The International Council of Management Consulting Institutes

CERTIF IED MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT

forIndividual Management Consultants

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COUNCIL OF MANAGEMENTCONSULTINGINSTITUTES

In an era of global brands and global markets, when

competition is intense and relentless, businesses need to

possess global expertise for survival and growth. It is in this

context that management consultants play a pivotal role in

helping organizations manage and thrive in an

increasingly competitive environment.

As a management consultant, you could provide the best services

that clients demand from you by acquiring the Certified

Management Consultant (CMC) designation, awarded by the

International Council of Management Consulting Institutes

(ICMCI). The CMC designation, bestowed on individual

management consultants after a rigorous process of

examination, has come to be regarded as undoubted

recognition of their competence and professionalism, and an

acknowledged international benchmark as well.

ICMCI awards the CMC designation, through its Member

Institutes, to individual management consultants. The Member

Institutes, in the first place, earn the authority to award the CMC

designation by submitting themselves to a periodic audit of their

certification systems and procedures.

Certified Management Consultant (CMC) Designation. International Benchmark.

CMC. The designation that makes a decisive difference.

The benefits of the CMC designation are at once significant and

substantial.

A clear endorsement of your global expertise. the CMC

designation earns you the trust and business of clients

worldwide.

You get ready access to the community of fellow CMCs, by

which you could add to your expertise, share ideas and

knowledge, and seek assistance and collaboration.

By being committed to the highest standards of professional

The CMC Designation. Basic Requirements.

As a management consultant, you may qualify for the CMC

designation if you fulfil the following minimum requirements.

Three years' experience in management consulting

A recognized degree or professional qualification, or additional

five years in management consulting in lieu of a degree

Full-time engagement in active management consulting

Owner or employee of a firm in independent practice, or internal

consultant in an organization meeting ICMCI's independence

criteria

The CMC Designation. Qualification Process.

Once you fulfil the basic requirements, you will undergo a

qualification process. Your knowledge of the Code of

Professional Conduct and Common Body of Knowledge

formulated by ICMCI will be tested by way of a written

examination or a structured interview. Professionalism and

personal development will be reviewed on basis of the CMC

Competency Framework of ICMCI.

The qualification process further requires that you are sponsored

by at least two full Members or Fellows of the concerned Member

Institute or that you submit references of three completed

assignments and three client references, which will be verified

before the interview.

ethics and practice, you stay competitive by commanding the

respect of clients who insist on excellence and transparency.

You get opportunities for constant professional development

through seminars and conventions that are organized

regularly at various levels.

The growing presence of ICMCI across the world affords you

access to a large potential clientele

In the realm of Management Consulting, the International

Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI)

occupies the pre-eminent position as the global

organization committed to developing and maintaining

world-class professional standards.

Founded in 1987, ICMCI now has constituents in 44

nations, in early 2006. ICMCI seeks to ensure that clients,

wherever they are located, are offered services of world-

class competency and professionalism. To accomplish this

objective, ICMCI constantly strives to elevate the standards

of management consultants worldwide and has in place a

well-conceived certification process.

ICMCI. Committed to excellence in Management Consulting.

International Code of Professional Conduct

Global benchmarks for the Certified Management

Consultant (CMC) designation Framework for transfer of

knowledge relating to certification to Member Institutes

and external institutions

Initiatives towards institution-building among non-member

nations

Recognized as an NGO by the United Nations Economic &

Social Council (ECOSOC) and awarded a Special

Consultative Status, ICMCI enjoys the privilege of active

participation in ECOSOC meetings, and also send its

consultants to developing countries to conduct training and

mentoring programmes

Certified management Consultants pledge, in writing, to abide

by their Institute's code of professional conduct. Their adherence

to this code signifies voluntary assumption of self-discipline

above and beyond the requirements of law. Institutes enforce

their code while receiving and investigating complaints of

violations and by taking disciplinary action, including revocation

of certification, against any member who is found guilty of code

violation.

Code of Professional Conduct

The national Member Institutes have codes of professional conduct for their members appropriate to the ICMCI mission and the laws of their land. The focus of these codes is on the professionalism of the individual and the welfare of the client. The codes include, as a minimum, the provisions of the ICMCI Code of Ethics set out here:

International Code of Professional Conduct

Confidentiality: A member will treat client information asconfidential and will neither take personal advantage of

privileged information gathered during an assignment, norenable others to do so.

Unrealistic Expectations: A member will refrain fromencouraging unrealistic expectations or promising clients thatbenefits are certain from specific management consultingservices.

Commissions / Financial Interests: A member will neither

accept commissions, remuneration, nor other benefits from athird party in connection with recommendations to a clientwithout the client's knowledge and consent, nor fail to disclose

any financial interest in goods or services which form part of suchrecommendations.

Assignments: A member will accept only assignments, which the

member has the skills and knowledge to perform.

Conflicting Assignments: A member will avoid actingsimultaneously in potentially conflicting situations withoutinforming all parties in advance that this is intended.

Conferring with Client: A member will ensure that, beforeaccepting any engagement, a mutual understanding of theobjectives, scope, work plan, and fee arrangements has been

established, and that any personal, financial, or other interestwhich might influence the conduct of the work has been

disclosed.

Recruiting: A member will refrain from inviting an employee of aclient to consider alternative employment without prior discussionwith the client.

Approach: A member will maintain a fully professional

approach in all dealings with clients, the general public, and

fellow members.

Other Management Consultants: A member will ensure that

other management consultants carrying out work on behalf of

the member are conversant with and abide by this Code of

Professional Conduct.

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