staffed by 9 employees, augmented by an active volunteer base across Events, Marketing, and branch teams. PMI Forum 2025 (19th edition, November 12-14, 2025) aggregated participation from 150+ organizations spanning entrepreneurship, corporations, academia, and public administration.

Name

PMI Croatia Chapter

Legal name

PMI Hrvatska

Website

https://pmi-croatia.hr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

PMI Croatia Chapter (PMI Hrvatska) is a nonprofit professional association and official local chapter of Project Management Institute, Inc., founded in 2005 to serve project management professionals in Croatia through annual conferences, monthly meetups, certification support, and learning resources across four regional branches.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (813920), Business Associations (813910), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

Keywords

• Project management association
• Professional certification programs
• Networking events
• Professional development
• Community conferences

Headquarters

HQ city

Zagreb

HQ country

Croatia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Association revenue derived from PMI membership fees coordinated through global PMI organization
2. Conference and Event Revenue: Revenue from PMI Forum annual conference and various events including registration fees and sponsorship packages
3. Sponsorship Revenue: Corporate sponsorship packages for PMI Forum including Catalyst (€1,000), Spotlight (€2,000), and Legacy (€5,000) tiers with various benefits

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PMI Croatia Chapter is a non-profit professional association operating as the official Croatian chapter of the global Project Management Institute (PMI). It provides project management professionals with membership benefits, access to PMI certifications (PMP, Agile), educational resources (PMBOK guides, video trainings), networking events including monthly meetups (MJOK) and the annual PMI Forum conference, and recognition programs such as Project of the Year and Young Project Manager awards. The chapter serves individuals and corporate sponsors through four regional branches (Zagreb, Osijek, Dalmacija, Istra i Kvarner).

Product overview

PMI Croatia Chapter operates as a professional association for project managers in Croatia, functioning as a regional chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI). Rather than a unified software product, the organization offers a portfolio of community-focused services including events (PMI Forum annual conference, Monthly Meetups/MJOK, PMIDayz, PMI Lightup 360, Relax & Retreat), professional certifications, learning resources, awards programs, and volunteering opportunities. The organization connects over 150 organizations across entrepreneurship, corporations, academia, and public administration through its programs and services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PMI Forum Annual flagship project management conference bringing together professionals from 150+ organizations across entrepreneurship, corporations, academia, and public administration in Croatia.
• Monthly Meetups (MJOK)

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• The Little Cleaning BearsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Ecological association with whom PMI Croatia has announced a collaboration in 2026.
• Krijesnica AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Krijesnica is an association for helping children and families facing malignant diseases. PMI Forum 2025 includes donations for Katka, a therapy dog at University Children's Hospital Zagreb's Department of Pediatric Oncology, with Žana Salapić from Krijesnica managing Katka's care.
• INAminorOthers · 1 April 2025INA (Croatian oil company) is mentioned as a donor for the Katka therapy dog project at the University Children's Hospital Zagreb's Department of Pediatric Oncology.
• Project Management Institute (PMI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPMI Croatia Chapter operates as an official chapter of the global Project Management Institute, promoting application, understanding and recognition of project management profession in Croatia. The chapter has celebrated 20 years of affiliation with PMI.
• Algebra Bernays UniversityminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMultiple speakers from Algebra Bernays University present at PMI Forum 2025, including Marko Drenovački as Key Account Manager and Mirela Stanić-Popović as lecturer. Also partner for PMP Boot Camp certification preparation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Scrum Alliance: Global non-profit certifying Scrum Masters and Agile practitioners; competes with PMI's Agile credentials for the same Croatian audience and represents the agile-credentialing alternative that erodes part of PMI Croatia's certification value proposition.

Broad incumbents

• Association for Project Management (APM): The UK's chartered body for the project profession, running member services, certifications (ChPP, PMQ), branches, and an annual conference — a parallel non-profit professional-body model with similar scope to PMI Croatia but at much larger scale.
• IPMA (International Project Management Association): The principal competing global project management certification body (IPMA-ICB) versus PMI's PMBOK/PMP. Operates through national member associations and competes directly with PMI Croatia for the same pool of Croatian PM professionals seeking credentials.

Direct peers

• PMI UK Chapter: Official UK chapter of PMI providing membership services, PMP/Agile certification support, local branch network, and a major annual PM conference — a direct structural analog to PMI Croatia at a larger scale.
• PMI Netherlands Chapter: Dutch PMI chapter providing the standard PMI member-services stack (events, branches, certification support) and serving as a benchmark for what a mature European chapter can scale into.
• PMI Germany Chapter: Official German chapter of Project Management Institute, offering the same membership, certification support, local branches, and annual conference model as PMI Croatia but operating at larger national scale in Germany.
• PMI France Chapter: French chapter of PMI running local branches, member events, and annual conference under the same global PMI brand framework as PMI Croatia.
• PMI Italy Chapter: Italian PMI chapter delivering the same suite of membership, certification, branch, and conference services as PMI Croatia within a comparable Southern European professional market.

Regional players

• PMI Slovenia Chapter: Croatia's immediate neighbor; runs the same PMI chapter model in a small market of comparable size, making it the closest regional benchmark for member counts, event economics, and sponsorship tiers.
• PMI Serbia Chapter: Another Western Balkan PMI chapter operating in a small single-country market, providing a comparable reference point for chapter economics in the same regional cluster.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pmi-chapter-croatia

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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