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Defining the Profession!
“Management consulting is an independent professional advisory service assisting managers and organizations to achieve organizational purposes and objectives by solving management and business problems, identifying and seizing new opportunities, enhancing learning and implementing changes.”! Source: Management Consulting: A Guide to the Profession 4th ed., Milan Kubr, ed., 2002, International Labour Organization.!
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Professional Conduct and Ethical Practice! • Since a consultant's most valuable asset is his or her reputation, successful consultants have a strong sense of ethics. ! • At the heart of the CMC designation, is the Code of Professional Conduct.! • The Code protects the client, the profession, other members, and the public.! • The CMC designation unites truly professional consultants under one standard of ethics and creates unified standards of practice.!
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Setting Professional Standards! • CMC-Canada develops and disseminates intellectual property to ensure knowledge of current standards and issues.! • The Provincial Institutes enforce and deliver continuing professional development.! • Together, we all encourage the development of a network of passionate professionals.!
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About the CMC designation.! • CMCs are able to see the whole business and understand the cross-functional and stakeholder implications of challenges and solutions. CMCs strive to address the root issues of a problem, not just the symptoms.! • CMCs may have specific areas of deep expertise, but they are also required to demonstrate and maintain competence across a broad set of functional disciplines.! • Most CMCs have at least one additional designation, demonstrating their knowledge and experience.!
International Recognition! • Canada was a founding member of ICMCI in 1987.! • Today, the CMC designation is recognized in 45 countries around the globe.! • Through the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes there is reciprocity across borders.! • Canada continues to serve as a leader as ICMCI pushes hard to strengthen the network.!
Certified Management Consultant (CMC):! Expertise, Competence, Experience!
The CMC complements other designations, such as:!
Certification that Recognizes Experience! • The CMC designation is a competency-based professional designation which requires a candidate to demonstrate evidence of their knowledge and skills as a management consultant. ! • Senior candidates are afforded credit for their experience and proficiency. ! • Candidates are measured against the management consulting competency framework set by the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI).!
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