This course is only available to IMC Australia and IMC New Zealand Certified Management Consultants (CMCs).

Overview

ISO 20700:2017 Guidelines for Management Consultancy has been developed to improve transparency and understanding between management consultancy service providers and their clients, ultimately leading to better outcomes from consultancy work. ISO 20700 was developed by management consultants for management consultants with CMC-Global (ICMCI) as the self-regulatory body of the management consulting profession, taking the lead in initiating the production of the Standard.

CMC-Global has now developed a Self-Declaration Checklist to the Standard to provide practical and hands on support for management consultants in demonstrating their work according to the ISO 20700 and has accredited IMC Australia to deliver this training to all management consultants practising within Australia.

Participants

This is a specially tailored course for members of IMC Australia and IMC New Zealand who are CMCs. 

Learning Outcomes

Following the training you will be able to:

• Apply and use the Checklist for small, medium and large projects
• Adapt the Checklist to suit the varying requirements of your clients
• Use the Checklist as a basis for discussion and greater transparency with your clients before, during and after a consulting engagement 
• Ensure your internal processes align with the Standard
• Make your clients aware of the Standard that the international community has established as the base requirements for a management consulting engagement which will help set expectations and raise awareness
• Display the electronic mark and logo on all communications, promotions and consultancy documentation.

Course Format

The course will be conducted via Zoom and will comprise a combination of facilitator-led information sessions, group discussion, group and individual activities.  

On completion of the course, you will:

• Be accredited by CMC-Global and IMC Australia to self-declare and "stamp" your projects as being compliant with ISO 20700:2017
• Receive a certificate of attendance issued by CMC-Global and IMC Australia as being trained in the Self-Declaration Checklist
• Receive electronic copies for use of the Checklist for small, medium and large projects
• Be able to use the electronic mark showing trained in ISO 20700:2017 Self-Declaration Checklist for use on all communications and documentation
• Be eligible for listing on the CMC-Global site of trained consultants (optional).

Pre-reading and login instructions

Preparatory material and handouts for use during the course will be sent to course attendees along with login instructions on the day before the course. Please take the time to familiarise yourself with the course materials prior to attending the course. Participants are also encouraged to familiarise themselves with the Standard ISO 20700:2017 Guidelines for Management Consultancy Services. 

Your Facilitators

Brendyn Williams is the Standards Chair for the Institute of Management Consultants, leading IMC’s representation as a Nominating Organisation with Standards Australia (since 2016).
For over 25 years (since 1995), Brendyn has been leading and managing the design, development, implementation, audit and improvement of business process management systems for engineering organisations and infrastructure projects. Brendyn is currently the Principal Consultant for Pentagon Management (since 2001);  the Systems and Assurance Advisor for Cardno;  a Casual Lecturer in Quality Management for the School of Built Environment at Western Sydney University;  and a participating member of several Standards Australia Technical Committees representing both IMC and Engineers Australia.

Tony Simmonds has been a practising management consultant since 2000, a member of IMC since 2001 and became a CMC in 2002. Tony has also been a CMC Assessor since 2005.  Tony owns/operates consulting companies in Indonesia and Australia. With his colleague Ian Morris he developed the Diploma of Consultancy which is the only vocational qualification relating to Consultancy practices on the market.    This course has recently been endorsed by IMC Australia and IMC New Zealand which now provides a development and recognition pathway for consultants to achieve the CMC.  Tony was a member of the initial cohort of CMCs to be trained by CMC-Global in the Self-Declaration Checklist and has since been using the structure of the Checklist in his practice.