The International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI) is a global network of 54 national consulting institutes that works to increase acceptance and standards of the management consulting profession worldwide. ICMCI sets standards for management consulting at the individual, firm, client, and profession levels to ensure excellence in areas such as ethics, certification, and service quality. ICMCI also promotes management consulting through conferences, awards, and initiatives to support member institutes globally.
2. Global Trends
Management Consultancy
From “advising” to implementation
Innovative and global thinking
Productivity / return on investment
Specialized, Measurable, Sustainable
Professional competencies
Qualification standards
4. The International Council of Management Consulting Institutes
Network of 54 national consulting institutes world-wide
The mission is to
• increase the acceptance of management consulting
as a respected profession
• raise standards of the profession of management
consultants and support the development throughout
the world
• encourage networking of management consultants
across national boundaries
ICMCI Mission
5. Areas of Consultancy Excellence
Profession - Management Consulting industry
Firm - Management of the consulting firm
Client - Client Relation and Interaction
Person - Consultant‘s skills, competencies
6. Consultancy Excellence Standards
Profession - Code of Conduct/Ethics, ISO 17024
Accredited MC Courses
ICMCI Academic Fellow
Firm - ISO 9001
Accredited Consulting Practices
Client - EN 16114 „Management
Consultancy Services“
Person - Certified Management Consultant
8. Linkages with International Bodies
• Building relationships with associations (like
EBRD, ILO, FEACO, IAF, International
Chambers of Commerce, World Bank)
• Registered as an NGO with UN
9. ICMCI – Governance
Trustees as chief stakeholders (Committees, Task Forces)
Annual Conference, Biennial Congress
Executive Committee
Executive Director (Reema Nasser)
Hubs (Asia Pacific, Americas, Europe, Africa)
Hub Meetings
N e w s l e t t e r – M e r i d i a n
10. Consultancy Excellence Standards
Profession - Code of Conduct/Ethics, ISO 17024
Accredited MC Courses
ICMCI Academic Fellow
Firm - ISO 9001
Accredited Consulting Practices
Client - EN 16114 „Management
Consultancy Services“
Person - Certified Management Consultant
11. Values and Behaviour
Technical competence
Business Insight
Ethics and Professionalism Analytical skills
Personal Interaction Personal development
Functional specialization Consulting skills
Cons. Business KnowledgeBreadth of knowledge
MCBreadthofskillandexperience
ContinuedLearning&development
ICMCI
CMC Competency Model
12. Titel and Structure
EN 16114 Management Consultancy Services
Foreword
0. Introduction
1. Scope
2. Normative references
3. Terms and definitions
4. General (Regulatory framework, Communication, Ethics,
CSR, Capability, Quality, Guarantees, Health and Safety)
5. Offering
6. Execution
7. Closure
13. Offering
Purpose:
• to reach an agreement between the MCSP and the
client on the services to be provided
Outcome:
• legally binding agreement between MCSP and the client,
specifying services, deliverables, rights and obligations
of the parties
14. Execution
Purpose:
to deliver what was agreed in the offering phase
Outcome:
• services and deliverables
• recommendations and approach for the future
• ongoing evaluation and improvement
15. Closure
Purpose:
to achieve an orderly end to the assignment
Outcome:
release of all parties from their obligations
shared understanding of continuing obligations
financial settlement
16. Marketing Efforts
• to establish relationships to relevant
stakeholders (Institutions, Buyers, MCSPs)
• to encourage the profession and its institutions
to use the standard (i.e. the standard should
be listed and considered in major European
and international programs)
18. Practical Use
• We offer management consultancy services being
guided by the European Standard EN 16114.
• XYZ [name of Consultancy] provides consultancy
services in accordance with EN 16114.
Avoid:
• „fulfill the requirements“
19. Consultancy Excellence Standards
Profession - Code of Conduct/Ethics, ISO 17024
Accredited MC Courses
ICMCI Academic Fellow
Firm - ISO 9001
Accredited Consulting Practices
Client - EN 16114 „Management
Consultancy Services“
Person - Certified Management Consultant
20. Accredited Consulting Practice
(ACP)
• Applicable to management consultancy
organisations
• Demonstrates their qualifications in
management consulting
• Develop and propose CMC candidates
to the national certification bodies
External recognition for the highest professional standards
Statement to consultants of their professional development
Recruitment and retention of the highest quality staff
21. Accredited MC Courses (AMCC)
ICMCI Academic Fellow
AMCC: Accreditation refers to organizations that provide training in
consulting and meet the requirements of the ICMCI framework:
• Commercial consulting and / or training organizations
• In-house learning centres
• Management consulting institutes and associations
• Professional bodies and trade associations
• Institutions of higher learning (colleges and universities)
• Individual trainers
Preparatory programs, CMC level programs, Post-CMC programs
Academic Fellow:
• recognises academics from around the world who have contributed to
the study and teaching of management consultancy
• It will awarded by ICMCI to suitably qualified individuals based upon
the recommendation of the local IMC.
22. Future Requirements
Regional Governance
Development of membership framework
Standards and Certification
Common Body of Knowledge
Communication / Promotion / Branding
23. The Present & Future
• Certification (CMC, ISO 17024, ACP)
• International Consultants Day – June
• Consultants meet Consultants and Clients – Meetings
• Setting of global professional standards
• EN 16114 Management Consultancy Services
• Accredited Management Consulting Courses
• ICMCI Academic Fellow
• Global Website and Knowledge Management System
• International Conference
• Constantinus International Consulting Award
• Evolution of The Breakthrough Projects
25. International Conference
1st international ICMCI conference
“West and East in Change:
How Will Management Consultants Facilitate It?”
3 – 4 July, 2013 (Vilnius, Lithuania)
The conference is devoted to internationalization of consultancy businesses.
Keynote speakers: the Lithuanian prime minister,
Bob Brouillard (former MP of Deloitte Consulting Europe)
Mingf Wang (Hejun Consulting Group and Business School)
Hein Schreuder (recent Executive Vice President Royal DSM) and others
26. Constantinus
International Consulting Award
Recognises outstanding consulting
projects as judged by an international jury.
Celebrates successful joint endeavours between
consultants and their clients.
Is driven by Institutes and ICMCI.
28. Breakthrough Projects
1. Greenhouse IMC
Institute (legal entity) for management consultants
from countries where no regular IMC (yet) exists
2. CMC International
to establish an enhanced membership category
that extends the benefits of CMCs whose practices
include international/multi-country consulting
3. Large Firm Initiative
29. ICMCI Projects
Methods library
Worldwide studies
in management consulting
Large Firm Initiative
Support for developing and existing Institutes
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