A call for membership in the Institutes of Certified Management Consultants and CMC-Canada

A call for membership in the

Institutes of Certified Management Consultants

and

CMC-Canada

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• management consulting is estimated to be a $10.3 billion industry in Canada

• expected growth: 5.5% annual growth rate in Canadian consulting market through 2010, reaching 11.49 billion by 2010

• the smallest sector, HR, is still $852 million

• Nature of work is diversified, ranging from strategic planning, corporate development, marketing, business process to HR and IT; functions within the private and public sectors

so how does one get one’s fair share of the action?

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The Kennedy Information Study – 2007

…entice you to take steps to join CMC-Canada and pursue your professional designation

as a Certified Management Consultant

and position yourself to gain that edge.

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Membership in the organization helps you to be more:

• KNOWLEDGEABLE• PROFESSIONAL• CONNECTED• IN DEMAND• COST-EFFECTIVE

…the key ingredients to success in management consulting, benefiting both you and your client.

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• the essential competencies of the consulting process• appreciation for the power and value of context• comprehensive common body of knowledge• participation in regional, national, and international

training programs, seminars and workshops• industry knowledge

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• a rigorous Code of Professional Conduct• opportunity – and obligation – to ongoing

development of professional skills• visible commitment to the profession• the CMC designation signifying peer accreditation• national and international transportability of the

designation

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• a rigorous Code of Professional Conduct• opportunity – and obligation – to ongoing

development of professional skills• visible commitment to the profession• the CMC designation signifying peer accreditation• national and international transportability of the

designation

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Requirements for the CMC peer sponsorship academic qualifications completion of required courses of study peer review management consulting experience

Requirements for the CMC peer sponsorship academic qualifications completion of required courses of study peer review management consulting experience

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• associate relationships and business partnerships• opportunity for sharing of knowledge and ideas• overcome professional isolation• mentoring relationships – both ways• regional, national, and international networking

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• associate relationships and business partnerships• opportunity for sharing of knowledge and ideas• overcome professional isolation• mentoring relationships – both ways• regional, national, and international networking

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Current Active SIGs:

• Business Process Improvement

• Organizational Development and Change Management

• Government Consulting

• Coaching & Management

• Strategy

• International Consulting

• Human Capital Management

• Health Care

• Latin-American

…and growing!

Current Active SIGs:

• Business Process Improvement

• Organizational Development and Change Management

• Government Consulting

• Coaching & Management

• Strategy

• International Consulting

• Human Capital Management

• Health Care

• Latin-American

…and growing!

Special Interest Groups

Special Interest Groups

• associate relationships• business partnerships• business referrals• CMC-Canada Career Site• CMC-Canada advocacy initiatives

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• advice on how to set up and run a management consulting practice

• buying programs for materials, supplies and services • group-based professional insurance

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• advice on how to set up and run a management consulting practice

• buying programs for materials, supplies and services • group-based professional insurance• industry knowledge to guide activity

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• ability to put the assignment in perspective

• access to comprehensive body of knowledge

• access to an extensive range of “best practices”

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• career consultant “in it for the long term”

• integrity through the Code of Professional Conduct

• personal responsibility for professional performance

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• access to other expertise with comparable professional

qualifications beyond the consulting firm

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• higher quality of assignment outcomes

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• value for the consulting dollar

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As one of our long-standing members has said…

…it means making a “commitment to a profession and to fostering discipline and high standards to a larger world than one’s own individual practice.”

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• Make the commitment to yourself.• Get your questions answered.• Sign up your sponsors.• Submit your application.

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Success is not a matter of chance – it’s a matter of choice.