Status Report on CICMC
Activities and Programmes
2009 - 2010
Dennis Strong, CMC
Brenda Pope, CMC
Status report on CICMC – June 29, 2010
Agenda
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Membership Update
CMC Brand Integrity
Public Education & PR
Accreditation, Certification & CPD
Membership Categories & CMC Paths
Chapter Development
Governance
What’s Next
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Our Roadmap
Start-Up
(2007)
Mobilize
(2008-2009)
Implement
(2010-2011)
• Needs Assessment for
Caribbean
Management
Consultants
• Mobilize Resources:
UWI, CMC-Canada,
BCSI, SSSI
• ICMCI Provisional
Membership (CMC
rights)
• Develop CICMC
Business Case
• Carib Ex Partnership:
Marketing Seminars,
Conference, Study,
Symposium
• Establish Regional
Presence
• Identify Value
Propositions
• Engage EPA-linked
entities
• Draft MRA
• Joint CICMC/CEX
proposal
• ICMCI Full
Membership
• Deliver Value for
Members and Partners
Develop Reliable
Revenue Sources
• Reduce Regional
Imports of
Consultancy Services
• Increase Export of
Regional Consultancy
services
• Provide enhanced
capacity development
for regional BSOs
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Membership Update
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Increased membership by more than 80% despite
poor economy
Now 7 CMCs (attracting existing CMCs)
14 countries
More volunteers playing key roles
Increased regional representation on board
Creating alliances through BSOs (St. Lucia, St.
Vincent, Barbados, Bahamas, Dominican Republic
Volunteers designated for membership development
assistance
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Membership Update
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Membership has continued to grow steadily (approx
45% over the last year) and now stands at fifty (50)
9 of 45 international institutes < members than CICMC
CICMC Membership Growth up to June 2010
Membership Count
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Dec 2007
Mar 2008
Jun 2008
Sep 2008
Dec 2008
Mar 2009
Jun 2009
Aug 2009
Period
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Nov 2009
Feb 2010
Apr 2010
Jun 2010
Membership Update
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Membership growth has occurred largely in St.
Kitts, St. Lucia and Trinidad & Tobago
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Canada
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Guadeloupe
Jun 2009
Jamaica
Jun 2010
St Kitts
St Lucia
St Vincent
Suriname
Trinidad & Tobago
USA
0
2
4
6
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10
12
14
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Membership Update
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Members are now present in fourteen (14) countries
up from eleven (11) in 2009
CICMC Membership Distribution by Country
at June 2010
USA
Trinidad & Tobago
Suriname
St Vincent
St Lucia
St Kitts
Jamaica
Guadeloupe
Dominican Republic
Dominica
Canada
Belize
Barbados
Bahamas
CICMC Membership Distribution by Country
at June 2009
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USA
Trinidad & Tobago
Suriname
St Vincent
Jamaica
Guadeloupe
Dominican Republic
Dominica
Belize
Barbados
Bahamas
CMC Brand Integrity (1)
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application for ICMCI Full Membership
attended ICMCI World Congress in London
became ICMCI Assessors (institutes)
competency mapping
intake research
mentoring/coaching/assessing candidates
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CMC Brand Integrity (2)
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Outreach to tertiary institutions
Interaction with CROSQ (accreditation)
OTN - Mutual recognition agreements, trade
negotiation
CARICOM legislative framework for licensing
Benchmarking/ best practice across ICMCI
Caribbean Export, Antigua Services Summit,
Management Consulting Task Force
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Public Education & PR (1)
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Newsletter
Circulating of business opportunities
Appearances at public fora (St. Lucia, UNIBE, BCSI,
Antigua Symposium, BPSTT
Interaction with UWI Consulting, UWI (DOMS, CHSB)
CPD events
Responding to inquiries from media, prospective
members, professional associations
Volunteer designated for PR assistance
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Public Education & PR (2)
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Partnering with CEDA
Interaction with ICMCI
Other organizations through expanded mailouts
(other institutes, strategic partners, etc)
Media interviews
Interacting with government and policymakers in
public/private sectors
Continuous presentations
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Accreditation,
Certification & CPD (1)
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ICMCI Full Membership Assessment Process and
achievement
UNIBE MOU, training and accreditation centre model
Bahamas/St. Kitts symposia and training
Interaction with CAMC Canada, UK, USA
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Accreditation,
Certification & CPD (2)
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Innovative mentoring approach to developing CMC
candidates
Proposed psychometric assessments
Restructured oral assessments
Events highlighting members specialities (Wave©,
others to come)
Hosting PMC/SATISTAR from Canada
Circulate tips/ideas to members
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Membership Categories
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Certified Member (CMC) ****
Professional Member
Associate Member
Student Member
Corporate Member
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Paths to CMC
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Step-by-step process of mentoring and examination
required to successfully complete the certification
process
Provides underpinning knowledge required by ICMCI
for certification and certification renewal
Two paths
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Entry Path < 3 years of full MC experience (majority of
persons)
Experienced Path > 5-8 years experience (receive
exemptions from some requirements)
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Chapter Development
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New board positions with regional remit
Developmental board assignments
Outreach to Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, OECS,
Dominican Republic
Accelerated and defined CMC development process
and paths
St. Lucia model associated with linkage to existing
MC associations
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Governance Structure
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Secretariat Development
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Acquired office space (effective July 15)
In Goddard complex in Fontabelle (Barbados)
Access to common areas including board / meeting
room
Administrator on board (part time)
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What’s Next (1)
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Task Force initiatives re development of industry and
development of CICMC to support BSOs
Expanded push into the larger jurisdictions – Trinidad
and Tobago and Jamaica
Spin-off of Institute chapters (ICMCI requirement for
2 CMC’s per chapter and supporting infrastructure)
Target involvement in CICMC of larger/established
consulting practices (ACP)
Target professional associations (accounting, HR,
facilitators, etc)
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What’s Next (2)
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Board development (periodic retreats)
Assessor certification (on use of coaching/
assessment tools, interview and scoring
techniques)
Additional research to build on market study
Strengthen ICMCI relationship
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What’s Next (2)
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New Brand Identity
New revamped website with
 Members’ only area
 On-line member survey
 Consultants’ directory
 Fully e-commerce enabled
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New Website
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Thank You
Questions ????
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