The CMC

The preeminent designation earned
in the management consulting profession

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.

Certification

• When you see the initials CMC following a consultant's name, 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 Institute 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 designation has been designed to verify the candidate's professional competence.

• A CMC (Certified Management Consultant) must have had 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 has had to provide multiple references, most of them officers or executives of clients served. These references have been investigated to assure that consulting relationships were satisfactory.
• The CMC has had to provide written summaries of five client assignments (disguised to protect client identity).
• The CMC has had to pass a qualifying interview by senior CMCs, demonstrating professional competence and currency in areas of specialization, application of experience, and understanding of the management consulting process.
• The CMC is examined to confirm understanding of the Code of Ethics and attests annually to abide by it.

 

Setting the Standard for Excellence and Ethics in Consulting