The Institute of Management Consultants USA (IMC USA) is the professional association and the sole certifying body for individual management consultants in the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

. It awards the

Certified Management Consultant "Certified management consultant" (CMC) is an international professional certification established in 1967 for management consulting professionals, awarded by institutes in 50 countries (as of February 2014). The CMC enjoys global reciprocity; cons ...

(CMC) as evidence of professional consulting experience, technical competence, knowledge and skills in consulting processes, client satisfaction and adherence to rigorous ethical standards. The CMC is recognized by and accorded reciprocity in 46 countries and accredited by the

International Council of Management Consulting Institutes The International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI) has since 1987 been the professional body worldwide for management consultants. ICMCI since 2013 is called CMC-Global. It exists to: * Elevate the standards of the certified ...

(ICMCI). Founded in 1968, IMC USA's mission is to "promote excellence and ethics in management consulting through certification, education and professional resources." It provides professional development resources and events, business management resources, certification and business development support to members in its 20 chapters in major U.S. cities. It holds a national conference every year, conducts surveys of business and consulting, offers a consultant search service, publishes a set of professional standards, has a Code of Ethics and enforcement procedures, and maintains the Management Consulting Common Body of Knowledge and a Management Consulting Competency Framework, both of which support its certification process. IMC USA members represent almost every industry and consulting discipline and work as consultants in global consulting firms, boutique firms and independent consulting practices, and as internal consultants in non-consulting firms, nonprofits and public sector organizations. In 2010, The Institute of Management Consultants USA (IMC USA) has been accredited for its Certified Management ConsultantTM (CMC®) certification process by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

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