The CMC Page

Certified Management Consultant —
The CMC Designation

The preeminent designation earned in the management consulting profession.

For all of you who have been contemplating becoming CMCs but haven't known where to start, IMCNE will soon begin a 6-month mentoring program aimed at helping you not only get started but also get finished! With the help of an established CMC as your guide, you will complete all CMC requirements and finally get your goal of CMC status off the back burner. For details on this program, contact Brooks Fenno, CMC at 781-431-7122 or .

What's Behind The CMC?

In selecting management consultants, managers are well advised to seek individuals who meet the profession's standards of competence and ethics. The CMC designation is a valuable aid in this quest. Certification by the Institute of Management Consultants is the mark of excellence among management consulting professionals. 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.

IMCNE ResourceLink:
Building Your Consulting Practice Using IMC & CMC Designations

IMCNE ResourceLink:
Professional Certification:
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To download the audio recording of this important meeting, right click on the link below, choose "Save Target As..." and remember where you tell the file to save.
Audio recording of Sept. 14, 2006 Certification Panel
MP3 format - 27MB (approx. 2 mins via broadband)
Full description of event, including panel participants

CMC Certification

When you see the initials CMC following a consultant's name, it means that he or she is a Certified Management Consultant and 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 their consulting experience; they are interviewed by a panel of senior consultants to verify their technical competence; and they must pass a written examination evidencing their familiarity with the Institute's Code of Ethics, which they have pledged in writing to follow.

IMCNE ResourceLink:
Should Your Consultant be Certified?

(Updated 8/28/06)