Location: TBA

Time: 3:30 – 5:00

Speaker: Clint Burdett CMC

Session Description: This session provides a hands-on workshop to IMC members who are interested in “Going for the Gold” by obtaining the IMC USA recognition as “Certified Management Consultant” (CMC). The session will provide assistance in completing the application for certification, descriptions of supporting materials required, discussion of written and oral exams, and answers to questions posed by attendees.

Certified Management Consultant (CMC^®) represents evidence of the highest standards of consulting and adherence to the ethical canons of the profession. Less than 1% of all consultants have achieved this level of performance.

Certification

When you see the initials “CMC” following a consultant’s name, it means that he or she is a Certified Management Consultant and has thereby met the strict certification requirements of the Institute of Management Consultants USA, Inc. and the international standards of the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI). Candidates for Institute certification undergo a thorough investigation of their consulting experience. CMC^® (Certified Management Consultant) is a certification mark awarded by the Institute of Management Consultants USA and represents evidence of the highest standards of consulting and adherence to the ethical canons of the profession. Less than one percent of all consultants have achieved this level of performance.

 Code of Ethics

CMC^®s pledge in writing to abide by the Institute’s Code of Ethics. Their adherence to the Code signifies a voluntary commitment above and beyond the requirements of law. Key provisions of the Code require that CMC^®s:

• Safeguard confidential information.
• Render impartial, independent advice.
• Accept only those client engagements they are qualified to perform.
• Agree with the client in advance on the basis for professional charges.
• Develop realistic and practical solutions to client problems.

 The Institute enforces the Code by receiving and investigating complaints of violations and by taking disciplinary action, including revocation of certification against any member found guilty of a Code violation.

 Standards of Competence (Requirements)

Every step leading to the CMC^® designation is designed to verify the candidate’s professional competence: 

• A CMC^® must have a minimum of three years of experience in the full-time practice of independent or internal management consulting, with major responsibility for client projects during at least one of those years.
• A CMC^® must have earned a Bachelor’s degree
• A candidate without a Bachelor’s degree may apply for certification if they have a minimum of five years of experience as an independent or internal management consultant, provided they can demonstrate an ongoing commitment to professional development in management, the consulting profession, and their area of specialty.
• The CMC^® must provide multiple references, most of them officers or executives of client organizations served. These references are consulted to assure that the consulting relationship met the clients’ objectives.
• The CMC^® must provide written summaries of client assignments linked to separate client evaluations requested.
• The CMC^® must pass an online written ethics and consulting comprehensive exam.
• The CMC^® must pass a qualifying interview by senior CMC^®s, demonstrating professional competence and current knowledge in areas of specialization, application of experience, ethical behavior, and understanding of the management consulting process.

Mark of Excellence

The CMC^® designation is a valuable tool to assist executives in the selection of a management consultant. It indicates that individuals meet the profession’s standards of competence and ethics. Certification by the Institute of Management Consultants USA is the mark of excellence among management consulting professionals.

 International recognition

As a management consultant, you could provide the best services that clients demand from you by acquiring the Certified Management Consultant (CMC^®) designation, accredited by the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes. 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, as well as an acknowledged international benchmark. 

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 .