The Certified Management Consulting
Designation (CMC)
The preeminent designation earned in the
management consulting profession.
Certification
When you see the CMC mark on the business card or letterhead of a
consultant, it means that he or she 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 certification undergo thorough
investigation of his or her consulting experience; he or she is interviewed by a
panel of senior consultants to verify their technical competence; and he or she
must pass a written examination evidencing their familiarity with the
Institute's
Code of Ethics, which he or she has pledged in writing to follow.
Standards of Competence
Every step leading to the CMC certification has been designed to verify
the candidate's professional competence.
- A CMC consultant must have at least five years of experience in the
full-time practice of management consulting, with major responsibility for
client projects during at least one of those years.
- The CMC consultant has had to provide multiple references, most of
them officers or executives of clients served. These references are
investigated to assure that consulting relationships were satisfactory.
- The CMC consultant has to provide written summaries of five client
assignments (disguised to protect client identity).
- The CMC consultant has to pass a qualifying interview by senior
consultants who have earned the CMC mark, demonstrating professional
competence and currency in areas of specialization, application of
experience, and understanding of the management consulting process.
- The CMC consultant is examined to confirm understanding of the
Code of Ethics and attests annually to abide by it.
CMC International Reciprocity
The CMC mark of excellence is used worldwide to identify a certified management
consultant whose competency is recognized and certified by a national institute
that is a member of ICMCI.
Ten thousand consultants from over 35 nations
have now been awarded the CMC by one of the certifying institutes which comprise
the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes. The
qualifications to obtain the CMC certification mark meets a minimum global
standard recognized by all. IMC USA is a founding member of the Council,
established in 1987 to advance worldwide certification.
