Management Consulting Foundations

The purpose of the Management Consulting Foundations Program (aka The IMC Startup Series) is to provide professionals in Australia or New Zealand who are interested in working as a Management Consultant with the following insights:

    • How to decide whether to establish your own management consulting practice or join an established business
    • How to rapidly establish a management consulting business in Australia
    • How to market and sell your services
    • Target your likely market and understand what they are looking for and how to sell to them
    • Consulting the IMC Way
    • How to stand out from the crowd

 

The Target Audience for this Program includes:

  • Professionals in Australia or New Zealand either thinking about working as a management consultant, or who have recently commenced practice as a management consultant.
  • New members of the Institute of Management Consultants in Australia or New Zealand who are looking to start their professional journey to become Certified Management Consultants.
  • Prospective members of the IMC who are thinking about starting their own management consulting practice, or who are thinking about changing from being an internal management consultant to an independent management consultant

The Management Consulting Foundations Program is a new program, based on the previous Start-Up Series but extended, is delivered over the IMC Open Learning portal and is designed for participants to complete the modules in their own time, at their own pace.  The program consists of these modules:

Module

Title

Module 1

Where Do I Start?

Module 2

What am I offering and how does it compare to my competitors?

Module 3

Consulting Business Structures

Module 4

Business Planning

Module 5

Developing Your Business

Module 6

Enabling Your Business

Module 7

Pricing Strategies and Structures

Module 8

Management Consulting Process

Module 9

Sales Pipeline Management

Module 10

 Professional Development & Planning

Module 11

 Consulting the IMC Way

Module 12

 Ethical Consulting

Facilitated discussion group activities (over Zoom or MS Teams) are required after completion of Modules 6 (Discussing your business) and 12 (Ethical Practice), and participants can register for those through the Open Learning Portal. Completion of both facilitated discussion groups is required for course completion.

As part of this program, participants can also access a free half hour Mentoring session with the IMC mentor of their choice through the IMC Mentoring Program - IMC Australia.

Registration also includes a complimentary copy of 'Management Consulting - an introduction to the methodologies, tools and techniques of the profession' (RRP $99).

Cost: IMC Members $1980.00 including GST

Please contact memberservices@imc.org.au for more information.

 

Past Attendees’ Testimonials

The IMC Startup Series was a great way to get up to speed on setting up and operating your own consulting business.

Whilst I have been consulting for some time, the course was a great refresher on the key elements you need to consider.

The conversations within our group were a really useful way to validate our own strategies and techniques, and consider alternative options. I would recommend the sessions for anyone considering starting out or already running their own consulting business to network with others and share ideas.

 

Management Consulting Foundations Information Pack.pdf

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