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Gaining the competitive edge in management consulting

A call for membership in the Institutes of Certified Management Consultants and CMC-Canada. Gaining the competitive edge in management consulting. www.cmc-canada.ca. The context. management consulting is estimated to be a $10.3 billion industry in Canada

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Gaining the competitive edge in management consulting

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  1. A call for membership in the Institutes of Certified Management Consultants and CMC-Canada Gaining the competitive edge in management consulting www.cmc-canada.ca

  2. The context 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? The Kennedy Information Study – 2007

  3. Our objective for today… …entice you to take steps to join CMC-Canada and pursue your professional designation as a Certified Management Consultantand position yourself to gain that edge.

  4. What’s in it for you? 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.

  5. Let’s take a look at what we mean…

  6. KNOWLEDGEABLE • 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

  7. PROFESSIONAL • 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

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

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

  10. 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! CONNECTED • associate relationships and business partnerships • opportunity for sharing of knowledge and ideas • overcome professional isolation • mentoring relationships – both ways • regional, national, and international networking Special Interest Groups

  11. IN DEMAND • associate relationships • business partnerships • business referrals • CMC-Canada Career Site • CMC-Canada advocacy initiatives

  12. COST-EFFECTIVE • advice on how to set up and run a management consulting practice • buying programs for materials, supplies and services • group-based professional insurance

  13. COST-EFFECTIVE • 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

  14. …and what’s in it for your client?

  15. …and what’s in it for your client? ability to put the assignment in perspective access to comprehensive body of knowledge access to an extensive range of “best practices”

  16. …and what’s in it for your client? career consultant  “in it for the long term” integrity through the Code of Professional Conduct personal responsibility for professional performance

  17. …and what’s in it for your client? access to other expertise with comparable professional qualifications beyond the consulting firm

  18. …and what’s in it for your client? higher quality of assignment outcomes

  19. …and what’s in it for your client? value for the consulting dollar

  20. So what does membership really mean? 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.”

  21. So, what would stop you from signing up right here and now? Make the commitment to yourself. Get your questions answered. Sign up your sponsors. Submit your application. Success is not a matter of chance – it’s a matter of choice.

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