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, and professional practice management.

Fewer than 1% of all active consultants in all fields in the United States have been recognized with the CMC.

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 attested to
  by client testimonials, references, and repeat business. Evidence
  of that track record is required for CMC Certification.
• Adherence to the highest ethical standards of the profession as
  manifest by successfully completing a sitting, monitored exam on
  IMC ethical canons and client confirmation of adherence to those
  Standards.
• Experience in the field, since a minimum of five years of continuous
  consulting and successful results are required for certification.
• Life-long professional education, provided by the IMC in the form of
  national conferences, local workshops, written reports, electronic access
  to research, newsletters, and other weekly professional development.
• A reference network for challenging client problems, including the IMC USA national data base, local chapter immediate reference sources, and the combined wisdom of the knowledge management created and maintained within IMC USA.
• The assurance and safety of knowing that the consulting resource you have chosen has passed the toughest certification in the profession, and must maintain that degree of performance through periodic recertification.
  

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