Status report on CICMC – June 29, 2010 Status Report on CICMC Activities and Programmes Dennis Strong, CMC Brenda Pope, CMC

Status report on CICMC – June 29, 2010 Membership Update CMC Brand Integrity Public Education & PR Accreditation, Certification & CPD Membership Categories & CMC Paths Chapter Development Governance What’s Next Agenda

Status report on CICMC – June 29, 2010 Our Roadmap Start-Up (2007) Needs Assessment for Caribbean Management Consultants Mobilize Resources: UWI, CMC-Canada, BCSI, SSSI ICMCI Provisional Membership (CMC rights) Develop CICMC Business Case Mobilize ( ) Carib Ex Partnership: Marketing Seminars, Conference, Study, Symposium Establish Regional Presence Identify Value Propositions Engage EPA-linked entities Draft MRA Joint CICMC/CEX proposal Implement ( ) 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

Status report on CICMC – June 29, 2010 Membership Update 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

Status report on CICMC – June 29, 2010 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 Membership Update

Status report on CICMC – June 29, 2010 Membership growth has occurred largely in St. Kitts, St. Lucia and Trinidad & Tobago Membership Update

Status report on CICMC – June 29, 2010 Members are now present in fourteen (14) countries up from eleven (11) in 2009 Membership Update

Status report on CICMC – June 29, 2010 CMC Brand Integrity (1) application for ICMCI Full Membership attended ICMCI World Congress in London became ICMCI Assessors (institutes) competency mapping intake research mentoring/coaching/assessing candidates

Status report on CICMC – June 29, 2010 CMC Brand Integrity (2) 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

Status report on CICMC – June 29, 2010 Public Education & PR (1) 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

Status report on CICMC – June 29, 2010 Public Education & PR (2) 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

Status report on CICMC – June 29, 2010 Accreditation, Certification & CPD (1) 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

Status report on CICMC – June 29, 2010 Accreditation, Certification & CPD (2) 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

Status report on CICMC – June 29, 2010 Membership Categories Certified Member (CMC) **** Professional Member Associate Member Student Member Corporate Member

Status report on CICMC – June 29, 2010 Paths to CMC 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 Entry Path < 3 years of full MC experience (majority of persons) Experienced Path > 5-8 years experience (receive exemptions from some requirements)

Status report on CICMC – June 29, 2010 Chapter Development 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

Status report on CICMC – June 29, 2010 Governance Structure

Status report on CICMC – June 29, 2010 Secretariat Development 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)

Status report on CICMC – June 29, 2010 What’s Next (1) 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)

Status report on CICMC – June 29, 2010 What’s Next (2) 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

Status report on CICMC – June 29, 2010 What’s Next (2) New Brand Identity New revamped website with Members’ only area On-line member survey Consultants’ directory Fully e-commerce enabled

Status report on CICMC – June 29, 2010 New Website

Status report on CICMC – June 29, 2010 Thank You Questions ????