What's Behind The CMC?
In selecting management consultants, managers are well advised
to seek individuals who meet the profession's standards
of competence and ethics. The CMC designation is a valuable
aid in this quest. Certification by the Institute of Management
Consultants is the mark of excellence among management consulting
professionals. Twenty thousand consultants from over twenty
nations have now been awarded the CMC by one of the certifying
institutes which comprise the International Council of Management
Consulting Institutes. The CMC qualifications of all national
institutes meet a minimum global standard recognized by
all. IMC USA is a founding member of the Council, established
in 1987 to advance worldwide certification.
CMC 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 met strict certification requirements
of the Institute of Management Consultants. The Institute
was founded in 1968 by the principal associations in the
consulting field to establish publicly recognized standards
of competence and professional conduct for the individual
management consultant. Applicants for Institute certification
undergo thorough investigation of their consulting experience;
they are interviewed by a panel of senior consultants to
verify their technical competence; and they must pass a
written examination evidencing their familiarity with the
Institute's Code of Ethics, which they have pledged in writing
to follow.
What's Behind The IMC?
Founded in 1968, the Institute of Management Consultants
(IMC) is the leading association representing management consultants
with members in the U.S. and overseas. It is an outgrowth
of combined efforts by the principal associations and societies
in the field to establish management consulting as a self-regulating
profession, meriting the same public confidence and respect
as medicine, accounting or law. Toward the achievement of
this goal, IMC provides the essential attributes of professionalism:
- A Code of Ethics governing professional practice.
The primary purpose of the Institute
of Management Consultants (IMC) is to serve as a voice for
those in the field and to establish professional and ethical
standards for management consultants.
Code of Ethics
CMC's pledge in writing to abide by the Institute's
Code of Ethics. Their adherence to the Code signifies voluntary
assumption of self-discipline above and beyond the requirements
of law. Key provisions of the Code require that CMCs:
- Safeguard confidential information
- Render impartial, independent advise
- 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 who is found guilty of Code violation. |
IMC Code
of Ethics
Clients: We
will serve our clients with integrity, competence, and objectivity.
We will keep client information and records of client engagements
confidential and will use proprietary client information only
with the client's permission. We will not take advantage of
confidential client information for ourselves or our firms.
We will not allow conflicts of interest which provide a competitive
advantage to one client through our use of confidential information
from another client who is a direct competitor without that
competitor's permission.
Engagements: We will
accept only engagements for which we are qualified by our
experience and competence. We will assign staff to client
engagements in accord with their experience, knowledge, and
expertise. We will immediately acknowledge any influences
on our objectivity to our clients and will offer to withdraw
from a consulting engagement when our objectivity or integrity
may be impaired. Fees: We will agree independently and in
advance on the basis for our fees and expenses that are reasonable,
legitimate, and commensurate with the services we deliver
and the responsibility we accept. We will disclose to our
clients in advance any fees or commissions that we will receive
for equipment, supplies or services we recommend to our clients.
Profession: We will
respect the intellectual property rights of our clients, other
consulting firms, and sole practitioners and will not use
proprietary information or methodologies without permission.
We will not advertise our services in a deceptive manner and
will not misrepresent the consulting profession, consulting
firms, or sole practitioners. We will report violations of
this Code of Ethics.
Why
hire a CMC?
When you consider using a
management consultant, look for the CMC designation...
Your project and your organization deserve nothing less.
(The CMC Certified Management
Consultant) designation is awarded to those select consultants
who have demonstrated a history of substantive results for
clients, adherence to the canon of ethics of the Institute
of Management Consultants USA, and professional practice
management. Global standards of technical competence and
professional conduct are set by the 43-nation International
Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI).
At this time, about 1,000 consultants in the United
States have been recognized with the CMC. That is less than
1% of all active professional management consultants. The
advantages to the client organization in ensuring that consultants
engaged for projects possess the CMC designation include:
- A history of results and excellent performance, as evidenced by client
testimonials, references, and repeat business. Evidence
of that successful track record is required for CMC certification.
- Adherence to the highest ethical standards of
the profession, as manifest by successfully completing
both written and oral ethics examinations on the consultant's
commitments to the client, fiscal responsibility, and
to the public and the profession..
- Experience in the field, since a minimum of
three years of continuous consulting and successful results
are required for certification.
- Life-long professional education, provided by
the IMC USA in the form of national conferences, local
workshops, topical research, the IMC USA Academy for Professional
Development, newsletters, and other chapter professional
development offerings.
- A reference network for challenging client problems,
including the IMC USA national database, local chapter
reference sources, and the combined wisdom of the knowledge
management created and maintained within IMC USA membership.
All these give you confidence in knowing that the consulting
resource you've chosen has passed the toughest certification
in the profession, and must maintain that degree of performance
through renewal of that certification every three years to current
global standards.
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